MK2
02-11-2009, 14:35
Downtown Disney is quickly losing tenants.
Club Libby Lu – a store for girls to dress up, shop and have a makeover – has closed. Owned by Saks Inc., all 78 of the Club Libby Lu stores around the nation are closing.
Department 56 and Starabillas have closed as well.
The Register’s Retail blog (http://retail.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/02/south-coast-plaza-brea-mall-downtown-disney-stores-to-close/6398/) reports that Yankee Holding Corp. will close all 28 of its Illuminations stores. Downtown Disney’s high-quality candle store is scheduled to close April 30. Everything in the store is being sold at 25 to 50 percent off.
[/URL]A fifth store might soon shutter as well.
The retail blog also reported that [URL="http://retail.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/19/quiksilver-to-close-25-stores/5310/"]Quiksilver plans to close 25 of its stores (http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/files/2009/02/2-6-08-39.jpg). It is unclear whether the Downtown Disney outlet will be among the fatalities.
Disney spokeswoman Betsy Sanchez said today that Downtown Disney is in talks with four or five retailers to pick up the leases.
Rest of story... (http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/09/trip-report-stores-close-in-downtown-disney/5348/)
Club Libby Lu – a store for girls to dress up, shop and have a makeover – has closed. Owned by Saks Inc., all 78 of the Club Libby Lu stores around the nation are closing.
Department 56 and Starabillas have closed as well.
The Register’s Retail blog (http://retail.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/02/south-coast-plaza-brea-mall-downtown-disney-stores-to-close/6398/) reports that Yankee Holding Corp. will close all 28 of its Illuminations stores. Downtown Disney’s high-quality candle store is scheduled to close April 30. Everything in the store is being sold at 25 to 50 percent off.
[/URL]A fifth store might soon shutter as well.
The retail blog also reported that [URL="http://retail.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/19/quiksilver-to-close-25-stores/5310/"]Quiksilver plans to close 25 of its stores (http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/files/2009/02/2-6-08-39.jpg). It is unclear whether the Downtown Disney outlet will be among the fatalities.
Disney spokeswoman Betsy Sanchez said today that Downtown Disney is in talks with four or five retailers to pick up the leases.
Rest of story... (http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/09/trip-report-stores-close-in-downtown-disney/5348/)