Abercrombie & Fitch to close its Kenwood Towne Centre store. Here's why

Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Abercrombie & Fitch, headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, is permanently closing several of its stores, including its location in the Kenwood Towne Centre.
Abercrombie & Fitch, headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, is permanently closing several of its stores, including its location in the Kenwood Towne Centre.

Note: Abercrombie & Fitch is moving to a new Kenwood Towne Centre location. Read more here.

An Ohio-based national retailer is leaving the Kenwood Towne Centre.

Abercrombie & Fitch, headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, is permanently closing several of its stores, including the Kenwood mall location. The company notified the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services about the upcoming closure on Jan. 12.

The retailer cites a "significant downturn in business and a resulting corporate-wide reorganization" as the reasons for the closure.

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According to the notice, 11 employees will be terminated, and 59 will be retained.

The date of the closure has yet to be announced.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Abercrombie & Fitch to close Kenwood Towne Centre store in Cincinnati