EXPRESS BANKRUPTCY 

POPULAR OHIO-BASED RETAILER EXPRESS IS GOING TO CLOSE ABOUT 100 STORES.
THE COMPANY IS FILING FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTY PROTECTION. THE COLUMBUS-BASED FASHION RETAILER MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER GETTING AN OFFER FROM A GROUP LEAD BY W-H-P GLOBAL FOR THE SALE OF MOST OF ITS RETAIL STORES. WHP GLOBAL OWNS TOYS R US AND FASHION LABELS SUCH AS ANNE KLEIN AND JOSEPH ABBOUD. EXPRESS DID NOT LIST WHICH STORES WILL CLOSE EXACTLY.