News Francesca's at Disney Springs Expected to Close in Nationwide Shutdown

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Francesca's at Disney Springs Expected to Close in Nationwide Shutdown

Francesca's at Disney Springs Expected to Close in Nationwide Shutdown

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[WDWhopper]

I honestly couldn’t tell you where this store is at Disney Springs.

 

[jah4955]

Francesca's at Disney Springs Expected to Close in Nationwide Shutdown

Francesca's at Disney Springs Expected to Close in Nationwide Shutdown

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Shame. I know many who absolutely loved this store. I know their pain, as absolutely (not virtually) ALL my favorite retailers are either long gone or on life support. Thanks Walmart and Amazon!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Thanks Walmart and Amazon!

Are you sure it’s not every retailer on the planet overcharging without any thought as to how they’re driving themselves out of business?

Come to think of it…the one at springs fits

 

[jah4955]

Are you sure it’s not every retailer on the planet overcharging without any thought as to how they’re driving themselves out of business?

Come to think of it…the one at springs fits

I agree so many of their behaviors have been perplexing to put it kindly.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I agree so many of their behaviors have been perplexing to put it kindly.

Chasing quarterlies than cannot go up constantly…


…ahem…

 

[ChrisFL]

everybody say it together......."private equity"

 

[Stitchon]

everybody say it together......."private equity"

Indeed! The private equity firms that have now successfully extracted the value from the asset and are moving on. Seems familiar... oh, wait. Same thing happened to Sprinkles!

Francesca's also has the disadvantage of having gone bankrupt previously, which immediately handicaps it regardless of who takes over.

 

[Captain Armando Salazar]

 

[Soluna16]

This is pretty sad, know many people who loved coming here or the one in Altamonte.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

I remember my wife once bought a dress from a Francescas(not DS location), the next day she decided she didn't want it but had lost her receipt. They essentially told her to bad. Wouldn't refund, exchange or anything. Said she was even dealing with the girl that sold her the dress and it was obviously their dress as they had unique offering and had a ton of them on the rack. Never did any business with them again.

 

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Francesca's at Disney Springs Closing Permanently on March 29​

Francesca's at Disney Springs Closing Permanently on March 29

Francesca's at Disney Springs Closing Permanently on March 29

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[Jambo Dad]

Can’t say this bothers me- this is a pretty bog standard store at many malls. The Springs should keep aiming for stores that are not standard mall shops. Look for popular online retailers that have limited physical locations and views those locations as ‘halo’ brand ambassadors.

 

[BlindChow]

I remember my wife once bought a dress from a Francescas(not DS location), the next day she decided she didn't want it but had lost her receipt. They essentially told her to bad. Wouldn't refund, exchange or anything. Said she was even dealing with the girl that sold her the dress and it was obviously their dress as they had unique offering and had a ton of them on the rack. Never did any business with them again.

I feel this would be more of an outrage if your wife hadn't lost her receipt...

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

I feel this would be more of an outrage if your wife hadn't lost her receipt...

Right. I get that it's frustrating, but if the retailer requires a receipt for returns and you lose the receipt, that's not really on the retailer?

 

[BlindChow]

Right. I get that it's frustrating, but if the retailer requires a receipt for returns and you lose the receipt, that's not really on the retailer?

There are a lot of "return" scams out there that prey on retailers that allow receipt-less returns. I think it's understandable to require a receipt, especially if the transaction happened "the next day" (!).

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

There are a lot of "return" scams out there that prey on retailers that allow receipt-less returns. I think it's understandable to require a receipt, especially if the transaction happened "the next day" (!).

100%. People literally grab and steal entire handfuls of merchandise off racks to return for store credit gift cards that they then turn around and sell. They just run right out the door with them. People also "try things on" and hide the clothing under their own to do the same thing. These were huge shrink issues when I worked retail twenty years ago, and I don't imagine it has gotten better in the modern age.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Right. I get that it's frustrating, but if the retailer requires a receipt for returns and you lose the receipt, that's not really on the retailer?

Nope. But an exchange or something would have been helpful. But they lost a customer for life. So...here we are.