Is Bath and Body Works going out of Business 2020?
Bath & Body Works is the latest retailer to announce store closures in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The store’s parent company, L Brands, revealed in a first quarter earnings presentation that 50 Bath & Body Works locations in the United States, as well as one store in Canada, will close in 2020.
Is Bath & Body Works closing stores amid covid-19?
Roberto Machado Noa / LightRocket via Getty Images Bath & Body Works is the latest retailer to announce store closures in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How many Bath & Body Works stores are in the US?
The news isn’t all bad for Bath & Body Works, because even if it is shuttering 50 of its mall-based stores, it plans to open as many as 26 new outlets across the U.S. and Canada. Altogether, the tweaks to the brand’s store tally will mean it still has over 1,700 stores across the US and Canada (via Today ).
Is Bath and Body Works moving out of the mall?
Many retail establishments have gone to having locations in outdoor strip malls, or moving into locations that are in large, outdoor clusters of free-standing retail spaces. Bath and Body Works is one of the retailers that has moved away from occupying new space inside the malls of America.
How many Bath & Body Works stores are there?
While some stores are closing, 26 new locations will also open this year, meaning there will still be just over 1,700 Bath & Body Works locations across the U.S. and Canada.
Does Bath & Body Works sell hand sanitizer online?
Fewer shoppers may be browsing for lotions, candles and body scrubs in physical Bath & Body Works stores these days, but the company’s online sales of soaps and hand sanitizers have surged in recent months. In fact, soap and sanitizer sales could double or even triple due to the COVID-19 situation, Meslow predicts.