Good News/Bad News?

There's a Linens N Things store near me. They have two big banners hanging out front:

"Going out of Business!"
and
"Now Hiring!"

Huh?
Either the going out of business process is going to take a while, or they're having trouble retaining employees. Or both. Not the most enticing mixed message to be giving to either customers or workers.

My initial pessimistic interpretation was:
"We're going out of business, but you'll probably get an even better deal if you come back in a couple of months"
and
"Our former employees would rather be unemployed now than work with us for a little bit longer"

(The first is actually accurate - they have another sign that shows the available % discounts and it's been increasing week-by-week. I have no idea if the second statement is true.)