Saks Fifth Avenue will close its North Star Mall location and let go of dozens of employees in May, the company announced in a letter this week to the Texas Workforce Commission.<\/p>\n
The department store closure is part of wider national closures after the company filed for bankruptcy in January. Saks Global also closed its Saks Off Fifth, an off-price location at The Rim, earlier this year. <\/p>\n
Company leaders have closed or announced the closure of more than 80 Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Neiman Marcus stores since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n
In an email, Saks Global senior communications manager Maddie Hayman said the company decided which locations to close based on performance and customer preference. The company is focused on luxury customers and full-price selling, Hayman added, and maintains a presence in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to continuing to serve customers in the community at our Neiman Marcus San Antonio location,\u201d Hayman wrote.<\/p>\n
Neiman Marcus is located in The Shops at La Cantera.<\/p>\n
The layoffs at Saks Fifth Avenue will affect 71 employees, from sales associates to the assistant general manager.<\/p>\n
GGP Retail, which owns North Star Mall and The Shops at La Cantera, did not respond to a phone call or email requesting comment.<\/p>\n
Employers with 100 or more full-time employees are required to submit a notice to the state under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act of 1988. Those layoffs are listed online<\/a> by the commission.<\/p>\n Saks Fifth Avenue\u2019s North Star Mall location is the only one closing in Texas, but the company is closing stores in 18 states. A Saks Off Fifth location near Dallas and in Houston Saks Fifth Avenue will remain open.<\/p>\n