The chocolatier Godiva has become the latest national retailer to announce the closing of its stores.
The New York City-headquartered company, founded in Belgium in 1926 and acquired by the Turkish conglomerate Yildiz Holding in 2007, will shut down all 128 of its U.S. and Canada stores in March ”“ the delayed closing is to allow for one final Valentine”™s Day retail season. However, Godiva”™s chocolates will still be available in retail and e-commerce channels and the company”™s stores in Europe, China and the Middle East will remain operational.
Within this region, Godiva”™s sole Fairfield County store is in the Stamford Town Center; the company also has Connecticut retail stores in Farmington”™s Westfarms Shopping Mall and Mohegan Sun. InNew York, Godiva has a store in The Westchester Mall in White Plains and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley.
