Bose to close all North American stores, including 5 in Bay Area

Bose Corp. will close all of its 119 retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia “over the next several months” as the consumer electronics company handles “the dramatic shift to online shopping in specific markets,” the company announced Wednesday. The retailer has Bay Area stores at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Atlo, Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, the Westfield Center in San Francisco, the Great Mall in Milpitas and the Premium Outlets in Livermore. The company…