BENSALEM, PA-Charming Shoppes has joined other apparel chains in closing stores, with plans to shut 150 underperforming units this year. The move includes 100 Fashion Bug locations, all four of its Petite Sophisticate stores and units across its other chains, which are Lane Bryant and Catherines Plus Size.

Executives decided to close the locations due to their “ongoing review of our operations, especially in this challenging environment,” says Dorritt Bern, the company’s president and CEO, in a statement. The measure will leave Charming Shoppes will about 2,300 units.

Though it is closing all of the petite-sized-geared Petite Sophisticate retail stores, Charming Shoppes will leave open the 54 outlet units the chain operates, which are usually connected to outlet stores of the plus-sized Lane Bryant.

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