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Eddie Bauer Expected to Close All Stores in North America as Corporate Parent Eyes Bankruptcy
Eddie Bauer plans to close about 180 North American stores amid bankruptcy, maintaining online, manufacturing, and wholesale operations under new management.
- On February 4, 2026, reports said Catalyst Brands is preparing a Chapter 11 filing that could shutter nearly 200 Eddie Bauer stores across North America, operating under license from Authentic Brands Group.
- Eddie Bauer has struggled with slumping sales, heavy debt, and past bankruptcies in 2003 and 2009, with recent layoffs and a goodbye party at headquarters last week.
- The Eddie Bauer website now redirects users instead of listing nearby stores, a New Jersey location has begun liquidation, and employees at Woodland Hills, San Clemente, and Gilroy expect closures.
- A bankruptcy filing could prompt a bidding process for the store-operating business, disrupting store employees and customers who rely on Eddie Bauer's tall sizes, including 11 locations in Washington state.
- Despite potential store closures, all Eddie Bauer online, wholesale, and international brick-and-mortar operations are expected to remain open, sources said.
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Eddie Bauer to declare bankruptcy, close two stores in Western New York
After more than 100 years in business, clothing store Eddie Bauer is expected to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy and close all of its stores in the United States. That would include two stores in the Buffalo Niagara region, a store…
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