Fedco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1999, at which point it had been the longest-operating membership-based store in the country.
fˈɛdkoʊ fˈaɪld fɔːɹ tʃˈæptɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən bˈæŋkɹʌptsi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, æt wˌɪtʃ pˈɔɪnt ɪt hɐdbɪn ðə lˈɔŋɡɪstˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪpbˈeɪst stˈoːɹ ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi.