Best Buy
> Forecast store closings: 200 to 250
> Number of U. S. stores:1, 056
> One-year stock performance: -36.8%
Sears
> Forecast store closings: Kmart 175 to 225, Sears 100 to 125
> Number of U. S. stores: 2, 118
> One-year stock performance: 8.8%
J.C. Penney
> Forecast store closings: 300 to 350
> Number of U. S. stores: 1, 100
> One-year stock performance: -53.6%
Office Depot
> Forecast store closings: 125 to 150
> Number of U. S. stores: 1, 114
> One-year stock performance: 50.7%
Barnes & Noble
> Forecast store closings: 190 to 240, per company comments
> Number of U. S. stores: 689
> One-year stock performance: 8.95%
Gamestop
> Forecast store closings: 500 to 600
> Number of U. S. stores: 4, 471
> One-year stock performance: -2.2%
OfficeMax
> Forecast store closings: 150 to 175
> Number of U. S. stores: 872
> One-year stock performance: 80.8%
RadioShack
> Forecast store closings: 450 to 550
> Number of U. S. stores: 4, 412
> One-year stock performance: -68.1%
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