Retailer rue21’s store closings to include Tanger Outlet unit
CRANBERRY (AP) — Teen clothing retailer rue21 is closing nearly 400 stores nationwide, including its unit at Tanger Outlet Center in South Strabane Township, as it focuses more on its online business.
The privately-held company, based in Cranberry, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh, still has more than 700 stores in 48 states.
The company in a Facebook post called the decision to close the stores “difficult but necessary.”
In western Pennsylvania, the company is closing stores at the Cranberry Mall; the Grove City Premium Outlets; the Shenango Valley Mall in Hermitage; the Indiana Mall; the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer Township; and the Tanger Outlet Center.
The company didn’t say how soon the stores will close.