ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ɡˈoʊldblæts klˈoʊzd ɪts stˈoːɹz, dˈɪskaʊnt ɹˈiːteɪlɚɹ ˈeɪmz pˈɜːtʃɪst sˈɛvən ʌvðə stˈoːɹz fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvən.sˈɪks mˈɪliən ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Shortly after Goldblatt's closed its stores, discount retailer Ames purchased seven of the stores for $7.6 million in April 2000.