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Longtime retailer closing all stores, customers must use gift cards by next week
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Clothing retailer Eddie Bauer is continuing to wind down its brick-and-mortar operations after news broke earlier this year that it would be closing all US and Canadian stores. According to Bloomberg, the retailer has set a deadline for customers to redeem any remaining credits in store. Customers have until March 12 to use any outstanding gift cards or Adventure Points. All sales made are final and purchases can’t be exchanged or returned. It’s unclear when the remaining locations will shut their doors for good. According to its website, there are currently seven Eddie Bauer locations in New York that are still open Cheektowaga: Walden Galleria Colonie: Northway Mall Lake George: Adirondack Outlet Mall Riverhead: Tanger Outlets Riverhead Syracuse: Destiny USA Victor: Eastview Mall Waterloo: Waterloo Premium Outlets The following four New York locations have already closed: Deer Park: Tanger Outlets Johnson City: Oakdale Mall Niagara Falls: Fashion Outlets Saratoga Springs: Broadway On Jan. 29, sources told WWD, Eddie Bauer is “prepping a Chapter 11 filing to shutter its approximately 200 North American stores,” ending its brick-and-mortar business in the U.S. This move is part of bankruptcy protection proceedings initiated by the operator of Eddie Bauer’s U.S. and Canadian retail divisions. Proceedings do not affect Eddie Bauer’s online or wholesale operations, which are owned by a separate company called Outdoor 5. Additionally, locations outside of the U.S. and Canada are operated by different licensees and will remain open. Read the original article on syracuse.com. Add syracuse.com as a Preferred Source by clicking here.