Bon-Ton to close a store in Wisconsin
Bon-Ton to close a store in Wisconsin, 80 workers to be offered new jobs or severance
YORK, Pa. (AP) -- Bon-Ton Stores Inc. is closing a store in Wisconsin.
The department store chain said Wednesday that the 80 workers impacted by the closing will be offered the chance to interview for available positions at other Boston Store or Younkers stores in the area or receive severance and other benefits.
Bon-Ton will end its lease for its Boston Store Harbor Center location in Sheboygan, Wis. as of Jan. 31, 2014.
The company, which has headquarters in York, Pa., and Milwaukee, runs 273 department stores, including 10 furniture galleries. The stores are in 25 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers names.
Shares of Bon-Ton added 61 cents, or 5.1 percent, to $12.48 in afternoon trading.
