Ascena operates mall staples such as Anne Taylor, Lane Bryant and Catherine’s for women’s apparel and Justice for girls. Reports last week indicated it will shutter about 1,600 of its 2,800 stores nationwide. Nearly 60 of those locations are scattered across the Carolinas, including 10 in the greater Charlotte region.
Some malls will face multiple vacancies as a result. Charlotte’s Northlake Mall, for instance, is losing a Lane Bryant store as well as a Justice store.
