Bon-Ton confirms Bergner’s to close

Posted on April 18, 2018
Eastland Mall
No timeline has been released for the closure of Bergner’s. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Eastland Mall)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – The company that owns Bergner’s department stores has confirmed the chain will soon close.

Bon-Ton announed today Wednesday that a liquidation firm won the bid for the company during Tuesday’s auction overseen by a bankruptcy court, and that will conduct a “wind-down” of operations of Bon-Ton’s nearly 260 stores. The bankruptcy court is expected to approve the sale this week.

The company has not released a timeline of the closure of the Bergner’s stores, including the one in Bloomington’s Eastland Mall which has been open since 1973.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

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