Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filed for Eddie Bauer — Next Step For Stores in Minnesota

The retail economy has experienced a devastating shift, causing multiple chains and stores to close at a rapid pace the past 5 years.  Sadly, another store just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and unless a buyer is found, all stores will close throughout the United States.  Below is the latest update regarding the future of Eddie Bauer.

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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filed For Eddie Bauer - What This Means For Stores in Minnesota

While a physical "For Sale" sign isn't noticeable in the windows of this popular store, a buyer is desperately needed asap for Eddie Bauer.  According to multiple sources, Catalyst Brands, who acquired Eddie Bauer a year ago, is planning to close all of the remaining brick and mortar stores if a buyer is not found. According to Reuters, the court filings indicate that Eddie Bauer has $1.7 billion in debt.

When the pandemic hit our world, Eddie Bauer was one of many stores that started to struggle with supply-chain issues, inflation, and changes in buyer shopping habits. These challenges are similar to other retail giants who have ultimately closed several locations, if not all - Party City, Joann, Francesca's, and At Home.

Some good news - a few of the operations within Eddie Bauer will not be impacted by this new Chapter 11 status, including locations overseas, wholesale operations, or its e-commerce platform.  Unfortunately the news is not as bright for locations within the United States and Canada.

Fingers crossed that one of the prospects Catalyst has for some of the Eddie Bauer brand will pull through by March 3rd.  If a bid is on the table at that time, a potential sale hearing will possibly happen on March 12th.

We've already experienced recent closures though - leases expired on 49 Eddie Bauer stores and those closed at the end of January.  For the 175 remaining stores - the liquidation process has begun and will last about 13 weeks.  As reported by fastcompany.com, below are the locations in the United States that are impacted:

Alaska
Anchorage, 320 West 5th Ave, Suite #C44A, Anchorage, AK, 99501

Alabama
The Outlet Shops at Grand River, 6200 Grand River Blvd E, Suite 118-G, Leeds, AL, 35094
Tanger Outlet at Foley, 2601 S McKenzie St Ste 260, Foley, AL, 36535

California
San Clemente Outlet, 101 W Avenida Vista Hermosa Suite 158, San Clemente, CA, 92672
Shasta Outlet, 1699 Hwy 273, Anderson, CA, 96007
Factory Stores at Vacaville, 131-F Nuttree Rd, Vacaville, CA, 95687
Village at Topanga, 6256 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Space #1240, Canoga Park, CA, 91303
Galleria at Roseville, 1151 Galleria Blvd., Ste. 133, Roseville, CA, 95678
Gilroy Outlet, 8325 Arroyo Circle, Bldg. D, Sp 28, Gilroy, CA, 95020
Great Mall Outlet, 447 Great Mall Drive Space 155A, Milpitas, CA, 95035
Fig Garden Village Shopping Center, 738 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA, 93704
Folsom Factory Outlet, 13000 Folsom Blvd., Space 1450, Folsom, CA, 95630
Petaluma Outlets, 2200 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA, 94952
Viejas Outlet Center, 5001 Willows Road, Space J101, Alpine, CA, 91901

Colorado
Colorado Mills, 14500 W. Colfax Avenue, Space 160 A, Lakewood, CO, 80401
Castle Rock Factory Outlet, 5050 Factory Shops Blvd Suite 850, Castle Rock, CO, 80108
Silverthorne Outlet, 145A Stephens Wy, Silverthorne, CO, 80498
Centerra, I-25 and Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, CO, 80538

Connecticut
Tanger Outlet at Foxwoods, 455 Trolley Line Boulevard Suite 280, Mashantucket, CT, 06338
Westbrook Factory Stores, 314 Flat Rock Place, Suite C-105, Westbrook, CT, 06498

Delaware
Rehoboth Ocean Outlet, 36502 Seaside Outlet Drive Suite 1250, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971

Florida
Citrus Park Town Center, 7911 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, #520, Tampa, FL, 33625
St. Augustine Outlet Center, 2700 State Road 16, Suite 103, St. Augustine, FL, 32092
Silver Sands Factory Stores, 10562 Emerald Coast Parkway Space 10-14, Destin, FL, 32550
Lake Buena Vista Outlet, 15813 State Road 535, Orlando, FL, 32821

