A 100-year-old department store has filed for bankruptcy after closing dozens of stores

Facebook.com/Bonton Bon-Ton Stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Attempts by Bon-Ton to generate excitement in stores have fizzled. It previously announced plans to close 42 stores across the US. Bon-Ton Stores, saddled with debt and faltering sales, enters the week beside a throng of other retailers under bankruptcy protection, seeking a buyer for pieces or all of a department store that was founded at the tail end of the 19th century. The company has survived a score of sever...