Article: Herman's files court papers for liquidation, lease sales. (Herman's Sporting Goods)

NEW YORK -- For Herman's Sporting Goods, the game is just about lost.

The beleaguered chain, which has fought a losing battle over the past 18 months against a stagnant sporting goods industry and encroaching megastore retailers, disclosed Wednesday that it would liquidate its 117-store chain beginning in about two weeks.

The sad news came in court papers, filed by Herman's, requesting permission to run going-out-of-business sales, hire a liquidator and set up a procedure to reject leases.

The 80-year-old, privately held regional chain, which has been struggling with red ink and shrinking comparable-store sales since it emerged from its first Chapter ...

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