2 national retailers close locations in Springfield

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By Matt Sanctis, staff writer
Dec 20, 2016
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Two Clark County retail stores are closing, but local officials said they are optimistic a recent deal with a Texas-based retail recruitment firm will eventually draw more options for area shoppers.

Layne Bryant, a plus-size clothing store, will close its location at 1642 N. Bechtle Ave. on Jan. 21, according to a sign posted at the store’s entrance. Employees at the store declined to comment Monday, and the company’s corporate office did not return a call seeking comment.

BonWorth, a discount clothing chain at the Upper Valley Mall, closed late last month. Company officials at BonWorth also did not return a call seeking comment Monday.

It is not clear how many employees would be impacted.

It’s also not clear why either store closed, but it is the latest in a series of retail chains that have closed locations in Clark County in recent years.

Despite those closures, the region has also recently attracted retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods, a remodeled Aldi Grocery store and a Rural King location in German Twp.

County officials recently voted to spend $50,000 to work with Buxton Co., a retail recruitment firm that has pledged to work to attract new stores to the Upper Valley Mall and other locations throughout Clark County. Officials with Buxton Co. could not be reached for comment Monday.

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Matt Sanctis, staff writer