Report: Eastern Outfitters LLC seeks speedy store closures

Eastern Outfitters could soon be adding to the surge of store closings among U.S. retailers.



The company won a court order on Thursday, April 6, for an expedited hearing on its plan to shutter 48 of the 86 stores its operates under the Bob's Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports brands, according to Reuters.



Eastern Outfitters will make its case on April 13 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, where it filed for Chapter 11 protection in February.



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