Gymboree Closing Eight Virginia Stores

Children's clothing retailer Gymboree on Tuesday announced it will close hundreds of stores in the United States, including eight stores in Virginia. The same chain operates Crazy 8, another children's clothing store, which will close two stores in the state. The company filed for bankruptcy in June. Gymboree currently operates more than 1,200 stores nationwide, and 350 of them will close starting July 18.

“Importantly, we will continue to operate a majority of our stores and will continue to deliver quality merchandise and superior service to our customers at our Gymboree, Janie and Jack and Crazy 8 brands," Daniel Griesemer, president and CEO of Gymboree, said in a statement. "This was a difficult decision to make, but we are confident that it is in the best long-term interest of our Company, our customers and our broader employee base."

Those closures follow other large retailers such as Macy’s, Sears, JCPenney, Payless, Bebe and Radio Shack.

Virginia Gymboree closures:

• Charlottesville Fashion Square, 1560 Rio Road, Charlottesville
• Virginia Center, 10101 Brook Avenue, Glen Allen
• Regency Square, 1404 Parham Road, Richmond
• Chesterfield Towne Center, 11500 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond
• Stony Point Parkway, 9200 Stony Point Pkwy, Richmond
• Chesapeake Square, 4200 Portsmouth Blvd, Suite 76, Chesapeake
• MacArthur Center, 300 Monticello Avenue, Norfolk
• Peninsula Town Center, 2307 McMenamin Street, Hampton

Virginia Crazy 8 store closing

• Spotsylvania Mall, 650 Spotsylvania Mall, Fredericksburg

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