{"id":529318,"date":"2025-12-03T10:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/?p=529318"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:29:30","slug":"yankee-candle-is-closing-20-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/style\/shopping\/2025\/12\/03\/yankee-candle-is-closing-20-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankee Candle Is Closing 20 Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yankee Candle fans should stock up now. Parent company Newell Brands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251201958576\/en\/Newell-Brands-Announces-Global-Productivity-Plan-to-Strengthen-Competitiveness-and-Deliver-Greater-Value-for-Consumers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced on December 1<\/a> that it plans to close approximately 20 stores in the U.S. and Canada next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brand currently operates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yankeecandle.com\/stores\/virginia?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 stand-alone stores<\/a> in Virginia. Four of these are in NoVA, in Leesburg, Potomac Mills, Gainesville, and Fredericksburg. The company has not yet stated which stores will be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Yankee-Candle-Store.webp\" alt=\"the exterior of a Yankee Candle store in a shopping mall\" class=\"wp-image-529325\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Stock.adobe.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Yankee Candle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newellbrands.com\/our-brands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newell also owns more than 50 brands<\/a>. These include Graco, Coleman, Oster, Rubbermaid, Sunbeam, Sharpie, and Elmer&#8217;s. It says the Yankee Candle store closures represent roughly 1 percent of its sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Newell Brands, the closures are part of the company&#8217;s &#8220;global productivity plan&#8221; that &#8220;aligns the brand\u2019s footprint with modern consumer shopping behaviors and supports its multi-channel growth strategy.&#8221; Newell also plans to &#8220;reduce its global workforce by over 900 employees (approximately 10 percent<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>of professional and clerical employees), with limited impact on manufacturing or supply chain operations.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Feature image, stock.adobe.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The brand operates a dozen Virginia locations, including four in 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