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Talbots finds buyer for J. Jill

Analysts see hope for troubled retail market

The J. Jill chain has 279 stores, including a location (above) at The Shops at Prudential Center. The J. Jill chain has 279 stores, including a location (above) at The Shops at Prudential Center. (Pat Greenhouse/ Globe Staff)
By Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff / June 9, 2009

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The $75 million deal struggling Hingham clothier Talbots Inc. struck yesterday to unload J. Jill, coming just days after the purchase of Filene's Basement , suggests that the worst may be over for the beleaguered retail market. (Full article: 769 words)

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