Bon-Ton Less One

A 98,000-square-foot Bon-Ton store in the Frederick Towne Mall in Frederick, Md., will close at the end of January, according to an announcement from the Bon-Ton Stores Inc. retail chain. The store, which has been open since 1972, currently employs about 56 people. The company said the affected employees will be given a chance to consider available opportunities at the company’s store at the nearby Hagerstown Valley Mall or receive career-transition benefits. The Bon-Ton Stores, which is based in York, Penn., and Milwaukee, has 277 department stores under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s, Younkers and Parisian nameplates.