Things Remembered prepares to file for bankruptcy

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — A nationwide retailer of engraved gifts and keepsakes with stores and a distribution center in the Mahoning Valley is preparing to file bankruptcy, according to a published report.

Sources tell Reuters that Things Remembered is preparing to file for bankruptcy and close most of its 400 stores, according to 21 WFMj-TV, The Vindicator's broadcast partner

The chain, based in the Cleveland suburb of Highland Heights, operates stores in the Eastwood and Southern Park malls.

Things Remembered also has a distribution center on S. Bailey Road in North Jackson.

This past September the center had a job fair to hire more than 500 seasonal jobs.