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These Express stores in the Philadelphia region are closing

Closing sales began on Tuesday at stores in Philadelphia and South Jersey.

Express is set to close several Philadelphia-area stores in the coming months.

The news comes as the Ohio-based clothier enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and prepares for a potential sale to a group that is led by WHP Global and includes the mall holders Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties.

Closing sales began Tuesday at more than 100 locations of Express; its men’s store, Bonobos; and its comfort-focused brand, UpWest, including at the following Philly-area stores:

  1. Express at the Deptford Mall: 1750 Deptford Center Rd., Deptford

  2. Express Edit in Center City: 1521 Walnut St., Philadelphia

  3. Express Factory Outlet at the Fashion District Philadelphia: 901 Market St., Philadelphia

  4. Express Factory Outlet in Moorestown: 400 W. Route 38, Moorestown

  5. Bonobos in Center City: 1519 Walnut St., Philadelphia

Those stores will close by the end of June, according to court documents. The location at the Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne was already set to close before this week’s bankruptcy filing, and is set to do so by the end of May.

Other stores will continue to operate as usual, according to Express. In the Philadelphia region, Express stores that have not been included on the to-close list: Cherry Hill Mall, Gloucester Premium Outlets, King of Prussia Mall, Philadelphia Mills, Philadelphia Premium Outlets, and the Willow Grove Mall.

“Express has a strong portfolio of brands and a premier omni-channel platform,” chief executive officer Stewart Glendinning said in a statement. “Our top priority remains providing our customers with the contemporary styles and value they expect from us.”

Customers can still place orders online, make returns, and use gift cards and store credits, according to the company, though gift cards are no longer being sold. Customers earning or redeeming rewards via the Express Insider program should not expect any changes either.

Express and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to facilitate the sales process with the consortium led by WHP Global, which is in the process of resurrecting Toys R Us.

Express operates about 600 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and employs 9,300 employees, 2,800 of whom are full-time, according to court documents.