Mall staple closing all of its stores including these 21 Pa. locations

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• Updated: May. 03, 2024, 10:05 p.m.|
• Published: May. 03, 2024, 3:29 p.m.

rue21 store at Capital City Mall in Lower Allen Township. November 18, 2021. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com

It was once home to clothing stores like PacSun, American Eagle Outfitters, Aeropostale, Express, Wet Seal, Gap, Hot Topic and The Limited among others.

But with Rue21 closing all of its stores, it appears that the struggling Colonial Park Mall in Lower Paxton Township, outside of Harrisburg, will be without any fashion-forward clothing retail chains that once ruled the shopping center.

Signs at the Rue21 store on Friday at the Colonial Park Mall say "Nothing Held Back!", "All Sales Final - No Returns". The store has been at the mall for a decade.

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Rue21 is a fashion-forward casual apparel retailer focused on teenagers; and sells clothing, accessories and shoes among other items.

The Allegheny County-based clothing retailer filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Thursday,

In the bankruptcy filing, Rue21 said it recently "suffered operational losses stemming from, among other things, underperforming retail locations, the continued growth of online shopping and industry competition, inflation and macroeconomic headwinds, and difficulties raising capital in an amount sufficient to meet their liquidity needs and fund operations."

Rue21 plans to close all of its more than 540 stores. The closing sales are expected to take place over the next four to six weeks.

These are the last 21 Rue21 stores in Pennsylvania, according to the company's website:

• Logan Valley Mall, 5580 Goods Lane, Altoona
• Capital City Mall, 3523 Capital City Mall Drive, Lower Allen Township near Camp Hill
• Chambersburg Crossing, 901 Norland Ave., Chambersburg, Franklin County
• Millcreek Mall, 5800 Peach St., Erie
• Outlets at Gettysburg, 1863 Gettysburg Village Drive, Mount Joy Township, Adams County
• Westmoreland Mall, 5256 Route 30, Greensburg
• Grove City Premium Outlets, 1911 Leesburg Grove City Road, Grove City
• Colonial Park Mall, 4600 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township
• Laurel Mall, 135 Laurel Mall, Hazleton
• Tanger Outlets Hershey, 60 Outlet Square, Derry Township
• Park City Center, 391 Park City Center, Lancaster
• Monroeville Mall, 203 Monroeville Mall, Monroeville
• Franklin Mall, 1259 Franklin Mills Circle, Philadelphia
• The Mall at Robinson, 100 Robinson Centre Drive, Pittsburgh
• Forbes, 3800 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia Premium Outlets, 18 Lightcap Road, Pottstown
• Viewmont Mall, 100 Viewmont Mall, Scranton
• Springfield Mall, 1250 Baltimore Pike, Springfield
• Uniontown Mall, 1368 Mall Run Road, Uniontown
• Berkshire Mall, 1665 State Hill Road, Wyomissing, Berks County
• York Galleria Mall, 2899 Whiteford Road, Springettsbury Township, York County

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