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