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Filene's (/ f aɪ ˈ l iː n z /, originally William Filene & Sons Co.) was an American department store chain; it was founded by William Filene in 1881. The success of the original full-line store in Boston, Massachusetts, was supplemented by the foundation of its off-price sister store Filene's Basement in 1908.
The economic crisis took its toll on the chain, and owner Retail Ventures, Inc announced on January 20, 2009 its plans to close 11 of the chain's 36 stores. [10] The store closures did not help, and on April 22, 2009, Retail Ventures, Inc. announced that it had sold the remaining 25 Filene's Basement stores to the Buxbaum Group, a company that specializes in liquidations.
Filene's Department Store was a department store building at 426 Washington Street in Downtown Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts. It was the flagship store of the Filene's department store chain. The building has been renovated and now serves as the offices for Havas and Arnold Worldwide .
This story was updated on 9/2/11 at 1:40 pm Be on the look out for going-out-of-business sales at a Filene's Basement near you. The Massachusetts-based discount retailer announced Wednesday ...
Filene's Basement, the Boston-based discount chain that claims to be the very place where bargains are born, is on its deathbed. Vendors, who have been stiffed for months, have threatened to push ...
When I first heard about the Filene's Basement bridal sale as a college This post is part of our series on such 'don't miss' sales. Deals worth the wait: Filene's Basement's Running of the Brides
Each SYMS and Filene's Basement store offered a broad range of merchandise from nationally recognized designer or brand-name labels for men, women, and children. [citation needed] On November 2, 2011, SYMS and Filene's Basement collectively filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. All SYMS and Filene's Basement stores were closed at the end ...
Filene's Basement. Filene's Basement was once the oldest off-price retailer in the country, known for its high-end goods and automatic markdown system. In 2009, after the economic crisis, it was ...