Borders Group, the nation's second-largest bookstore chain, which once operated more than 1,000 stores, appears headed for liquidation after a judge Thursday approved its motion to auction itself off ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Borders Group's plan to sell off its assets via a group of liquidators in what could be the final nail in the coffin for the 40-year-old chain.

There will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year old book seller could start liquidating its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday. In Tucson, that would close the Borders at Park Place, ...