USA: Wilsons Leather To Liquidate 135 Stores
Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc is to close 135 unprofitable travel and luggage stores operating under the El Portal, Bentley's Luggage and California Luggage Outlet names. The Brooklyn Park, Minn., company said sales at its travel stores fell 8.9 per cent in the third quarter, and aren't expected to rebound to a level that justifies the resources that the company needs to spend on them.