Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Tower Records Files For Bankruptcy

Tower Records has filed for Chapter eleven bankruptcy protection from its creditors, its second such filing in less than three years.

The Sacramento-based company operates 89 stores in 20 states and sought bankruptcy protection Sunday to sell its assets through a court-supervised auction.

Tower is now slated to go before the bankruptcy court for the first time Tuesday morning.

Industry observers say the chain could have a tough time finding a buyer willing to keep its brick-and-mortar stores operating in an industry increasingly dominated by online music purveyors and big-box retailers.
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