Employees at the Roanoke store found out last week that it was closing. Owners of the home accessories chain plan to auction remaining stores, including the one in Roanoke . The Roanoke store is one of six in Virginia, and the only location in Southwest Virginia. Beseler said company officials had asked several companies, including liquidation firms, to buy the chain. They were unsuccessful.
Mall walkers make up much of the mall's traffic.
Waccamaw has been a Crossroads tenant since 1988, said Steve Owens, store manager. Business was good, he said. The store will close this summer, he said. Donna Mills, a sales manager at the store, said the store's closing is disappointing. Morale here is very good.