Francesca's allegedly fires workers without warning as women's clothing retailer shuts down for good

After years of financial turmoil and a post-bankruptcy sale, the once-popular women’s specialty retailer Francesca’s is preparing to shut down its remaining stores, with reports that employees were laid off without warning and that vendors allege they are owed hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid invoices.

Francesca’s — a once-beloved women’s boutique chain selling clothing, jewelry, accessories and gifts — is reportedly in the process of closing all its remaining stores as company...