Acorn Stores

Acorn Stores
Public
Industry Retail
Founded 1991
Headquarters Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Products Apparel
Number of employees
280
Website acornstores.com

Acorn Stores was a chain clothing company in the United States. It was originally part of Michael L. Wallace Inc.[1]

History

In November 2004, Christopher & Banks acquired Acorn from Gilmore Brothers, Inc.[2] As of July 2008, there were 39 Acorn stores in 14 states.

On July 31, 2008, it was announced that every store would be closed by December 31, 2008 as the Acorn division lost more than $4,000,000 in 2008.[3]

References

  1. "Acorn stores gets approval of Chap. 11 plan. (Michael L. Wallace Inc.) (Brief Article)". Daily News Record. July 1, 1993. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  2. "Christopher & Banks Corp. completed its acquisition of Acorn stores from Gilmore Bros.(Soft Lines)". Chain Store Age. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. C&B Corporation to close Acorn division


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