A Jan. 23 Retail Dive article reported fashion retailer Francesca’s, which has more than 450 stores and operates in 45 states, “plans to permanently cease operations following a ‘periodic progression’ of store closures and layoffs that began last week.”

Grand Junction has a Francesca’s store in Mesa Mall, 2424 U.S. Highway 6&50, Suite 84. A call to the store confirmed Francesca’s will be closing, but a date has not been set, and it learned about the closure in mid-January. It currently has all items marked down 25 percent.