Steve and Barry's to liquidate

Steve and Barry's one of the anchor stores at Joplin's Northpark Mall, will liquidate, according to published reports:

Steve & Barry’s stores will liquidate by early 2009 after its new owners said they would not be able to find financing, Reuters is reporting.

The low-priced, casual apparel company filed for bankruptcy in July and was purchased earlier this year to the tune of $168 million by Bay Harbour Management and York Capital Management.