Elder-Beerman going-out-of-business sales start TODAY

Elder-Beerman's parent company announced the going-out-of-business sale begins today for its 212 stores and e-commerce website.

Bon-Ton Stores Inc. is closing all stores after only liquidators submitted bids for the retailer at a bankruptcy auction earlier this week.

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The Dayton Daily News was the first to report that Bon-Ton’s liquidation sales are expected to run for about 10 to 12 weeks. Bon-Ton currently has 250 stores, 38 of which are already in liquidation from a previously announced store closure process.

Elder-Beerman has stores in Piqua, Huber Heights, the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, the Kettering Towne Center, among others in Ohio. The stores employ hundreds of workers in the region.

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Elder-Beerman isn’t the only retailer abruptly shutting down stores. Toys “R” Us is also in the process of liquidating all of its stores, after voluntarily filing for relief under Chapter 11, in September 2017.

Additional customer information regarding the going out of business sales is on Bon-Ton’s restructuring website at bontonrestructuring.com.

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