Plus size women are losing a retail staple. Plus-size retailer Avenue announced it will close all of their stores, according to a press release via liquidation company Hilco Merchant Resources. This ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A national chain of women's plus-size clothing stores is going out of business. Avenue announced on Wednesday that all 222 of their stores across 33 states will be closing.

The national plus-size clothing store chain Avenue is closing all its locations. The chain has one location in the Fresno area, on Shaw Avenue in Clovis near Villa Avenue and the Ross Dress for Less.

Declining sales and expensive store leases led the owner of Avenue plus-size women’s clothing chain to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and agree to be sold to a private equity firm ...