Sur La Table closing stores, including in Edina and Woodbury, seeking bankruptcy protection
Sur La Table in Woodbury.[Google Earth]
Cookware and kitchen chain Sur La Table is closing 56 of its 121 stores as it seeks bankruptcy protection, the latest retail casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to its website, Sur La Table locations in Edina and Woodbury will be closing either in August or September this year.
The privately held Seattle-based company says it has agreed to sell its remaining stores to affiliates of Fortress Investment Group following the bankruptcy procedure and store closures.
The post-sale company will also include its in-person and online cooking classes, and its e-commerce business. Sur La Table had its start in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1972.
"We have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reduce the company’s expenses and recover from the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis. We expect and are working towards a bright future for Sur La Table," a statement on its website reads.
You can learn more about the closures here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.