Borders Store Closure List for Virginia

Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today and, in an effort to re-organize, will be closing approximately 200 Borders locations, or about 30% of its total number of stores. A full listing of the Borders stores slated for closure is available at WSJ.com. On the list are just five stores located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Hardest hit is California with 35 Borders stores that will be closed as part of the re-organization.

Richmond, Virginia loses its Borders

Borders Store #92 located at 9750 West Broad Street in Glen Allen, Virginia will be closed, according to the Borders store closure list. This particular Borders store is the only one located in and around Richmond, according to the Borders site. The next closest Borders within 50 miles is the Borders in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a straight shot up I95, which will remain open.

Stafford, Virginia and Vienna, Virginia Borders stores also on store closure list

Stafford will be losing their Borders in this round of closures. Located at 1240 Stafford Market Place, shoppers will need to drive to Fredericksburg, Manassas, Woodbridge or Warrenton to do their book shopping. The Vienna Borders, located at 8027 Leesburg Pike, will also close. However, the Northern Virginia/DC Metro area has several other Borders stores in the area to absorb the Vienna store customer base.

Bad news for Newport News, Virginia

Residents of Newport News will have to travel a long distance to the nearest Borders once their store located at 12300 Jefferson Davis Highway closes. The nearest Borders to Newport News is about 40 miles away in Virginia Beach. The next nearest store is the Borders in Richmond, 80 miles away, which is slated for closure.

Winchester, Virginia on Borders store closure list

Like Richmond and Newport News, Winchester's appearance on the Borders store closure list will mean a long commute for Borders shoppers. There are no Borders stores within a 25 mile radius of the 2420 South Pleasant Valley Road store. The closest stores to Winchester include Warrenton, Hagerstown, Manassas, Frederick and Dulles Airport, a fair distance away without even considering traffic.

For more on why you should cash in any Borders gift cards you might have lingering from Christmas, please see Jan Corn's article, Borders Bankruptcy: Five Reasons to Use Your Gift Cards Now.