Sentence examples for closing of stores from inspiring English sources

Wal-Mart issued an apology then for inconveniencing its customers because of the closing of stores.

The closing of stores has started to chip away at the city's tax collections.

The new year would probably bring "closing of stores and, I think, closing of retailers," he said, adding, "It's a more dire situation than many had anticipated".

The Klan organized many "crusades" on what they viewed as moral concerns, chiefly pushing for the prohibition of alcohol and the closing of stores on Sundays.

On Wednesday, the Red Shirts abandoned the site of that confrontation and consolidated their protest in the commercial heart of Bangkok, where many have camped since April 3, forcing the closing of stores and banks and severely affecting the business of several hotels.

It's probably not a bad idea, seeing as though Wal-Mart is making a bigger push into the consumer electronics retail void that's been left open by the closing of stores like CompUSA and Circuit City.

It is closing hundreds of stores.

Others, like J. C. Penney and Sears, Roebuck & Company, are closing scores of stores.

Starbucks, based here, is slashing more than 7percentt of its global work force and closing hundreds of stores.

By 1998, despite closing dozens of stores and laying off thousands of employees, Toys "R" Us saw its No. 1 position in toy retailing go to Wal-Mart.

Other household names - Homebase, Mothercare, Carpetright and New Look - were forced into restructuring deals with their landlords, closing hundreds of stores.