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Body Central going out of business,to
close all stores
Associated Press
January 10,2015-10:02 AM
NEW YORK—Clothing retailer Body Central is going out of business and closing ail its stores Sunday evening,according to
an atlomey for the wmpany.
The chain has hvo Twin Cities locadons,at Bumsville Center and Maplewood Mall.
Body Central Corp.,based in Jacksonville,Florida,had said eaAier this week that il was"experiencing significant liquidity
challenges"and was working with advisers to evaluate its options.As of Jan.6,the company had 265 stores in 28 states.
Gardner Davis,an attomey for lhe company,said it had about 2,500 employees,who were notified of the closures Friday.
Davis said the company had sought to reorganize its business,but"simply couldn't raise the capital."
Body Central was founded in 1972 and caters lo women in their late teens to mid-30s,according to the company's website.
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