MONROE - Even the giant gum ball machine will be sold.
The Movie Gallery movie rental store in Monroe is one of about 760 stores on the company's most recent list of closures.
After about 14 years in its current location, 100 W. 8th St., the Monroe store will shut its doors in about eight weeks.
Store manager Kristal Spradlin said she will still be renting movies and games for about three more weeks, and then will switch to selling off inventory and store furnishings.
Spradlin said the closing was a company decision, even though the Monroe store was "doing well."
"I love the customer base here; everybody's great," she said. "The company itself is not making money, so we have to close their doors."
Spradlin and three other employees will be losing their jobs.
Spradlin, the Monroe store manager for two years, started with the company six years ago in Freeport working with Amber Baker, who has been with the company 13 years.
When the Freeport store closed in December, Baker began working in Monroe.
"I just delayed the inevitable for six months," she said.
Neither woman has made plans for the future. Baker hopes to increase her Tupperware business, but is also thinking of returning to school.
Movie Gallery, Inc. announced Feb. 3 that it voluntary filed petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization. The company cited "economic and competitive realities" for the action.
After the 760 closures, the company will operate 1,906 stores in the U.S., including 1,111 Movie Gallery, 545 Hollywood Video and 250 Game Crazy locations. The company anticipates closing additional stores during the Chapter 11 process.
The Movie Gallery movie rental store in Monroe is one of about 760 stores on the company's most recent list of closures.
After about 14 years in its current location, 100 W. 8th St., the Monroe store will shut its doors in about eight weeks.
Store manager Kristal Spradlin said she will still be renting movies and games for about three more weeks, and then will switch to selling off inventory and store furnishings.
Spradlin said the closing was a company decision, even though the Monroe store was "doing well."
"I love the customer base here; everybody's great," she said. "The company itself is not making money, so we have to close their doors."
Spradlin and three other employees will be losing their jobs.
Spradlin, the Monroe store manager for two years, started with the company six years ago in Freeport working with Amber Baker, who has been with the company 13 years.
When the Freeport store closed in December, Baker began working in Monroe.
"I just delayed the inevitable for six months," she said.
Neither woman has made plans for the future. Baker hopes to increase her Tupperware business, but is also thinking of returning to school.
Movie Gallery, Inc. announced Feb. 3 that it voluntary filed petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization. The company cited "economic and competitive realities" for the action.
After the 760 closures, the company will operate 1,906 stores in the U.S., including 1,111 Movie Gallery, 545 Hollywood Video and 250 Game Crazy locations. The company anticipates closing additional stores during the Chapter 11 process.