Eddie Bauer's nearly 200 stores in the US and Canada are expected to close after a failed sale effort

Nearly 200 Eddie Bauer stores across the US and Canada are expected to close.

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• The nearly 200 remaining Eddie Bauer stores in the US and Canada are expected to close.
• The operating entity behind the North American retail stores failed to find a buyer.
• Store closing sales are projected to end before April 30, according to bankruptcy court documents.

Shoppers will likely soon have to say goodbye to Eddie Bauer's retail stores across the US and Canada.