Central New York Losing Three More Retail Stores

Central New York is losing three more retail stores.

Ascena, the company that owns Lane Bryant, Catherine's, Ann Taylor, Loft and Justice filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. They plan to close about 1,600 of their 2,800 stores, according to USA Today.

More than 150 Lane Bryant stores will close including the one in Consumer Square in New Hartford.

New York Lane Bryant Closings

Bay Shore: 1701 Sunrise Highway
Middletown: 1 N Galleria Drive
New Hartford: 4775 Commercial Drive
Victor: 7979 Victor-Pittsford Road
West Babylon: 835 West Montauk Highway
West Nyack: 2780 Palisades Center Drive
White Plains: 437 Tarrytown Road

All 320 Catherine's locations will close and operate online only. That includes the store in New Hartford.

New York Catherines Closings

Albany: 1475 Western Ave
Amherst: 3328 Sheridan Dr.
Cheektowaga: 3801 Union Road
Clay: Route 31
New Hartford: Route 5A and Genesee Street
Patchogue: West Sunrise Highway
Vestal: Route 434 (Vestal Parkway)

Justice is closing 600 stores, including locations in Sangertown Square Mall in New Hartford and Destiny USA in Syracuse.

New York Justice Closings

Albany: 1 Crossgates Mall Road
Albany: 1425 Central Ave, Sp 301-A
Amherst: 742 Alberta Drive
Bayshore: 2056 Sunrise Highway
Bayside: 212-09 26th Ave.
Buffalo: One Walden Galleria, Space G-203
Clifton Park: 22 Clifton Country Road, Suite 35
Commack: 140 E. Jericho Turnpike, Space 25
Garden City: 630 Old Country Road, Space 2053
Hicksville: 880 Broadway Mall
Horseheads: 3300 Chambers Road South, Suite 5065
Johnson City: 601-635 Harry L Drive
Lake Grove: 226 Smith Haven Mall
Massapequa: 2181 Sunrise Mall
Middletown: 1 N Galleria Drive, Space D-107
New Hartford: 1 Sangertown Sq., Ste. 119
Niagara Falls: 1654 Military Road, Space 17
Orchard Park: 3473 Amelia Drive
Poughkeepsie: 2001 South Road
Rochester: 256 Greece Ridge Center Drive
Saratoga Springs: 3065 Route 50, Suite 114
Staten Island: 2955 Veterans Road West, Suite 1B
Staten Island: 430 New Dorp Lane, Space B3
Syracuse: 9090 Destiny USA Drive, Space F112
Valley Stream: 2010 Green Acres, Space 2205A
Victor: 502 Eastview Mall
Waterloo: 655 Route 318
Watertown: 21182 Salmon Run Mall Loop W
West Babylon: 1029 West Montauk Highway
West Nyack: 3720 Palisades Center Drive
White Plains: 125 Westchester Ave.
Yorktown Heights: 650 Lee Blvd.

The recent closures are just a few in a long list of retail stores that have gone under as more people shop online. The coronavirus pandemic isn't helping with malls being closed for months and people on unemployment.

This may be a sign of what's to come.