They were told that morning the store would close at the end of the business day. The announcement represented the first public statements by the bridal chain since it abruptly closed its stores on July 13 with no notice, sending brides nationwide into a panic during the traditionally busy summer season.Īt the time, company employees said they were given no warning of the stores’ impending closure. The company went on to advise customers who think they are owed money from the company to submit a form with this link. “Thus, to the extent any order has not been fully delivered to a customer, it shall have to remain unfilled.”Īlfred Angelo had a Jacksonville store in the Regency area of Atlantic Boulevard. “While we have been successful in obtaining customer records and delivering many dresses and accessories for customers all over the country, even after the bankruptcy filing date, it has now become apparent that the logistical and financial strain of fulfilling each and every open order makes continuing that course of action no longer possible. “The Chapter 7 Trustee greatly regrets the upset that Alfred Angelo’s July 14th bankruptcy filing has caused its customers,” the statement said. On a statement posted to the company’s website, the trustee for the firm said after evaluating its options the retailer would be unable to fulfill remaining customer orders. Privacy Policy.Bridal retailer Alfred Angelo broke its silence on Thursday after filing for bankruptcy protection last month, informing brides nationwide they won’t be receiving the wedding dresses they ordered from the national chain. Under which this service is provided to you. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018Ĭable News Network. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. Many other future brides voiced their anger on social media.
The employees stayed at work on Thursday without pay to try and help the heartbroken customers, police added. Police were called to maintain order, the department said. Word of the closure quickly spread to customers, some of whom arrived in a panic at the store. "The employees of a bridal company in town arrived at work this morning (Thursday) to discover that they no longer had jobs and the company was folding," Tukwila police said in a statement on Facebook. In Tukwila, Washington, near Seattle, it wasn't just brides who were shocked to find their local Alfred Angelo location had closed. Amber McGraw tries on her Alfred Angelo wedding dress at the Dublin, Ohio location. The check she wrote has already been cleared, she added. "I simply don't have the funds to go somewhere else," McGraw said. The voicemail box for the Manchester store is full. She too has been unable to reach anyone at the store.Ĭalls put into both the Manchester and Dublin stores by CNNMoney were also not answered. She's 64 days out from her wedding and has already paid $820 for a dress, sash and veil. Related: Store closings have tripled so far this yearĪmber McGraw, 27, said she felt "utter heartbreak" when she found out Friday morning that the Dublin, Ohio location had been shuttered. "This is the most memorable part of your wedding day, and you don't know what's going on," she said. Now, neither the store nor Alfred Angelo's corporate office is taking her calls. Lawrence had planned to pick up her gown at the end of July. "My mom came up to me and she starts crying. "I cried my eyes out," she recalled of finding the perfect dress. Lawrence told CNNMoney that she visited Alfred Angelo's Manchester, Connecticut location in April and put down $950 for her dream wedding dress.
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