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Filene’s Basement closes for good tonight

By Johnny Diaz

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 29, 2011

Manon Marchard took a bus from Montreal to Boston for one last Filene’s Basement shopping spree. A faithful Filene’s customer for 30 years, the counselor couldn’t resist finding some good bargains this morning at the store’s Boylston Street location. Loyal, nostalgic and sad shoppers were making final visits to area Filene’s Basement stores, which is closing for good tonight. The legendary retailer, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, is holding liquidation sales.

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