Rue 21 closing three local stores
Pittsburgh-based clothing retailer, Rue 21 will be closing three local stores and 400 nationwide, it announced Saturday.
Rue 21, which sells clothing geared toward teens and young adults, said it will keep about 700 stores open. Before the announcement, it listed 1,194 locations across 48 states in shopping malls, outlets and strip centers.
Local Rue 21 stores closing:
- U Square @ the Loop - 223 Calhoun Street, Cincinnati
- Alexandria Village Green - 6831 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria
- Bridgewater Falls - 3425 Princeton Road, Hamilton
Another nearby store, at Tanger Outlet Center in Jeffersonville, will close.
"It’s true – we are closing some stores. It was a difficult but necessary decision. But the good news is we still have hundreds of locations across the country, and our website rue21.com, open for business," the company wrote on its website.
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