The national retailer is “liquidating our inventory and closing soon,” a customer service representative confirmed to Women’s Wear Daily.<\/p>\n
TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Francesca’s<\/a>, a women’s boutique chain with hundreds of locations around the country, is reportedly closing its doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n The national retailer is “liquidating our inventory and closing soon,” a customer service representative confirmed to Women’s Wear Daily<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n As of Jan. 20, the company has yet to publicly confirm the closure or why it would be shutting its doors. However, multiple people who identified themselves on Reddit<\/a> and LinkedIn as store employees said they were recently notified about the closures. Merchants and former buyers also told WWD about Francesca\u2019s closing plans. One vendor claimed it is owed $250 million in unpaid invoices.<\/p>\n In Dec. 2020, the company reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection<\/a> and was sold to Francesca\u2019s Acquisition LLC in Jan. 2021<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Recently, the company updated its return policy<\/a>, noting that as of Jan. 14, all sales are final, but no liquidation information was listed.<\/p>\n
\nIs Francesca’s closing its stores in the Tampa Bay area? <\/p>\n