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End of the Line for Borders

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Borders says it will begin liquidating its assets as early as Friday and close all of its remaining stores, including a location in Woodbridge, by September, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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 The days appear to be numbered for the last remaining Borders book store in the Potomac Communities.

The company imposed a deadline of Sunday afternoon to find a buyer for the remaining 400 stores, but that deadline passed without a buyer, reports the Washington Business Journal.

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