Southwest Supermarkets (602-594-1100) filed for bankruptcy and closed seven stores. Merchandise at nine stores is being liquidated and the company is preparing to sell 23 stores to the Food City division of Bashas.

Moto Photo Inc. (800-733-6686) is franchising about 29 stores during the next two years and will close a small number of stores at lease expiration. Moto Photo Inc. operates 343 one-hour photofinishing stores and portrait studios in the U.S. and Canada.

Frank’s Nursery & Crafts Inc. (248-712-7000) is closing 12 stores in seven states. Locations being closed include Enfield and Newington CT; Addison and Elgin IL; Clinton Township MI; Plymouth MN; Columbus and Springfield OH; Monroeville Pittsburgh and Quakertown PA and Midlothian VA The disposition is being handled by Hilco Merchant Resources LLC. Frank’s Nursery & Crafts Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February and has closed 78 stores in the past two years. The company currently operates 183 stores.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (201-573-9700) is closing 39 SuperFresh stores including a store in Wilmington DE. The company which previously operated more than 120 SuperFresh locations is closing the stores to boost operating profits. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. operates 743 grocery stores in North America under the trade names A&P Farmer Jack Food Basics Kohl’s Sav-A-Center The Barn The Food Emporium Ultra Food and Drug and Waldbaum’s.

Planet Hollywood (407-363-7827) in San Antonio TX has closed. Planet Hollywood International filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early in 2001 however the San Antonio restaurant was a franchised location.

Mary Engelbreit Co. (314-863-5522) is closing 10 of its 11 stores nationwide. The only store to remain open is the company’s flagship store at the St. Louis Galleria in St. Louis MO. The designer gift and home-decor retailer’s merchandise will continue to be sold by more than 25 000 retailers worldwide.

Homeland Holding Corp. (405-879-6600) is closing or selling 26 grocery stores including eight locations in TX and one in KS. This cutback has reduced the company’s total number of stores to 44 all of which are in OK. Following this cutback the company will have closed 41 stores in the last year. Homeland Holding Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August.

Whole Foods Market Inc. (512-477-4455) is closing its Triangle Square location in Costa Mesa CA. Company officials say the underground location was not convenient for customers. The company is looking for other Costa Mesa locations. This is the first Whole Foods Market to close however the company plans to close two additional stores outside of CA this year. The company operates 126 stores nationwide.

Ames Department Stores Inc. (860-257-2000) is closing 54 stores nationwide in its third round of closings since the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August. Liquidation began in December and the stores are expected to close in February or March. Stores in Middletown CT Falmouth and Sanford ME and Bristol Fairless Hills Lancaster and Reading PA are among the stores to be closed. Of the stores that will be closed 25 previously were operated by Hills Stores Co. which Ames Department Stores Inc. acquired in December 1998. The company additionally began the liquidation of 16 stores in KY IL IN OH and TN in November. The stores are expected to close in early 2002. Following the store closings the company will operate 333 Ames stores in the northeast mid-Atlantic and midwest regions of the U.S.

Horizon Pharmacy Inc. (903-465-2397) is closing about 40 stores in central TX including its Floresville TX location.

Odd’s-N-End’s (212-685-1890) is closing 21 stores in NY. The company which is owned by 99 Cents Only Stores is holding liquidation sales at its locations in Brighton Greece and Brockport NY.

Barbeques Galore Ltd. (800-752-3085) closed stores in Towson MD and Orlando and Tampa FL in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 which ended October 31 2001. The company is monitoring individual store operations and may close additional locations. The company operates more than 136 Barbeques Galore stores in the United States and Australia.

Tualatin Valley Builders Supply (503-598-7477) is closing a home improvement store in Gresham OR. The company operates two additional stores located in Lake Oswego and St. Helens OR.

CVS Corp. (800-746-7287) is closing three of its nine drugstores in central NY during the first-quarter 2002. The stores to be closed are located at 2922 East Genesse Street in Syracuse 4090 Wetzel Road in Liverpool and 709 North Main Street in North Syracuse. The closings are part of CVS Corp.’s plan to close 200 underperforming locations nationwide. The company operates 4 100 stores.

Only Deals (409-769-3686) is closing in Vidor TX. The clearance center is located at 115 West Bolivar Street.

Storehouse Furniture (770-457-1176) Lynn’s Hallmark (919-467-2355) The Little Art Gallery (919-787-6317) and Lane Bryant (614-577-4000) at the North Hills Mall in Raleigh NC closed this month. Plans call for the 565 000 sq.ft. mall to be demolished and replaced by a pedestrian-friendly urban area with space for large and small retailers housing and offices.