Georgia
Commerce II Outlet, 800 Steven B Tanger Blvd Ste 809, Commerce, GA, 30529
North Georgia Premium Outlets, 800 Hwy 400 South, Suite 835, Dawsonville, GA, 30534
Discover Mills, 5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy #280, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043
Outlet Shops at Atlanta, 915 Ridgewalk Pkwy Suite #620, Woodstock, GA, 30188

Iowa
Southern Hills Mall, 4400 Sergeant Road, Suite 108, Sioux City, IA, 51106
Outlets of Des Moines, 801 Bass Pro Dr NW Suite 110, Altoona, IA, 50009
Coral Ridge Mall, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Ste 232, Coralville, IA, 52241
Valley West, 1551 Valley West Dr., Ste 110, West Des Moines, IA, 50266
Lindale Mall, 4444 First Ave NE #124, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402
Tanger Outlet at Williamsburg, 236 Tanger Drive, Williamsburg, IA, 52361

Idaho
Boise Town Square, 350 N. Milwaukee, #1321, Boise, ID, 83704

Illinois
Woodfield, Woodfield Shopping Center E-329, Schaumburg, IL, 60173
Burr Ridge, 750 Village Center Drive, Burr Ridge, IL, 60527
Village Plaza, 7232A Dempster, Morton Grove, IL, 60053
Chicago Premium Outlet, 1650 Premium Outlets Blvd. #325, Chicago, IL, 60502

Indiana
Heritage Square, 7135 Heritage Square Drive Suite #320, Granger, IN, 46530
Edinburgh Outlet, 3000 Outlet Drive, Space F120, Edinburgh, IN, 46124
Lighthouse Place Outlet, 1105 Lighthouse Place, Michigan City, IN, 46360
Clay Terrace, 14395 Clay Terrace Blvd., Carmel, IN, 46032

Kansas
NewMarket Square, 2441 N Maize Rd, Ste 805, Wichita, KS, 67205
Legend Outlet, 1813 Village West Pkwy #Q116, Kansas City, KS, 66111

Kentucky
Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass, 1155 Buck Creek Rd., Suite D-406, Simpsonville, KY, 40067

Massachusetts
Burlington, 75 Middlesex Turnpike Space 1068B, Burlington, MA, 01803
Wrentham Village Outlets, One Premium Outlets Blvd Suite 640, Wrentham, MA, 02093
Prime Outlets @ Lee, 270 Premium Outlets Blvd, Lee, MA, 01238

Maryland
Queenstown Outlet, 126 Outlet Center Dr, Queenstown, MD, 21658
Prime Outlets of Hagerstown, 500 Premium Outlets Boulevard, Hagerstown, MD, 21740
Arundel Mills, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Ste 476, Baltimore, MD, 21076

Maine
Maine Mall, 364 Maine Mall Road, Space E-113, S. Portland, ME, 04106
Marketplace at Augusta, 8 Stephen King Dr. Suite 1, Augusta, ME, 04330

Michigan
Twelve Oaks, 27394 Novi Road #A-203, Novi, MI, 48377
Kensington Valley Factory Shops, 1475 N Burkhart Rd, Ste G340, Howell, MI, 48855
Village of Rochester, 388 N. Adams Rd., Rochester Hills, MI, 48309
Tanger Outlet at West Branch, 2990 Cook Rd. Suite 113A, West Branch, MI, 48661
Birch Run Outlet, 12150 S. Beyer Road, Sp F-20, Birch Run, MI, 48415
Partridge Creek, 17420 Hall Road, SPC 133, Clinton Township, MI, 48038
Great Lakes Crossing Outlet, 4720 Baldwin Rd., Sp 210, Auburn Hills, MI, 48326

Minnesota
Ridgedale, 12715 Wayzata Blvd Ste 2280, Minnetonka, MN, 55305
Medford Outlet Center, 6750 W Frontage Rd. Suite 321, Medford, MN, 55049
Outlets at Albertville, 6415 Labeaux NE, Space B-290, Albertville, MN, 55301
Eden Prairie, 8251 Flying Cloud Drive, Space #1136, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344
Twin City @ Eagan, 3945 Eagan Outlets Parkway Suite 1030, Eagan, MN, 55122
Miller Hill Mall, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN, 55811
Mall of America, 214 South Avenue, Bloomington, MN, 55425

