Pottery Barn Kids at Mayfair to close
The Journal Sentinel business department follows developments in the local retail industry
Pottery Barn Kids notified customers in an e-mail Tuesday that the store at Mayfair will close on Sunday, Jan. 17.
The Mayfair store is the only Pottery Barn Kids in Wisconsin. The company didn't give a reason for the closing in its announcement.
The most recent earnings report for Pottery Barn's parent company, Williams-Sonoma, listed four Pottery Barn Kids stores around the country slated to close in the fourth quarter. For the full fiscal year, the company will close eight Pottery Barn Kids locations, including one temporary closing at a store that will be remodeled.
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