Popular retailer is opening dozens of stores under new owner after closing all of its locations (2024)

It wasn’t that long ago that rue21, a specialty fashion retailer of apparel and accessories, filed for bankruptcy and closed all of its 540 stores, including 21 locations in Pennsylvania.

But now under its new owner, YM Inc., the retailer is opening dozens of stores across the country.

“Under new ownership and management, rue21 is on an exciting journey. We’re thrilled about our recent acquisition and are diligently working to revitalize the rue21 brand,” reads a message on the retailer’s website.

Rue21 has opened stores in the following locations:

1. Tanger Outlet Center, 800 Steven B. Tanger Blvd., Commerce, Georgia
2. Tanger Outlet Charleston, 4840 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, South Carolina (open)
3. Tanger Outlets Daytona, 1100 Cornerstone Blvd., Daytona Beach, Florida
4. Tanger Outlet Mrytle Beach, Highway 501, 4625 Factory Stores Blvd., Mrytle Beach, South Carolina
5. Tanger Outlet Deer Park, 1652 The Arches Circle, Deer Park, New York
6. Tanger Outlets Phoenix (Westgate), 6800 N. 95th Ave., Glendale Arizona
7. Tanger Outlet Houston, 5885 Interstate 45 N., Texas City Texas
8. Tanger Outlet Center Mebane, 4000 Arrowhead Blvd., Mebane, North Carolina
9. Tanger Outlet Sevierville, 1645 Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee
10. Tanger Outlets Palm Beach, 1721 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, Florida
11. Tanger Outlet Branson, 300 Tanger Boulevard, Branson, Missouri
12. Tanger Rohoboth Beach, 36470 Seaside Outlet Drive, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
13. Tanger Tilton, 120 Laconia Road, Tilton, New Hampshire
14. Greenwood Park Mall, 1251 U.S. 31, North Greenwood, Indiana
15. Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Dr Buford, Georgia
16. Gulfport Premium Outlets, 10210 Factory Shops Blvd., Gulfport, Mississippi
17. Edison Mall, 4125 Cleveland St., Fort Myers, Florida
18. Magnolia Mall, 2701 David H McLeaod Blvd., Florence, South Carolina
19. South Park Mall, 232 South Park Mall, Colonial Heights, Virginia
20. West Town Mall, 7600 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee
21. Arundel Mills, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, Maryland
22. Four Seasons Town Center, 210 Four Seasons Town Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
23. Tanger Outlet Center Southhaven, 5205 Airways Blvd., Southaven, Mississippi
24. Carolina Place, 11025 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville, North Carolina
25. Monroeville Mall, 203 Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, Allegheny County
26. Triangle Town Center, 5959 Triangle Town Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina
27. Valley View Mall, 4802 Valley View Blvd., Roanoke Virginia
28. Wolfchase Galleria, 2760 N. Germantown Parkway, Memphis, Tennessee
29. South County Center, 47 S. County Centerway, St. Louis, Missouri
30. Mesilla Valley Mall, 700 S. Teshor Blvd., Las Crues, New Mexico
31. Valley Hills Mall, 1960 Highway 70 SE, Hickory, Norh Carolina
32. Colonial Mall at Valdosta, 1700 Norman Drive, Valdosta, Georgia
33. Southern Park Mall, 7401 Market St., Youngstown, Ohio
34. Northwoods Mall, 2200 W. War Memorial Drive, Peoria, Illinois
35. Katy Mills, 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy, Texas
36. The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso, 7051 S. Desert Blvd., Canutillo, Texas
37. The Outlet Collection – Seattle, 1101 Outlet Collection Way, Auburn, Washington
38. Melbourne Square Mall, 1700 W. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, Florida
39. West Gate Mall, 205 W. Blackstock Road, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Rue21 will open the following stores this month:

1. Midland Park Mall, 4511 N. Midkiff Road, Midland, Texas
2. Valley Mall, 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown, Maryland
3. Albany Mall, 2601 Dawson Road, Albany, Georgia
4. Greenville Mall, 714 SE Blvd., Greenville, North Carolina
5. Town East Square, 7700 E. Kellogg Drive, Wichita, Kansas
6. Pecanland Mall, 4700 Millhaven Road, Monroe, Louisiana
7. Antelope Valley Mall, 1233 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale, California
8. Mall of Louisianna, 6401 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
9. The Mall at Robinson, 100 Robinson Centre Drive, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, near Pittsburgh
10. North Town Mall, 4750 N. Division St., Spokane, Washington
11. Riverchase Galleria, 2000 Riverchase Galleria, Birmingham, Alabama
12. Peachtree Mall, 3131 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, Georgia
13. Florence Mall, 1018 Florence Mall, Florence, Kentucky
14. South Park Mall, 2310 SW Military Drive, San Antonio, Texas
15. TownCenter at Aurora, 14200 E. Alameda Ave., Aurora, Colorado
16. SantaMaria Town Center, 115Town Center East, Santa Maria, California
17. Berkshire Mall,1665 State Hill Road, Wyomissing, Berks County
18. Oakwood Center, 197 Westbank Expressway, Gretna Louisiana
19. Anderson Mall, 3131 N. Main St., Anderson, South Carolina
20. Northpark Mall, 101 N. Range Line Road, Joplin, Missouri

The retailer said it encourages previous employees to apply for positions at the stores.

Rue21 is a fashion-forward casual apparel retailer focused on teenagers; and sells clothing, accessories and shoes among other items.

The retailer, which previously filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and 2017 had 1,000 stores in the United States at its peak, according to Reuters.

The clothing retailer, which was based in Allegheny County, had $194.4 million in debt when it filed for bankruptcy in May, according to Reuters. It said in its bankruptcy filing, that it “suffered operational losses stemming from, among other things, underperforming retail locations, the continued growth of online shopping and industry competition, inflation and macroeconomic headwinds, and difficulties raising capital in an amount sufficient to meet their liquidity needs and fund operations.”

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