Closing sales are underway at all stores in the Big Lots Inc. chain, which filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection Sept. 9.

The Container Store and Party City join Macy's, Stop & Shop, Big Lots and a handful of national pharmacy chains that are rolling up the sidewalks as a divide rocks the retail world.

After filling a vacant storefront that sat empty for years after Food Lion left the area, Big Lots in Shippensburg will be ...