Business & Tech

Borders Goes Dark Today

Borders Wynnewood will close early Friday evening.

It’s the end of the road for in at the Wynnewood Shopping Center.

Though spared in February when the Borders Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy—closing 200 stores across the nation—it and the other 398 remaining Borders have been undergoing liquidation .

Some 40 jobs have been lost at the Wynnewood store, most of them part-time. 

Find out what's happening in Haverford-Havertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The closure will also leave vacant about 27,500 square feet of space over two floors. The store is one of four “anchors” in the Wynnewood Shopping Center, with a , a supermarket, and an . The Borders space is more than 10 percent of the center's 255,000 square feet. 

The  closed Monday night, taking with it 30 jobs.

Find out what's happening in Haverford-Havertownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

To read more, please go to the .

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.