As RadioShack filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, the Lehighton store's shelves were emptying out.

The ailing electronics company announced in its bankruptcy filing that it will close more stores.The Carbon Plaza store is on the list, but an associate at the store said Friday morning she was told the store would remain open as a clearance facility.An email was sent by the corporation Friday stating the store was not among the ones marked for restructuring."We are open for business," said the associate, who said she was not allowed to release her name.She expects items from other stores to be delivered to Lehighton for sale at reduced prices.The store still has batteries, toys, power adapters, USB extensions and a personal desk fan or two.Regional stores on the list of potential closures at RadioShackcorporation.com include two in Stroudsburg, at Pocono Commons and the Stroud Mall, and several in the Lehigh Valley, including locations in the South Mall, the Lehigh Valley Mall, the Allentown Parkway Shopping Center, the Palmer Park Mall, the 25th Street Center, and the Saucon Valley Shopping Center.The store in HT Commons in Hometown was closed last week.The remaining stores will be sold to the hedge fund Standard General, which will partner with Sprint to operate up to 1,750 of the stores."We will know in the near future exactly which stores are closing. Stores are expected to close over the coming weeks," the company said on its website.Stores operated through franchise agreements, such as the RadioShack in Brodheadsville, are independently owned and are not included in the Chapter 11 filings.RadioShack hopes to honor returns and exchanges, sales promotions, gift cards, RadioShack credit cards, extended service contract and customer warranties.The corporation plans to honor all gift cards through March 6.RadioShack Corp. introduced one of the first mass-market personal computers and used to be the go-to stop for consumers' home electronics needs.But it struggled as shoppers increasingly moved online and growth in its wireless business slowed. It has suffered years of losses.The company, which has not turned a profit since 2011, employs about 27,500 people worldwide, according to its last annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.The Associated Press contributed to this report.