//Stein Mart files for bankruptcy and will close most of its 300 stores

Stein Mart files for bankruptcy and will close most of its 300 stores

Discount retailer Stein Mart has <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/business/july-bankruptcies-coronavirus/index.html” target=”_blank”>filed for bankruptcy</a> and plans to close most of its nearly 300 stores.

The 112-year-old company blamed its failure on changing consumer habits and the pandemic, both of which “have caused significant financial distress on our business,” Stein Mart CEO Hunt Hawkins said