The furniture market underwent a prolonged nationwide downturn after the September 11 attacks , and was hurt again in late 2007 by the 2007 subprime mortgage financial crisis . Levitz filed for bankruptcy the final time in October 2007 . As of that time , it was operating nearly 80 stores , mostly in the Northeastern United States and on the West Coast , under the corporation PLVTZ LLC . In October 2008 , Levitz Furniture , with bankruptcy court approval , converted its Chapter 11 case to Chapter 7 , and started liquidation sales
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Levitz Furniture