Stein Mart files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, closing stores

Battered by the coronavirus, Stein Mart Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and is in the process of closing most or all of its brick-and-mortar stores. The company, based in Jacksonville, is evaluating strategic alternatives, including selling its e-commerce business, which has been a bright spot in recent months. The retailer has two Kansas City-area stores: one at 9656 Quivira Road in Lenexa and another at 6403 W. 135th St., Overland Park.  "“The combined effects of a challenging retail…