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Fashion retailer closing dozens of stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Closing sales are set to begin Tuesday at the nearly 100 Express stores that will be shuttering.
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An Express retail clothing store in Valley West Mall, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in West Des Moines, Iowa.

WASHINGTON — Fashion retailer Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday and intends to rapidly close 95 of its more than 500 stores, along with all 10 of its UpWest locations. 

Closing sales at these locations are set to begin Tuesday. Beyond these closures, Express said that it “expects to conduct business as usual.”

The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it received an offer from a group led by WHP Global for the sale of most of its retail stores and operations. WHP Global owns Toys "R" Us, along with fashion labels such as Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud. The consortium exploring the deal also includes mall operators Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties, Express said. 

The company says it will continue to serve customers at its stores and online across its Express, Bonobos and UpWest brands. 

Express said in a filing that over the past 12 months its already shuttered around 100 stores, leaving approximately 584 locations in its portfolio as of Monday. 

The Express stores that are closing were identified in a bankruptcy filing and are across 30 states and Washington, D.C. The closures include 16 locations in California, 11 in New York and seven in New Jersey. UpWest currently has 10 locations, according to its website. 

Express store closings 2024: List of stores closing after bankruptcy filing

Arizona

3111 West Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226-5071

California

234 Stonewood Street, Downey, CA 90241-3907
22500 Town Circle, Moreno Valley, CA 92553-7509
24201 Valencia Blvd., Valencia, CA 91355-1861
4485 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122-6237
14006 Riverside Dr, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-1945
5680 Bay Street, Emeryville, CA 94608-2408
2800 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705-6607
224 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos, CA 90703-5423
1640 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA 92108-1506
2149 Montclair Plaza, Montclair, CA 91763-1536
200 E Via Rancho Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025-8006
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050-6709
3030 Plaza Bonita Rd., National City, CA 91950-8009
645 Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710-7709
202 W Hilcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4210
500 Lakewood Blvd, Lakewood, CA 90712-2407

Colorado

500 16Th St, Denver, CO 80202-4259
One West Flatiron Drive, Broomfield, CO 80021-8881
5971 Sky Pond Drive, Loveland, CO 80537-9011

Connecticut 

7 Backus Ave, Danbury, CT 06810-7422
194 Buckland Hills Drive #2500, Manchester, CT 06042-8705
125 West Main Street, Westport, CT 06880-3300
181 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830-6576

Washington, DC

555 11Th St Nw, Washington, DC 20004-1300

Florida 

8021 Citrus Park, Tampa, FL 33625-3179
27001 U.S. Highway 19 N, Clearwater, FL 33761-3402
401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132-1924
19501 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura, FL 33180-2342
904 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139-2602

Georgia 

230 18Th Street, Atlanta, GA 30363-1073
400 Ernest W. Barrett Pkwy., Kennesaw, GA 30144-4917
1174 N Point Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30004
800 Steven B Tanger Blvd, Commerce, GA 30529-3552

Hawaii 

Moanalua Rd, Honolulu, HI 96701-4707

Iowa 

150 Tanger Dr., Williamsburg, IA 52361-9653
4444 1St Avenue Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-3223
320 W. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA 52806-5920

Illinois

3333 West Touhy Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712-2721
134 St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL 62208-2135
655 West Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614-1510
17 N State Street, Chicago, IL 60602-3201

Indiana 

2121 Southlake Mall, Merrillville, IN 46410-6438
800 N. Green River Rd., Evansville, IN 47715-2471

Louisiana 

355 Boardwalk Blvd, Bossier City, LA 71111-4379

Massachusetts

104B N Dartmouth Mall, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-4204
109 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116-2902
20-36 District Ave, Dorchester, MA 02125-1680

Maryland 

11160 Veirs Mill Rd., Wheaton, MD 20902-2538
8200 Perry Hall Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21236-4901
2300 North Salisbury Boulevard, Salisbury, MD 21801-7830

Michigan 

14600 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights, MI 48313-1356
6650 Westredge Ave, Portage, MI 49024-3557

Minnesota

4101 W Division St, Saint Cloud, MN 56301-6600

Missouri 

7120 Nw 86 Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153-1896

North Carolina

3320 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston Salem, NC 27103-3031
6801 Northlake Mall Dr, Charlotte, NC 28216-0711

Nebraska

414 Gateway Mall, Lincoln, NE 68505-2466

New Hampshire

2 Common Ct, North Conway, NH 03860-5439

New Jersey

110 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652-2417
250 Woodbridge Ctr Dr., Woodbridge, NJ 07095-1321
3710 Route 9, Freehold, NJ 07728-4801
1750 Deptford Center Rd, Deptford Township, NJ 08096-5222
4403 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ 08330-3103
112 Eisenhower Pkwy, Livingston, NJ 07039-4995
400 New Jersey 38, Moorestown, NJ 08057-1522

Nevada

1300 Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014-6620

New York

5036 Kings Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11234-5208
1701 Sunrise Highway, Bayshore, NY 11706-6091
2034 Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, NY 11581-1535
5130 Xavier Dr., Yonkers, NY 10704-1300
26Th Avenue & Bell Blvd, Bayside, NY 11360-2492
3513 Long Beach Road, Oceanside, NY 11572-5701
490 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY 11201-5323
1 Sangertown Square, New Hartford, NY 13413-1500
1552 North Broadway, New York, NY 10036-1518
514 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-4427
129 5Th Avenue, New York, NY 10003-1003

Ohio 

5001 Monroe, Toledo, OH 43623-3627
7540 Bales St, Liberty Township, OH 45069-7516

Pennsylvania 

901 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107-2934
1521 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-3001

Rhode Island

400 Bald Hill Road, Warwick, RI 02886-1617

Tennessee 

1800 Galleria Blvd., Franklin, TN 37064-1605

Texas

5488 S. Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78411-4147
13350 Dallas Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75240-6670
6906 N Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, TX 78247-5317
1500 Harvey Rd, College Station, TX 77840-3713
305 West Fm 1382, Cedar Hill, TX 75104-1885

Virginia 

21100 Dulles Town Ctr, Sterling, VA 20166-2437
4802 Valley View Blvd, Roanoke, VA 24012-2001

Washington 

4750 Division St., Spokane, WA 99208-1411
8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Dr., Vancouver, WA 98662-6750

Wisconsin

89 East Towne Mall, Madison, WI 53704-3711
210 N. Gasser Rd., Baraboo, WI 53913-9535

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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