By Jessica Remo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

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2017 has been merciless when it comes to retail store closings. This year, analysts say online shopping has continued to take its toll on even the most popular brands.

Is your favorite retailer closing shop?

Check out our list of the biggest chains closings stores this year.

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Abercrombie & Fitch

In early March, Abercrombie & Fitch announced it would close 60 more stores in 2017 amid struggling sales. The company has not announced if any of the New Jersey locations will close. Currently there are stores in Atlantic City, Bridgewater, Cherry Hill, Deptford, Eatontown, Edison, Elizabeth, Freehold, Paramus, Rockaway, Short Hills and Wayne.

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Aeropostale

The retailer filed for bankruptcy in the spring of 2016, but in the fall of 2016 was acquired by a group of mall owners for $243 million. The sale is expected to save about 230 of Aeropostale's 800 stores, according to Fortune. More than 100 stores were set to close after the bankruptcy filing, but no N.J. closures have been announced so far.

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Aerosoles

Edison-based women's footwear chain Aerosoles has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close a "significant" number of stores, the company said in a September statement. While the company didn't disclose how many or which of its 88 locations will be shuttered, it said it will maintain four flagship stores in New Jersey and New York, and continue to sell online.

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American Apparel

The clothing chain closed all of its 110 remaining stores by the end of April, including at the Menlo Park mall in Edison, the Cherry Hill mall, Hoboken and Garden State Plaza in Paramus.

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American Eagle

The teen retailer will total 150 store closings by the end of 2017, though it hasn't announced which locations will close.

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Ann Taylor, Dress Barn, Loft, Lane Bryant, Justice, Catherines, Maurices

Ascena Retail Group, the owner of retail stores Ann Taylor, Dress Barn, Loft, Lane Bryant, Justice, Maurices, and Catherines stores in June announced plans to close up to 650 retail outlets over the next two years, according to CNN Money. The company did not say how many stores from each brand would close or which would close in New Jersey. The company's president blamed the closures on the struggling brick-and-mortar retail market and declining traffic at malls.

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BCBG Max Azria

In early March, the women's retailer announced it will be closing 120 stores across the U.S., but the company has not said which N.J. locations would be affected or when they would be closed.

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Bebe

The national women's apparel store is reportedly planning to close all of its more than 200 U.S. locations, including nine in New Jersey, and will instead focus on online retail, according to Bloomberg. The New Jersey stores are located in Menlo Park mall, the Jersey Shore Outlets, Freehold, Lawrence, Elizabeth, Blackwood, Cherry Hill, Short Hills and Paramus.

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Chico's

Chico’s, which also owns White House Black Market and Soma, said it would cut 240 jobs and close 120 stores, though which stores will close has not been announced.

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The Children's Place

In March, the Secaucus-based chain announced plans to close 300 stores by the end of 2020, upping the number from a previous plan of closing 200 stores by 2017. No word yet on which, if any, of the 43 New Jersey locations are slated to shut their doors.

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Crocs

Crocs said it will close 160 stores due to falling revenues. The shoe retailer has four locations in New Jersey — in Atlantic City, Blackwood, Elizabeth and Tinton Falls — but whether those stores will remain open is unclear.

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CVS pharmacy

CVS will close 70 stores this year to save $265 million, but the chain has not announced the location of the closures. At the same time, the company in December announced it had completed an acquisition of Target's pharmacy and clinic businesses for $1.9 billion.

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Finish Line

The shoe and athletic-apparel retailer will close 150 stores by 2020. In January last year, the company blamed issues and losses on a new warehouse management system it had introduced, which, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, caused order-processing issues, leading to millions in lost sales. Finish Line has not announced which, if any, of its 33 N.J. locations are closing.

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GameStop

After slumping sales, GameStop announced plans to close between 150 and 225 locations in a March earnings call. What stores will be closed has not yet been revealed.

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Guess

In a March earnings call, Guess' CEO announced 60 stores would close in 2017 and that more could be shuttered in 2018. The retailer has not announced which, if any, of its seven New Jersey locations will close. There are Guess stores in the Bridgewater Commons, Cherry Hill Mall, Freehold Raceway Mall, Menlo Park Mall, Garden State Plaza, Rockaway Townsquare and in City Place in Edgewater.

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Gymboree

Faced with a June interest payment on its more than $1 billion in debt, children's clothing chain Gymboree filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to close up to 450 stores. The retailer has around 10 locations in New Jersey, but no specific store closures have been announced.

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hhgregg

In early March, the appliance and electronics chain announced it will close more than 100 stores across the country, including its three N.J. locations in Moorestown, Mays Landing and Deptford at Woodbury.

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JCPenney

JC Penney announced it will close its location at Rio Grande Plaza in Middle Township as part of a larger plan to shutter 138 stores across the country. The department store has 14 other locations in New Jersey.

