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02/28/2001 Archived Entry: "EToys to file for bankruptcy protection, close Web site"

Bulletin: EToys to file for bankruptcy protection, close Web site | Computerworld News & Features Story
Outta cash and luck, another e-tailer bites the dust. The lesson, the old rules still apply to the new economy.
(February 26, 2001) Beleaguered online toy store eToys Inc. today announced that it plans to file for bankruptcy protection within the next five to 10 days and then to close its Web site on March 8. After that, eToys said, the company "will focus solely on the winding down of its business and the liquidation of its assets."