January 13, 2010
Portrait studio chain suddenly closes
By The Mainebiz News Staff
Children's portrait chain Kiddie Kandids has abruptly closed its 184 locations in the U.S., including a studio in South Portland, leaving seven jobless.
According to an e-mail sent to employees on Monday, the Utah-based chain ceased operations after banks cut off its funding, WCSH 6 reported. The move leaves its photographers unpaid for the last two weeks of work and their personal expenses unreimbursed, and employees' were also left without health insurance.
Seven employees have lost their jobs at Kiddie Kandids' single Maine location, inside the Babies R Us store near the Maine Mall. The company plans to file for Chapter 7 liquidation in bankruptcy court, the news station reported.
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