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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1987 (as The Avenue) |
| Defunct | 2019 (stores) |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Rochelle Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
Number of locations | 222 (33 states)[1] (2019) |
Key people | Mark Walsh (CEO) |
| Products | Clothing, footwear, jewelry |
| Revenue |  US$399.25.1 million (2006) |
| US$12.982 million (2006) | |
| US$10.48 million (2006) | |
| Owner | Versa Capital Management |
| Website | www |
Avenue Stores LLC was a specialty retailer in the United States offering plus-size clothing to women who wear larger-size clothing. The company serves a target audience of women aged between 25 and 55 years of age, wearing apparel of size 14 or larger, and also sells shoes and accessories.[2] The group operated 222 stores in 33 states in 2019,[1] all under the name The Avenue.[3]
Avenue Stores LLC was headquartered in New Rochelle, New Jersey and went through a series of parent companies, with Versa Capital Management, a private equity firm overseeing its final bankruptcy.[4] It also operated the women fashion brands Loralette and Cloudwalkers.[5]
Avenue closed all of its stores by 2019, remaining only as an online retail operation.
- ^ a b "Avenue store closings 2019: Plus-size retailer files for bankruptcy". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Retailer Avenue opens Okemos store". Lansing State Journal. July 4, 2009.
- ^ "History of United Retail Group Inc. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Verdon, Joan (May 30, 2012). "Avenue clothing store prepares to close Saddle Brook location". The Record.
- ^ Grill-Goodman, Jamie (October 26, 2018). "Avenue Stores Launches New Mobile App". Retail Info Systems. Retrieved 12 March 2021.