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More than 150 Lane Bryant stores, including 52 of the plus-size brand's outlet stores, are expected to permanently close as part ofparent companyAscena Retail Group's bankruptcy.
New Jersey-based Ascena, which also operates the Justice tween brand, Ann Taylor Loft, Catherines,Lou & Grey and Cacique, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday with plans to shutter a "significant number" of thecompany's 2,800 stores, according to court documents.
Lane Bryant has 688 specialty retail and outlet stores, documents show, and had approximately $969 million in sales for the 2019 fiscal year.
Catherines, which also is a plus-size retailer, will close all of its 320 stores but is expected to continue to operate as an online store under new ownership, Ascena said in a news release Thursday.
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SB360 Capital Partners will manage the going-out-of-business liquidation sales, court records show.SB360 has managed liquidation sales for more than 50 years and isan affiliate of theSchottenstein family, which also owns DSW Inc. and American Eagle Outfitters.
The company managed Charlotte Russe's 2019 liquidation and is currently handling Modell's Sporting Goods' closing sales.
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Like other apparel retailers with a heavy commitment to shopping malls, Ascena was grappling with declining foot traffic long before the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to an increase of retailers filing for bankruptcy.
In 2019, Ascena closed its nearly 650 Dressbarn stores, which now operate as an online-only business under new ownership.
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Lane Bryant store closings 2020
Store closing sales are expected to last between 30 to 60 days, the company said.
Alabama Lane Bryant store closure
- Mobile: 3222 Bel Air Mall
Arizona Lane Bryant store closings
- Gilbert: 3855 South Gilbert Road
- Gilbert: Baseline Road andN. Cooper Road
- Mesa: 6555 E Southern Ave
- Tucson: 5351 S. Calle Santa Cruz
Arkansas Lane Bryant closing store
- Rogers: 2203 Promenade Blvd.
California Lane Bryant store closings
- Antioch: 5759 Lone Tree Way
- Apple Valley: 19157 Bear Valley Road
- Cerritos: 11215 183rd St.
- Fresno: 1037 E Shaw Ave.
- West Hills: 6735 1/2 Fallbrook Ave. 801
Colorado Lane Bryant closings
- Fort Collins: 4321 Corbett Drive
- Grand Junction: 632 Market St., Unit B
- Lakewood: 340 S. Teller Street
Connecticut Lane Bryant closings
- Avon: 315 West Main Street, Unit 5
- Enfield: 95 Elm Street, Unit 8
- Meriden: 470 Lewis Ave.
- Wethersfield: 1067 Silas Deane Highway
Delaware Lane Bryant store closure
- Wilmington: 4737 Concord Pike
FloridaLane Bryant store closings
- Boynton Beach: 801 N Congress Ave.
- Estero: 8024 Mediterranean Drive
- Naples: 1750 Tamiami Trail N.
- Orlando: 657 N. Alafaya Trail
- Palm Beach Gardens: 11280 Legacy Ave.
- Pembroke Pines: 11401 Pines Blvd.
- Tampa: 7917 Citrus Park Town Center Mall
- West Palm Beach: 1855 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
GeorgiaLane Bryant closing stores
- Albany: 2601 Dawson Road
- Valdosta: 1700 Norman Drive
IllinoisLane Bryant store closings
- Aurora: 2300 Fox Valley Center
- Carbondale: 1237 E Main St.
- Peoria: 2200 W War Memorial Drive
IndianaLane Bryant closing
- Muncie: 3501 North Granville Ave.
IowaLane Bryant closure
- West Des Moines: 1551 Valley W. Drive
LouisianaLane Bryant closing stores
- Alexandria: 3437 Masonic Drive
- Baton Rouge: 7425 Corporate Blvd.
- Bossier City: 2920 Meadowcreek Drive
- Slidell: 210 Towne Center Parkway
MaineLane Bryant store closings
- Augusta: 14 Stephen King Drive
- Bangor: 663 Stillwater Ave #1135
MarylandLane Bryant closing stores
- Frederick: 5500 Buckeystown Pike #870
- Hunt Valley: 118 Shawan Road
- Hyattsville: 3500 East-West Highway
Massachusetts Lane Bryant closings
- Berlin: 20 Highland Commons East
- Walpole: 60 Providence Highway
MichiganLane Bryant store closure
- Lansing: 333C North Marketplace Blvd.
MinnesotaLane Bryant closing store
- Duluth: 1600 Miller Trunk Highway
Missouri closing Lane Bryant store
- St. Joseph: 5301 N Belt Highway
MontanaLane Bryant closure
- Missoula: 2901 Brooks Street, #A-6
NebraskaLane Bryant store closing
- Lincoln: 6100 O Street
New HampshireLane Bryant closure
- Manchester: 1500 S Willow St.
New JerseyLane Bryant store closings
- Bridgewater: 369 Us Hwy 202/206
- Cherry Hill: 2135 Rte 38
- Lawrenceville: 3320 Us Highway 1, Unit 199
- Marlton: 748A Route 73 South
- Mays Landing: 4215 Black Horse Pk.
- South Plainfield: 4989 Stelton Road
- Wayne: 173 State Route 23
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New YorkLane Bryant closing stores
- Bay Shore: 1701 SunriseHighway
- Middletown: 1 N Galleria Drive
- New Hartford: 4775 Commercial Drive
- Victor: 7979 Victor-Pittsford Road
- West Babylon: 835 West Montauk Highway
- West Nyack: 2780 Palisades Center Drive
- White Plains: 437 Tarrytown Road
North CarolinaLane Bryant closings
- Charlotte: 6801 Northlake Mall Dr.-146
- Hickory: 1960 Us Highway 70 Se
North DakotaLane Bryant closures
- Bismarck: 917 W Interstate Ave
- Grand Forks: 3721 32Nd Ave South
OhioLane Bryant closing stores
- Dayton: 2700 MiamisburgCenterville
- Dublin: 5043 Tuttle Crossing Blvd.
