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February 10, 2026

Outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy

  • The retailer began as a Seattle fishing shop, and later outfitted the first American to climb Mount Everest.
    • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
    AP Business Writer

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    Most Eddie Bauer retail and outlet stores in the U.S. and Canada will remain open as the company winds down certain locations.

    NEW YORK — The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.


     
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