First Belana closes, now the Borders Express store in Sierra Vista Mall is scheduled to close.

The closures come on the heels of this story about all the new shops and restaurants opening up in Fresno. It's a reminder that we're not quite out of this mess yet.

Belana may have faced the same problems attracting customers as other restaurants, despite famed local businessman Krikor "Kirk" Vartanian's involvement.

As for Borders Express, the company is closing mall-based stores in an effort to stay profitable. The Hanford Mall location will stay open.