Coldwater Creek Inc. won court approval to borrow $42 million to finance operations while the women’s clothing retailer prepares for going-out-of-business sales at its more than 370 stores, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. The loan from current lender Wells Fargo & Co. will allow the company to maximize returns for creditors, Coldwater said in court papers. Coldwater, founded as a catalog business 30 years ago, said last week it intends to start liquidating inventory just before the May 11 Mother’s Day holiday. Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon at a hearing yesterday granted the company interim approval to borrow as much as $42 million of a $75 million financing package.
