Ascena Retail Group is reducing its store footprint from about 2,800 stores to some 1,200 stores.
The struggling retailer, parent company of Ann Taylor, Loft, Lou & Grey, Justice and Catherines, declared bankruptcy https://chainstoreage.com/ann-taylor-parent-files-bankruptcy-closing-significant-number-stores on July 23, with plans to close a “significant number” of its store locations (including all stores across all brands in Canada and Puerto Rico) and liquidate Catherines.
In court records, Ascena revealed that it plans to close about 1,600 stores. The majority of the closings, at least initially, will be absorbed by Justice, with 600 of its 826 locations slated to close, and Catherines, whose 320 stores will all go dark. (See list at end of article.)
According to the bankruptcy filing, 30 of Loft's 666 locations will close along with 38 of Ann Taylor's 291 locations. Lane Bryant will close 150 of its 688 stores. Eight of Lou & Grey’s — Ascena’s newest retail banner— 11 stores will close. (Full-price stores and outlets are included in all counts.)
Asset disposition specialists SB360 Capital Partners will manage the going-out-of-business sales in all Catherines stores, a significant number of Justice stores, and a select number of Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and Lou & Grey stores.
For a list of all Ascena store closings (listed by state) click here.
Here are the Ann Taylor and Loft stores slated to close:
Ann Taylor Full-Price
- New Haven, Connecticut: 968 Chapel St.
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida: 3101 PGA Blvd.
- Aiea, Hawaii: 1450 Ala Moana Blvd.
- Honolulu, Hawaii: 98-1005 Moanalua Road
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: 1901 Northwest Expressway
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1713 Walnut Street
Ann Taylor Outlet
- Glendale, Arizona: 6800 N. 95th Ave.
- Napa, California: 681 Factory Store Drive
- Petaluma, California: 2200 Petaluma Blvd. N.
- Vacaville, California: 321 Nut Tree Road
- Lakewood, Colorado: 14500 West Colfax Ave.
- Loveland, Colorado: 5817 McWhinney Blvd.
- Silverthorne, Colorado: 125-A Stephens Way
- Thornton, Colorado: 13801 Grant Street, Space #450
- Mashantucket, Connecticut: 455 Trolley Line Blvd.
- Destin, Florida: 10406 Emerald Coast Parkway
- Naples, Florida: 6060 Collier Blvd.
- Calhoun, Georgia: 455 Belwood Road
- Commerce, Georgia: 800 Steven B Tanger Blvd.
- Williamsburg, Iowa: 150 Tanger Drive
- West Branch, Michigan: 2990 Cook Road
- Albertville, Minnesota: 6500 Labeaux Ave. NE
- Edina, Minnesota: 10 Southdale Center, Room 1155
- Minnetonka, Minnesota: 12719 Wayzata Blvd.
- Gulfport, Mississippi: 10830 Factory Shops Blvd.
- Osage Beach, Missouri: 4540 Osage Beach Parkway
- Jackson, New Jersey: 537 Monmouth Road
- Waterloo, New York: 655 Route 318
- Concord, North Carolina: 8111 Concord Mills Blvd.
- Monroe, Ohio: 885 Premium Outlets Drive
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1556 Franklin Mills Circle, Rm. 641
- Barceloneta, Puerto Rico: 1 Prime Outlets Blvd
- San Juan, Puerto Rico: 525 F. D. Roosevelt Ave.
- San Juan, Puerto Rico: 1000 Mall of San Juan
- Gaffney, South Carolina: 400 Factory Shops Blvd.
- Lebanon, Tennessee: One Outlet Village Blvd.
- Park City, Utah: 6699 N. Landmark Drive
- Manchester Center, Vermont: 16 Wyman Lane
Loft Full-Price
- Meriden, Connecticut: 470 Lewis Ave.
- Birmingham, Alabama: 603 Brookwood Village, Space 105
- Wellington, Florida: 10300 West Forest Hill Blvd.
- Savannah, Georgia: 15 W Broughton St.
- Chicago, Illinois: 662-64 W. Diversey
- Hyannis, Massachusetts: 769 Iyannough Road, Room S165
- Marlborough, Massachusetts: 601 Donald Lynch Blvd., Space N243
- Tupelo, Mississippi: 1001 Barnes Crossing Road
- San Juan, Puerto Rico: 1000 Mall Of San Juan Blvd.
Loft Outlet
- Tulare, California: 1477 Retherford Street
- Fort Collins, Colorado: 215 E Foothills Parkway
- Glendale, Colorado: 6800 North 95th Ave.
- Lakewood, Colorado: 14500 W. Colfax Ave.
- Sunrise, Florida: 12801 West Sunrise Blvd.
- Altoona, Illinois: 6170 W. Grand Ave.
- Davenport, Iowa: 4255 Elmore Ave.
- Williamsburg, Iowa: 150 Tanger Drive
- Dorchester, Massachusetts: South Bay Center, 7 Allstate Road
- Albertville, Minnesota: 6500 Labeaux Ave. NE
- Lee's Summit, Missouri: 860 T NW Blue Parkway
- Las Vegas, Nevada: 775 Grand Central Parkway
- Sante Fe, New Mexico: 8380 Cerrillos Road
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1677 Franklin Mills Circle
- Gaffney, South Carolina: 1 Factory Shops Blvd.
- Lebanon, Tennessee: One Outlet Village Blvd.
- Laredo, Texas: Zaragoza St. & Davis Ave.
- Manchester Center, Vermont: 301 Depot St.
- Prince William, Virginia: 2700 Potomac Mills Circle
- North Bend, Washington: 521 South Fork Ave. SW
- Barceloneta, Puerto Rico: 1 Premium Outlets Blvd.
Lou & Grey store closings
- Pasadena, California: 110 West Colorado Blvd
- Alpharetta, Georgia: 6150 Avalon Blvd
- Chicago, Illinois: 3442-3446 N. Southport Ave.
- Natick, Massachusetts: 1245 Worcester St.
- New York, New York: 138 Fifth Ave.
- Raleigh, North Carolina: 4151 The Circle at North Hills Street
- Dallas, Texas: 8687 North Central Expressway
- McLean, Virginia: 1961 Chain Bridge Road