Mervyn’s is closing four Arizona department stores, all of them in the Phoenix area.
One store in Scottsdale and three in Phoenix are among 26 “under-performing” Mervyn’s locations to get dumped by the California-based retailer. Mervyn’s is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and trying to reorganize.
The rest of the company’s 10 Phoenix-area stores and its three Tucson-area stores are safe, for now.
The targeted locations will close in October or November, the company said.
“While the decision to close this group of under-performing stores was not easy, we believe this is a necessary step in our process to emerge from bankruptcy as a stronger company, better positioned to compete in the retail industry,” said Mervyn’s CEO John Goodman in a prepared statement.