USA: Florsheim Begins Closing Down Sales At 131 Stores
Florsheim Shoes has retained the services of asset disposition company Hilco Merchant Resources to help liquidate the inventory of 131 Florsheim Shoe Stores across 33 states. The 110-year-old shoe maker and retailer applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 5 March after four years of losses. It agreed to sell its domestic wholesale business, related assets and some of its retail stores to Weyco Group Inc for around $47m.