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(AP) - Downtown Minneapolis is losing another big
retailer.

      The Borders bookstore in Block E will close Feb. 2.

      A spokeswoman for Borders says the store on Hennepin Avenue has
been an "underperforming outlet."

      Borders has tried to sublease its 24,000 square-foot space for
the past year but has been unable to find a tenant.

      Borders has been part of Block E since the complex opened in
2002. The bookstore has 42 employees -- and some of them could be
transferred to the chain's eight other Twin Cities locations.

      Several other downtown Minneapolis retailers have announced
plans to leave -- including Williams-Sonoma, Crate and Barrel,
Badiner Jewelers, and Nate's Clothing.

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The Borders bookstore in Block E will close Feb. 2. A spokeswoman for Borders says the store on Hennepin Ave. has been an "underperforming outlet."

Borders in downtown Minneapolis to close

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