Major Clothing Retailer In New Jersey Closing 150 U.S. Stores

A popular mall retailer with stores in New Jersey is closing 150 locations nationwide this year in a bid to stay afloat after being battered by tariffs.

The children’s clothier Carter’s has not disclosed what stores will be shuttered but said in a press release that stores would close as their leases expired as part of its turn-around push.

Atlanta-based Carter’s, which also operates the OshKosh and B’Gosh labels, has 21 stores in New Jersey.

• 1255 Raritan Road, Unit #160, Clark
• 852 State Route 3, Suite 234, Clifton
• 374 State Route 10, East Hanover
• 17 The Promenade, Edgewater
• 651 Kapkowski Rd., #2008, Elizabeth
• 3710 US 9, Space B112, Freehold
• 222 Passaic Street, Garfield
• 420 Marketplace Boulevard, Space 420, Hamilton Township
• 2101 Route 35, Plot #28, Holmdel
• 537 Monmouth Rd., Space 101, Jackson
• 30 Mall Drive West, Suite A51, Jersey City
• 160 Passaic Avenue, Suite 4, Kearny
• 3371 U.S. Highway 1, Unit 158, Lawrenceville
• 3105 Kennedy Boulevard, Space #105, North Bergen
• 300 US Highway 202, Raritan
• 395 Mount Hope Avenue. Suite T09, Rockaway
• 275 NJ-10 East, Suite 31, Succasunna
• 910 Springfield Rd., Union
• 1515 Route 22, Suite 40, Watchung
• 1653 State Route 23, Wayne
• 250 Woodbridge Center Drive, Space 1350, Woodbridge

Douglas C. Palladini, the former CEO of Carter’s, said last fall after the release of the company’s third-quarter 2025 earnings report that the company had made “meaningful progress in stabilizing our business. But, he added, “elevated product costs, in part due to the impact of higher tariffs, as well as additional investment, weighed meaningfully on our profitability.”

Carter’s previously planned to close 100 stores over the 2025 and 2026, but increased its target to 150 that collectively represent about $110 million in annual sales.

On top of the store closures, Carter’s also laid off about 300 employees to absorb losses, Retail Dive reported.

The Carter’s closings are among 1,400 stores expected to close in 2026, including other clothing stores such as Macy’s, Francesca’s and Eddie Bauer. The convenience store chain 7-Eleven is closing about 645 stores in North America.

Grocery Outlet and Kroger are also reducing their store footprints as grocery stores nationwide face pressure from rising food prices and labor costs, as well as evolving consumer preferences to online markets.

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