TWEETERETCCompanyBackgroundItwasaspecialtyconsumerelectronicsretailerprovidingmidandhighendelectronicequipment,includingflatpanelTVs,plasmaTVs,carradios,hometheatersystems,GPSs
Thecompanyhadmorethan100storesin18U
states,mostlyalongtheeastcoast,butalsoincludingIllinois,Texas,California,andArizona,operatingunderthenamesTweeter,HiFiBuys,ShowcaseHomeEntertainmentandSoundAdvice
CompanyBackgroundThecompanywasfoundedbySandyBloombergwhoopenedthefirststoreintheBostonareain1972,andthecompanyquicklyexpandedthroughoutNewEngland
InMarch2007,Tweeterannouncedtheclosingof49storesandthelayoffsof650employees,andshutteredallofitsstoresinCaliforniaandmostofitsstoresintheSoutheast
CompanyBackgroundTweeterfiledforChapter11onNovember5,2008
Priortofilingthecompanyhadstartedgoingoutofbusinesssalesinanticipationo