Inter World Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Live Town and Thursdsay Matinee retail chains, announced that since sales of up to one-third of its stores are poor, they will be closed.

(A) that since sales of up to one-third of its stores are poor, they will be closed.

(B) it is closing up to one-third of its stores, which accounted for its poor sales.

(C) it was closing up to one-third of its stores because of poor sales.

(D) to be closing, on account of poor sales, up to one-third of its stores.

(E) having poor sales, such that up to one-third of its stores will be closed.