Macy’s to take over two former Gottschalks locations in California
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Macy’s will open two new stores in California this year in former Gottschalks locations.
The stores are in the Central Valley: River Park in Fresno and Visalia Mall in Visalia, the company said today. Both are expected to open in the fall before the holiday shopping season begins.
Each store will offer apparel and accessories for men, women and children as well as a limited assortment of home merchandise. The two stores will employ a total of about 250 people.
‘With these new locations, Macy’s is expanding its presence and serving new customers in the important Central Valley market,’ said Terry J. Lundgren, chief executive of Macy’s. ‘We look forward to offering a locally focused combination of fashion and value.”
In January, Gottschalks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and in March said that it planned to liquidate. The 105-year-old Fresno chain sold fashion apparel, shoes, accessories and home merchandise through 55 department stores and three specialty apparel stores, mostly in California.
Forever 21 is expected to move into several former Gottschalks stores. The Los Angeles-based retailer of trendy, affordable clothing said last month that it had agreed to buy three former Gottschalks stores and to take over as many as 14 of the bankrupt department store chain’s leases.
-- Andrea Chang
