After 106 Years, Eddie Bauer’s Retail Exit Signals End of an Era for Mall-Based Outdoor Apparel

The Seattle outdoor brand's third bankruptcy in two decades exposes the fragility of mid-tier retail as Catalyst Brands shutters 200 stores while pivoting to digital-first operations The quilted down jacket that warmed American mountaineers for nearly a century is disappearing from shopping mall corridors. Eddie Bauer, the iconic 106-year-old outdoor apparel brand that pioneered the […]