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Borders Chain Will Liquidate

The US bookstore chain is to liquidate after it failed to attract a buyer. It was hoped that Borders would be saved after it filed for bankruptcy in February, but liquidation will now result in the closure of 399 stores and the loss of up to 10,000 jobs.

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