Major Clothing Retailer In FL Closing 150 U.S. Stores

A popular mall retailer with stores in Florida is closing 150 locations nationwide this year in a bid to stay afloat after being battered by tariffs.

The children’s clothier Carter’s has not disclosed what stores will be shuttered but said in a press release that stores would close as their leases expired as part of its turn-around push.

Atlanta-based Carter’s, which also operates the OshKosh and B’Gosh labels, has 53 stores in Florida:

• 9837 Glades Road, Boca Raton
• 355 North Congress Ave., Boynton Beach
• 569 Brandeon Town Center, Brandon
• 13111 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville
• 23668 U.S. Highway 19 N., Clearwater
• 9347 West Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs
• 2379 South Highway 17, Clermont
• 2114 South University Drive, Davie
• 1100 Cornerstone Blvd., Daytona Beach
• 5311 Factory Shops Blvd., Ellenton
• 10801 Corkscrew Road, Estero
• 3200 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale
• 4125 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers
• 250 East Palm Drive, Florida City
• 3964 SW Archer Road, Gainesville
• 5131 Sheridan Street, Hollywood
• 407 West 49th Street, Hialeah
• 13271 City Station Drive, Jacksonville
• 11111 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville
• 10261 River Marsh Drive, Jacksonville
• 616 Centerview Blvd., Kissimmee
• 1429 Town Center Drive, Lakeland
• 2300 Grand Cypress Drive, Lutz
• 10562 West Emerald Coast Pkwy., Miramar Beach
• 8726 Mills Drive, Miami
• 3401 North Miami Ave., Miami
• 11401 NW 12th Street, Miami
• 679 North Alafaya Trail, Orlando
• 5269 International Drive, Orlando
• 15501 State Road 535, Orlando
• 8200 Vineland Ave., Orlando
• 4967 International Drive, Suites 3A21 and 100, Orlando (one suite as OshKosh B’gosh)
• 8200 Vineland Ave., Suites 820 and 1112, Orlando (one suite as OshKosh B’gosh)
• 2701 SW College Road, Ocala
• 4733 U.S. Highway 90, Pace
• 10734 Southwest Village Pkwy., Port St. Lucie
• 5100 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola
• 204 Bluefish Drive, Panama City Beach
• 5511 South Williamson Blvd., Port Orange
• 524 SW 145th Terrace, Pembroke Pines
• 1333 WP Ball Boulevard, Sanford
• 12801 West Sunrise Blvd., Suites 815 and 875, Sunrise (one suite as OshKosh B’gosh)
• 140 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota
• 2700 State Road 16, St. Augustine
• 12695 Citrus Plaza Drive, Tampa
• 250 Westshore Plaza, Tampa
• 1701 94th Drive, Vero Beach
• 3049 Daniels Road, Winter Garden
• 10300 West Forest Blvd., Wellington
• 1741 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach
• 205 Palm Bay Road, West Melbourne

Douglas C. Palladini, the former CEO of Carter’s, said last fall after the release of the company’s third-quarter 2025 earnings report that the company had made “meaningful progress in stabilizing our business. But, he added, “elevated product costs, in part due to the impact of higher tariffs, as well as additional investment, weighed meaningfully on our profitability.”

Carter’s previously planned to close 100 stores over the 2025 and 2026, but increased its target to 150 that collectively represent about $110 million in annual sales.

On top of the store closures, Carter’s also laid off about 300 employees to absorb losses, Retail Dive reported.

The Carter’s closings are among 1,400 stores expected to close in 2026, including other clothing stores such as Macy’s, Francesca’s and Eddie Bauer. The convenience store chain 7-Eleven is closing about 645 stores in North America.

Grocery Outlet and Kroger are also reducing their store footprints as grocery stores nationwide face pressure from rising food prices and labor costs, as well as evolving consumer preferences to online markets.

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