On January 20, 2014, Dots, LLC filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The private company operated a chain of fashion apparel retail stores for women, named Dots. The stores, which targeted women between the ages of 25 and 35, offered value-priced fashion apparel and accessories for the junior, misses, and plus-size markets.

Dots, LLC was founded in 1987 and based in Glenwillow, Ohio with stores in the midwest, on the east coast, and in several southern states. At its peak, the company had 425 stores. Liquidation sales began earlier this spring and all stores at an average 4,350 square feet, were closed in May of this year. The closings left 1.8 million square feet of retail selling space unoccupied.

Chains Store Guide’s proximity analysis shows that each location closed had multiple competitors within a 3-mile radius. There are over 4,000 women’s apparel competitor locations within 3 miles of all of the newly closed locations. The top 10 ranked by total local competitor locations are represented below.

Top 10 Dots Competitors – Ranked by Store Locations

*Source: Chain Store Guide Apparel Stores Locations Database