HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (Baltimore Sun) ― WJZ's newspaper partner the Baltimore Sun is reporting that Bargain basement C-mart, the local discounter known for designer brands on the cheap, is going out of business next week as it becomes the victim of a sour economy where even the best of bargains can't bring out penny-pinching consumers. Shoppers once clamored outside the doors of the Harford County retailer for the chance to get a Prada handbag, Gucci sunglasses or Manolo Blahnik pumps. They traveled from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to rummage through the stores' legendary cluttered shelves and junky, jam-packed aisles hoping to come across that couture dress. But over the last year, faced with high gas and food prices and tight credit, shoppers stopped coming, the retailer's owners said. As home sales declined, so did...
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