Francesca’s, a beloved women’s boutique and mall staple, has abruptly stopped all online ordering as it winds down operations following a bankruptcy filing earlier this month.
Online ordering abruptly halted
Francesca’s official website now shows that, as of Feb. 12, the company has stopped accepting orders on francescas.com, effectively shutting down its e-commerce checkout even though the homepage and informational pages still load.
This change comes in the middle of the retailer’s store closing process.
It means that the brand is no longer selling products through its own website the way it used to and digital buyers can no longer complete new orders directly on francescas.com
So if you’re looking to cash in on some “going out of business” sales, you’ll have to find a boutique near you to do so.
Chapter 11 filing and store closures
Francesca’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early February.
The Texas-based company is reportedly shutting down all of its remaining locations and liquidating its entire inventory, Retail Dive reported.
The chain has already issued Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notices, a federally mandated protocol to notify workers of upcoming layoffs.
According to CoStar, Francesca’s outlined plans to permanently close all of its U.S. operations, which includes more than 450 stores in 45 states, in a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission.
The retailer cited debts and lender-repayment challenges, supply chain issues and investor pull-out issues as primary factors playing into the liquidation.
According to Retail Dive, Francesca’s primary lender issued a default notice and froze the chain’s borrowing abilities.
Another issue arose when an investor pledged capital to keep the brand afloat through January 2026 but backed out in late December, CoStar reports.