ROP ▁as ▁an ▁over - the - counter ▁stock . ▁ ▁A é rop ost ale ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁assets ▁of ▁$ 3 5 4 ▁million . ▁The ▁company ▁closed ▁ 1 1 3 ▁of ▁its ▁ 7 3 9 ▁U . S . ▁stores ▁and ▁all ▁ 4 1 ▁( in ▁addition ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁already ▁closed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁fil ing ) ▁in ▁Canada , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁un prof itable ▁and ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁losses . ▁USA ▁Today ▁made ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁stores ▁closing ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁ex ited ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁a ▁$ 2 4 3 ▁million ▁bid ▁from ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁lic ens ing ▁firm ▁Auth entic ▁Br ands ▁Group , ▁ ▁m all ▁operators ▁Simon ▁Property ▁Group ▁and ▁General ▁G row th ▁Properties , ▁and ▁capital - in vest ment ▁fir ms ▁Gordon ▁Brothers ▁and ▁Hil co ▁Mer chant ▁Resources . ▁By ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁A é rop ost ale ▁had ▁re open ed ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁stores ▁under ▁its ▁new ▁management . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Aber c rom bie ▁& ▁F itch ▁American ▁E agle ▁Out fit ters ▁Fore ver ▁ 2 1 ▁G ap ▁Inc . ▁H oll ister ▁Co . ▁Old