Missouri
Osage Beach Premium Outlet, 4540 Highway 54, Suite J1, Osage Beach, MO, 65065
Tanger Outlets of Branson, 300 Tanger Blvd., suite 313, Branson, MO, 65616
Columbia Mall, 2300 Benadette Dr., Sp 432, Columbia, MO, 65203
St Louis Galleria, 1115 Saint Louis Galleria Space 1113, St. Louis, MO, 63117
Saint Louis Premium Outlet, 18501 Outlet Blvd. Suite 300, Chesterfield, MO, 63005

Montana
Rimrock, 300 South 24th St.West, Billings, MT, 59102

North Carolina
Nags Head Outlets, 7100 South Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, 27959
Concord Mills Outlets, 8111 Concord Mills Blvd., Space 614, Concord, NC, 28027
Carolina Outlet Center, 1205 Outlet Center Drive STE 1239, Smithfield, NC, 27577
Asheville, 3 South Tunnel Road, Sp A-14, Asheville, NC, 28805

North Dakota
West Acres, 3902 13th Ave. SW, Ste 228, Fargo, ND, 58103

New Hampshire
Settler’s Green, OVP-D2; Route 16 Box 54, North Conway, NH, 03860
Tilton Outlet, 120 Laconia Rd., Ste 225, Tilton, NH, 03276

New Jersey
American Dream, 1 American Dream Way, Suite B237, East Rutherford, NJ, 07073
Garden State Plaza, 1 Garden State Plaza Space T7, Paramus, NJ, 07652
Rockaway, 301 Mount Hope Ave #1082, Rockaway, NJ, 07866
Gloucester Premium Outlet, 100 Premium Outlets Drive Suite 330, Blackwood, NJ, 08012
Jersey Store, 1 Premium Blvd, Suite 830, Tinton Falls, NJ, 07753

New Mexico
Santa Fe Premium Outlets, 8380 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM, 87507
ABQ, 2240 Q Street Space 10H, Albuquerque, NM, 87110
Meadowood, 5108 Meadowood Mall Circle, Reno, NV, 89502

New York
Walden Galleria, 2000 WALDEN AVENUE #G-107, Cheektowaga, NY, 14225
Adirondack Outlet Mall, 1444 State Road 9, Space 23, Lake George, NY, 12845
Eastview, 781 Eastview Mall #159, Victor, NY, 14564
Northway Mall, 1440 Central Ave, Colonie, NY, 12205
Tanger Outlet Center at Riverhead, 602 Tanger Mall Drive Spc 602A, RIVERHEAD, NY, 11901
Destiny Outlet, 306 Hiawatha Blvd. W Space J217, Syracuse, NY, 13204
Waterloo Premium Outlet, 655 Route 318, Space #95, Waterloo, NY, 13165

Ohio
Jeffersonville Outlet, 8195 Factory Shops Blvd, Jeffersonville, OH, 43128
Town Center at Easton, 4047 Gramercy Street, Space A-125, Columbus, OH, 43219
Summit Mall, 3265 W. Market St., Sp 430, AKRON, OH, 44333
Aurora Premium Outlet, 549 S. Chillicothe Rd., Route 43 #630, Aurora, OH, 44202

Oregon
Clackamas, 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 2076, Portland, OR, 97086
Woodburn Company Stores, 1001 Arney Road, Suite 600, Woodburn, OR, 97071
Lincoln City Outlet, 1500 SE East Devils Lake Road, Suite 312, Lincoln City, OR, 97367
Seaside Factory Outlet Center, 1111 North Roosevelt #100, Seaside, OR, 97138
Bend Outlet, 61338 S Highway 97 Ste 210, Bend, OR, 97702
Columbia Gorge Outlet, 450 NW 257th Ave, #200, Troutdale, OR, 97060

Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Village, 1863 Gettysburg Village Dr. Suite A6, Gettysburg, PA, 17325
Montgomery, 248 Montgomery Mall Space 2128, North Wales, PA, 19454
South Hills Village, 301 South Hills Village Blvd., Sp 1340, Pittsburgh, PA, 15241
Shoppes at Susquehanna, 2603 Brindle Road Space G, Harrisburg, PA, 17110
Crossings Factory Stores, 1000 Premium Outlets Dr. Sp#C09, Tannersville, PA, 18372
Tanger Outlet Center Lancaster, 1140 Stanley K. Tanger Blvd, Lancaster, PA, 17602
The Arena Hub Plaza, 417 Arena Hub Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18702
Grove City Outlet, 1911 Leeburg Road, Sp 900/PO Box 1101, Grove City, PA, 16127
Philadelphia Premium Outlet, 18 Light Cap Road #1099, Philadelphia, PA, 19464
Tanger at Pittsburgh, 2200 Tanger Blvd, Suite 805, Pittsburgh, PA, 15301
The Shoppes at Brinton Lake, 961 Baltimore Pike, Concord Township, PA, 19342

South Carolina
Hilton Head Outlet, 1414 Fording Island Rd Ste G-140, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Myrtle Beach Factory Stores, 4620 Factory Store Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29579

South Dakota
Rushmore, 2200 N. Maple, Ste 466, Rapid City, SD, 57701
The Empire, 1580 W Empire Mall Sp 116, Sioux Falls, SD, 57106

Tennessee
Hamilton Place, 2115 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37421
The Pinnacle Outlet, 554 Pinnacle Parkway, Space #749, Bristol, TN, 37620

Texas
Southlake Town Square, 1402 Main St., Southlake, TX, 76092
Tanger Factory Outlet San Marcos, 4015 I-35 South, Ste 640, San Marcos, TX, 78666
Round Rock Outlet, 4401 I 35 N Frontage Rd #0793, Round Rock, TX, 78664
Rio Grande Outlet, 5001 East Expressway 83 Building 8, space 820, Mercedes, TX, 78570
Traverse Mountain Outlet, 3700 North Cabelas Blvd Ste 440, Lehi, UT, 84043
Zion Factory Stores, 250 N. Red Cliff Dr. Suite 12, ST. GEORGE, UT, 84790

Virginia
Valley View Mall, 4802 Valley View Blvd., Ste LB50, Roanoke, VA, 24012
Williamsburg Outlet, 5715-75 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23188
Fair Oaks, 11715-U Fair Oaks Mall, Sp J225, Fairfax, VA, 22033
Leesburg Corner, 241 Fort Evans Rd. NE, Ste. 1257, Leesburg, VA, 20176

Vermont
Manchester Designer Outlet, 135 Depot St #82, Manchester Center, VT, 05255

Washington
Factory Stores at North Bend, 661 S Fork Ave. SW Suite 4-C, North Bend, WA, 98045
University Village, 2690 N.E. University Village St. – Space A, Seattle, WA, 98105
Supermall of the NW Outlet, 1101 Supermall Wy., Sp 1336, Auburn, WA, 98001
Westfield South Center Mall, 670 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA, 98188
Alderwood, 3000 184th St SW Space #294, Lynnwood, WA, 98037
Spokane Valley Plaza Outlet, 15635 East Broadway, Spokane, WA, 99037
Centralia Outlet, 1404 Lum Road, Centralia, WA, 98531
Columbia Center, 1321 N Columbia Center Blvd #537, Kennewick, WA, 99336
Woodinville Outlet, 13910 NE Mill Pl, Woodinville, WA, 98072
Seattle Premium Outlet, 10600 Quilceda Blvd. #340, Tulalip, WA, 98271

Wisconsin
Johnson Creek Factory Shoppes, 595 West Linmar Lane, Ste B-40, Johnson Creek, WI, 53038
Mayfair, 2500 North Mayfair Road, Sp 432, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
Oshkosh Mfg Outlet, 3001 S. Washburn, Ste #E-80, Oshkosh, WI, 54904
Fox River, 4301 West Wisconsin Ave #128, Appleton, WI, 54913
Wisconsin Dells, 210 Gasser Road Spc 581, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53913
Pleasant Prairie Outlet, 11601 108th St Unit 554, PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI, 53158
Oakwood, 4800 Golf Rd, Space 822, Eau Claire, WI, 54701

Did Rochester, Minnesota Ever Have An Eddie Bauer Store?

I've lived in Rochester since 2000 and knew that at one point, an Eddie Bauer store was at the Apache Mall.  I wasn't in media at the time this store closed so the date wasn't top of mind for me.  I did find a story by the Post Bulletin though that indicated that the Eddie Bauer store closed on January 28th, 2006.