Building 19 Plans to Close by Dec. 8

Discount retailer Building #19, which has a store at the Route 9/27 mall in Natick, is closing its doors after a nearly 50 years in business, the Boston Globe reports.

With the motto ‘‘Good Stuff ... Cheap,’’ the Hingham-based company filed for bankruptcy last week and is seeking permission to hire a liquidation consultant and close by Dec. 8.

The Patriot Ledger reports that the company claims Internet competition and a lack of cash for new inventory as the reasons for the filing.

Building #19 was co-founded in 1964 by Jerry Ellis, a laid off appliance salesman.