Limited Stores, whose bricks-and-mortar presence now is gone, has filed for bankruptcy protection. But observers say the brand might not be dead. The future of the New Albany-based women’s specialty fashion retailer now rests in the hands of Sycamore Partners, a New York-based private-equity firm that is buying the intellectual property and other assets.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};