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Maternity Clothing Store Closing California Locations: Report
Destination Maternity, parent company of Motherhood Maternity and A Pea in the Pod, plans to close dozens of locations in California.
CALIFORNIA — The retail chain Destination Maternity plans to close 201 locations in the United States, including more than two dozen in California, as the maternity apparel store continues through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection case.
The New Jersey-based company has 62 Destination Maternity stores across the nation, in addition to its 799 Motherhood Maternity stores and its 40 Pea in the Pod locations.
In California, USA Today reports, the company said it plans to close stores at the following locations:
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- Cerritos - Motherhood Maternity
- Corte Madera - A Pea in the Pod
- El Cajon - Motherhood Maternity
- Escondido - Motherhood Maternity
- Folsom - Motherhood Maternity Outlet
- Glendale - Destination Maternity
- Huntington Beach - Motherhood Maternity
- Irvine - Motherhood Maternity
- Lakewood - Motherhood Maternity
- Manhattan Beach - Destination Maternity
- Mission Viejo - A Pea in the Pod
- Torrance - A Pea in the Pod
- Montebello - Motherhood Maternity
- Palmdale - Motherhood Maternity
- Palm Desert- Motherhood Maternity
- Petaluma - Motherhood Maternity Outlet
- Riverside - Motherhood Maternity
- San Bernardino - Motherhood Maternity Outlet
- San Jose - Motherhood Maternity
- Santa Rosa - Motherhood Maternity
- Sherman Oaks - A Pea in the Pod
- Temecula - Motherhood Maternity
- Thousand Oaks - Destination Maternity
- Torrance - Motherhood Maternity
- Valencia - Motherhood Maternity
- Vacaville - Motherhood Maternity Outlet
- Visalia - Motherhood Maternity
The company did not provide specific addresses of each store it plans to close.
Destination Maternity is among the latest retail businesses to file for bankruptcy. The company, which has $260 million in assets and is $244 million in debt, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 21, according to court documents.
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The company has had five CEOs in the last five years.
Despite the closures, the company does expect to continue operating brick-and-mortar and online stores.
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