NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Service Merchandise Co. Inc., a 42-year-old retail chain that has operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since March 1999, announced Friday that it is going out of business ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Service Merchandise was once one of Middle Tennessee's most successful businesses for decades until the changing retail landscape ...

Retail businesses often have similar histories. They start small, often in a tiny storefront. As they grow, they may move into a shopping center. After many years of being in business, they may falter ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — I started my journalism career in Bridgeport, W.Va. Most of my colleagues were the same age, give or take a couple of years. We all moved away from home, worked long and ...

NASHVILLE,, Tenn., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Service Merchandise Co. Inc., once the nation's top catalog-showroom retailer, said Friday that it will go out of business and close all of its more than 200 stores ...

Bankrupt retailer Service Merchandise Co. said Friday that it is going out of business. The retailer, which has been selling gifts, jewelry and home decor products for 42 years, said its 8,300 store ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based Service Merchandise Co. Inc. announced Friday it is closing its doors. The decision will affect the company's 218 stores in 32 states, including its location at 1636 Martin ...

MONTGOMERY: Closing the distribution center will mean the loss of 250 jobs. Service Merchandise announced plans yesterday to close its distribution center in the Town of Montgomery by June 16, ...

NASHVILLE, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Service Merchandise Co. Inc., the nation's top catalog-showroom retailer for decades, Friday announced it would liquidate its assets and close its more than 200 stores in 32 ...

Service Merchandise was once one of Middle Tennessee's most successful businesses for decades until the changing retail landscape derailed it 20 years ago. Originally called Shainberg & Zimmerman's ...

Service Merchandise Co. said it will close all of its 200 stores and eliminate half of its 1,000 corporate employees as the recession and fallout from the Sept. 11 attacks crippled the chain. The ...