Article: Jewelry retailer Finlay Enterprises files for bankruptcy

Jewelry retailer Finlay Enterprises Inc., which owns the Bailey Banks & Biddle chain and operates jewelry departments in 77 Bon-Ton Stores Inc. locations, has filed for bankruptcy.

Finlay operates three Bailey Banks & Biddle stores in the Pittsburgh area, including one at One Mellon Center, Downtown, at Ross Park Mall and in South Hills Village. The entire chain totals 67 locations nationwide. The fate of those stores is unclear.

"We've arrived at this decision after careful analysis and believe it is necessary given the continued challenging economic environmental that has resulted in our current business condition," Finlay CEO Arthur E. Reiner said in a statement.

The bankruptcy filing ...

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