READING, Pa. -- The troubled chain Boscov's Department Store LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, becoming the latest victim of a harsh consumer spending environment.

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Tae Kim is a senior technology writer at Barron’s. He previously was the U.S. technology columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, and before that he was a tech reporter at Barron’s. He also previously worked ...