Major Apparel Retailer Sets Deadline for Gift Cards Before Store Closings

Use them or lose them! Major apparel retailer Eddie Bauer has set a deadline to use gift cards and loyalty program points. This alert includes 2 stores in the Capital Region of New York.

Foot Locker, Game Stop, and Rite Aid are just a few other national brands that have recently announced either, bankruptcy, a reduction in the number of their stores, or a complete shutdown of their brand. Now you can add Eddie Bauer to the list.

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Bloomberg reports Eddie Bauer customers have until Thursday March 12th to use any store gift cards and rewards earned through Eddie Bauer’s Adventure Points program at stores closing in Canada and the United States.

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According to Women's Wear Daily, the Eddie Bauer brand filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February and plan to close all of their brick-and-mortar locations in North America, including 2 in the Capital Region.

In January of 2023, Eddie Bauer closed it's store located in Saratoga Springs, NY. Now it appears the store in Colonie and Lake George are next. Here are the current New York locations;

• Cheektowaga - Walden Galleria
• Colonie - Northway Mall
• Deer Park - Tanger Outlets
• Lake George - Adirondack Outlet Mall
• Riverhead - Tanger Outlets
• Syracuse - Destiny USA
• Victor - Eastview Mall
• Waterloo - Premium Outlets

The Eddie Bauer brand is not necessarily going away. This bankruptcy filing, and store closings are part of a transition from physical spaces to an all-digital platform in North America.