The Boston Store in the Janesville Mall is going the way of the Elder-Beerman store in Beloit and closing.
Parent company Bon-Ton notified the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Friday that it plans to close 12 Boston Store and Younkers locations in Wisconsin as well as it’s corporate office in Milwaukee.
A total of 74 employees at the Janesville store will lose their jobs on or after June 5th.
Bon-Ton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February and has been actively engaged in efforts to reorganize or sell the business.