- Niles: 5555 Youngstown Warren Road
OklahomaLane Bryant store closings
- Lawton: 1832 NW 82nd St.
- Oklahoma City: 2501 W Memorial Rd.
OregonLane Bryant closing stores
- Bend: 63455 North Us Hwy 97
- Medford: 1600 N. Riverside Drive
PennsylvaniaLane Bryant closings
- King of Prussia: 160 North Gulph Road
- Lancaster: 1575 Fruitville Pike, Suite A-2
- Pittsburgh: 301 S Hills Village
- Willow Grove: 2500 W Moreland Road
South CarolinaLane Bryant closures
- Anderson: 3131 N Main St.
- Columbia: 100 Columbiana Circle, Suite 1218
- Mount Pleasant: 1485 N Highway 17, Unit A
TennesseeLane Bryant closing
- Mt. Juliet: 401 S Mt Juliet Road
TexasLane Bryant store closings
- Abilene: 3517 Catclaw Drive
- Edinburg: 427 East Trenton Road
- El Paso: 8889 Gateway West Blvd.
- Houston: 6525 Highway 6 N
- San Antonio: 2310 Sw Military Drive
- Wichita Falls: 3911 Lawrence Road
Utah closing Lane Bryant stores
- Farmington: 235 N. West Promontory
- St. George: 446 N 1680 East, Unit 310
- West Valley City: 2981 S 5600th W
VirginiaLane Bryant store closings
- Charlottesville: 800 29th Place Ct.
- Hampton: 1420 Merchant Lane
- Woodbridge: 15001 Potomac Town Place
WashingtonLane Bryant closing stores
- Bellingham: One Bellis Fair Parkway
- Federal Way: 2116 S Commons
- Kennewick: 1321 N Columbia Center, Suite 533
- Longview: 620 Triangle Shopping Center
- Puyallup: 3500 S Meridian Unit 530
- Seattle: 401 Northeast Northgate Way
- Silverdale: 10315 Silverdale Way NW
WisconsinLane Bryant store closure
- Eau Claire: 4800 Golf Road, Space #338
WyomingLane Bryant closing store
- Barboursville: 500 Mall Road
Lane Bryant Outlet store closings
- Leeds, Alabama: 6200 Grand River Blvd. E
- Marana, Arizona: 6401 West Marana Center Blvd.
- Arvin, California: 5701 Outlets At Tejon Pkwy.
- Petaluma, California: 2200 Petaluma Blvd. N
- Tulare, California: 1725 Retherford Street
- Castle Rock, Colorado: 5050 Factory Shops Blvd., Suite 625
- Tallahassee, Florida: 1500 Apalachee Parkway
- Williamsburg, Iowa: 1991 O'Donnell Road
- Tuscola, Illinois: E500 Tuscola Blvd.
- Aurora, Illinois: 1650 Premium Outlet Blvd., Space1
- Kansas City, Kansas: 1803 Village West Parkway
- Bossier City, Louisiana: 525 Boardwalk Blvd.
- Hagerstown, Maryland: 430 Premium Outlets Blvd.
- Hanover, Maryland: 7000 Arundel Mills Circle
- Flint, Michigan: 3417 S Linden Road
- Howell, Michigan: 1475 N Burkhart Road
- Albertville, Minnesota: 6415 Labeaux Ave NE #B260
- Medford, Minnesota: 6750 West Frontage Rd. #442
- Chesterfield, Missouri: 18505 Outlet Blvd.
- Lee's Summit, Missouri: 1752 Nw Chipman Road
- Osage Beach, Missouri: 4540 Osage Beach Pkwy.
- Gulfport, Mississippi: 10640 Factory Shop Blvd.
- Mebane, North Carolina: 4000 Arrowhead Blvd #120
- Gretna, Nebraska: 21351 Nebraska Crossing Drive
- Tilton, New Hampshire: 120 Laconia Road
- Merrimack, New Hampshire: 80 Premium Outlets Blvd.
- Elizabeth, New Jersey: 651 Kapkowski Road
- Jackson, New Jersey: 537 Monmouth Road
- Livingston, New Jersey: 112 Eisenhower Parkway
- Laughlin, Nevada: 1955 S Casino Drive
- Deer Park, New York: 1482 The Arches Circle
- Riverhead, New York: 1770 W. Main St. #401
- Waterloo, New York: 655 Route 318, Suite 60
- Jeffersonville, Ohio: 8430 Factory Shops Blvd.
- Lincoln City, Oregon: 1500 Se East Devils Lake Road
- Woodburn, Oregon: 1001 N Arney Road
- Erie, Pennsylvania: 670 Millcreek Mall
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1900 Franklin Mills Circle
- Bluffton, South Carolina: 1254 Fording Island Road
- Charleston, South Carolina: 4840 Bentonville Parkway
- Lebanon, Tennessee: 510 Outlet Village Blvd.
- El Paso, Texas: 7051 S. Desert Blvd.
- Galveston, Texas: 5885 Gulf Fairway
- Grapevine, Texas: 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
- Katy, Texas: 5000 Katy Mills Circle 156
- Mercedes, Texas: 5001 E Expressway 83
- Round Rock, Texas: 4401 N Interstate 35
- San Marcos, Texas: 3939 S Interstate 35
- Terrell, Texas: 301 Tanger Drive
- Essex, Vermont: 21 Essex Way
- North Bend, Washington: 521 S Fork Ave SW
- Baraboo, Wisconsin: 210 Gasser Road
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