An auction for Eddie Bauer’s store operations scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to lack of interest, according to bankruptcy court documents filed this week.
The entity operating Eddie Bauer’s stores in the U.S. and Canada filed for bankruptcy last month and said at the time that all 175 locations would shutter unless a buyer could be found. Store-closing sales at all of the brick-and-mortar stores will continue unless a satisfactory bid materializes, per this week’s filing.
The company licenses the Eddie Bauer brand from Authentic Brands Group and began 2026 with about 220 stores, but some leases lapsed early in the year. As a result of the closures, gift cards won’t be accepted after Thursday and no refunds or returns will be accepted, according to court documents.
Authentic in early February transferred the brand’s e-commerce and wholesale licenses to another company, ahead of the store operations’ Chapter 11 filing.
