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

A popular mall retailer with stores in Virginia 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 21 stores in Virginia.

• Carter's Fairfax 9600-J Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031
• Carter's Greenbriar 3039 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Space #14,Fairfax, VA 22033
• Carter's Falls Church 5841A Crossroads CTR, Falls Church, VA 22041
• Carter's Fredericksburg 137 Spotsylvania Mall Drive, Space 650, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
• Carter's Henrico 11809 W. Broad Street, Henrico, VA 23233
• Carter's Leesburg 241 Fort Evans Rd. N.E., Suite 709, Leesburg, VA 20176
• Carter's Wards Crossing 475 B Simons Run, Lynchburg, VA 24502
• Carter's Bull Run Plaza 10792 Sudley Manor Drive, Suite 26A, Manassas, VA 20109
• Carter's Midlothian 4800 Commonwealth Center Parkway, Midlothian, VA 23112
• Carter's Newport News 2080 Jefferson Avenue, Suite #300, Newport News, VA 23606
• Carter's Norfolk 1600 Premium Outlets Boulevard, Suite 411, Norfolk, VA 23502
• Carter's Roanoke 4802 Valley View Boulevard, Space LE 200, Roanoke, VA 24012
• Carter's Chesterfield 11500 Midlothian Turnpike, Space 188, Richmond, VA 23235
• Carter's Sterling 45575 Dulles Eastern Plaza, Suite 101, Sterling, VA 20166
• Carter's Springfield - Clearance Store 6613 Springfield Mall, Suite 16018, Springfield, VA 22150
• Carter's Virginia Beach 3300 Princess Anne Rd., Suite #751, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
• Carter's Lynnhaven Mall 701 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite C14, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
• Carter's Williamsburg 5699 Richmond Rd., Space 38, Williamsburg, VA 23188
• Carter's Winchester 2190 South Pleasant Valley Road, Winchester, VA 22601
• Carter's Woodbridge 2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Suite 221, Woodbridge, VA 22192
• OshKosh B'gosh Woodbridge 2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Space 55, Woodbridge, VA 22192

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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