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Jos A. Bank/Men's Wearhouse

The parent company of the men's suit chains, Tailored Brands, are on track to close 250 stores. The closures include 80 to 90 Jos. A. Bank stores and 58 outlet stores, according to Fortune, though which stores will close next hasn't been announced.



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Kmart

Kmart, which is part of Sears Holdings, will also close stores in New Jersey. The company will close 42 stores across the country including six here: Clementon, East Brunswick, Pleasantville, Mantua, Manahawkin and Rio Grande.

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The Limited

The women's clothing chain closed all 250 of its locations, including New Jersey stores, in January. The chain is continuing to sell online.

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Macy's

Macy’s announced it will close 68 stores across the country, cutting 10,000 jobs, after disappointing holiday sales. Three N.J. locations are slated to close so far in Moorestown, Voorhees and Wayne.

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Michael Kors

The namesake retailer of the Project Runway judge, Michael Kors will close 125 stores this year, the company announced in May. Michael Kors has New Jersey locations in Edison, Freehold, Lawrenceville, Bridgewater, Elizabeth, Short Hills, Jersey City, Flemington, Wayne, Rockaway, Cherry Hill, Deptford, Blackwood. It has two stores in both Atlantic City and Paramus.

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Office Depot

Office Depot has continued to shrink nationwide. In a 2016 report by

the Consumerist,

the office supply chain said it expects to close 300 more stores in the next three years to help cut annual costs by $250 million. The fate of the chain's remaining N.J. stores is uncertain.

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Payless

Payless announced in April that it close seven stores in New Jersey as part of the company's plan to shutter 400 locations across the country after filing for bankruptcy. Payless operates 4,400 discount shoe stores around the world. The New Jersey locations that will close are: Loews Shopping Center, East Rutherford; Marlton Crossing, Marlton section of Evesham; Mid State Mall, East Brunswick; Phillipsburg Mall, Phillipsburg; Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield; Acme Plaza, Cape May Court House section of Middle Township and Marlboro Plaza, Marlboro.

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RadioShack

RadioShack plans to close 552 stores nationally, including 20 locations in New Jersey, according to a report from Business Insider. The report says these New Jersey locations will close: Bayonne, Bloomfield, Brick, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Glassboro, Hammonton, Harrison, Lakewood, Medford, Neptune, Paterson, Passaic, Rio Grande (Middle Township), Roselle, Somers Point, Trenton, Ventnor, Westmont (Haddonfield) and Whitehouse Station (Readington).

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Rite Aid/Walgreens

Walgreens is up against antitrust regulators over a deal to merge with Rite Aid, and to appease them has agreed to sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred's Inc., according to the Wall Street Journal. Specific store closings have yet to be announced.

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rue21

Four New Jersey locations of teen clothing retailer rue21 will be among 400 across the country that will close in June as the company restructures and has filed for bankruptcy. Stores in the Livingston Mall in Livingston, the Ocean County Mall in Toms River, Jersey Shore Premium Outlets in Tinton Falls and Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing will close, while stores in the Cumberland Mall in Vineland, Cross Key Commons in Turnersville, Moorestown Mall and Audubon Crossings will stay open.

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Sears

In June, Sears announced it will close another 72 stores across the country, after announcing 108 stores would be closing earlier this year. The company has said the Vineland location will close, but has not said if any other New Jersey locations will close. Along with announcing those closings, Sears will sell its Craftsman tools business to Black & Decker for $900 million.

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Staples

In early March, the office supplies chain announced plans to close another 70 stores this year. Staples has about 75 locations in New Jersey. The company did not say which stores will close.

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Teavana

Starbucks will close all 379 of its Teavana stores, the company announced in July. There are 11 Teavana stores in New Jersey. Starbucks tried to drum up business for Teavana through "creative merchandising" and new store designs, the company said, but found many stores were "persistently underperforming."

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Toys 'R' Us

The New Jersey-based toy retailer adored by children for nearly 70 years, filed for bankruptcy protection late Monday night. Toys"R"Us, which has about 32 stores in New Jersey and more than 1,600 stores worldwide, says its stores will remain open and will continue operating as usual. The retailer has also been contending with tighter demands of repayment of debt by vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.But Dave Brandon, chairman and CEO, said he is confident about plans to restructure the company for a sustainable future.

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True Religion

Jeans retailer True Religion has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close 27 of its 140 stores as the company restructures, according to USA Today. Only one New Jersey store is slated to close so far — the location at Garden State Plaza in Paramus.

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Walmart

In early 2016, Walmart announced plans to close 154 stores, but none of the affected stores are in New Jersey. The 19,000 employees at Walmart's 70 stores in New Jersey are safe, according to spokesman Aaron Mullins.

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Wet Seal

The teen clothing chain declared bankruptcy and began closing stores in 2015. In January, the company notified employees that it would close all of its remaining stores across the country, including N.J. locations in Freehold Raceway mall and Monmouth mall.

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