EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Lenox Group Inc., which makes dinnerware, gifts and collectibles, said yesterday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest company to succumb to the weak retail environment.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Lenox Group Inc., which makes dinnerware, gifts and collectibles, said yesterday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest company to succumb to the weak retail environment.