Education retailer Holcomb's shutters all stores

Chicago Cleveland-based school supplies retailer Holcomb’s is closing its remaining stores in four states, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune.

The 137-year-old Holcomb's Education Resource once had as many as 33 Holcomb's KnowPlace stores in five states. It currently has 10 locations in Ohio, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania.

Employees have been told the stores will shut down by December, and signs have been posted telling customers of the closings.