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Tweeter abruptly shuts stores, fires 600

Chain's liquidation leaves customers, workers in a lurch

Fired Tweeter employees say they plan to file complaints with the Massachusetts attorney general's office. Fired Tweeter employees say they plan to file complaints with the Massachusetts attorney general's office. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
By Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff / December 3, 2008

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Bankrupt electronics chain Tweeter yesterday converted its case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, abruptly shuttered its stores, and fired more than 600 employees at 70 stores across the country, days before the company was set to close for good. (Full article: 591 words)

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