Anna's Linens was an American retailer. It was based in

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. The company was founded in 1987 by Alan Gladstone, who named the store after his mother. The first location opened in

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. In 1993, the chain filed for bankruptcy due to the poor economy of southern California at the time. It emerged from bankruptcy in December 1994. The stores were stocked with household items, with merchandise sold at discounts. Stores were usually 10,000 square feet in size. It had more than 250 stores in 19 states. In early 2012, it partnered with

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to expand into

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. In 2015, the chain filed for

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with money owed to creditors in excess of 100 million dollars. Most locations closed, which allowed

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to expand into California with new stores opening at former Anna's locations in 2017. On August 27, 2015, 41 store leases were taken over at auction out of a debtor's sale by National Stores Inc. Some former Anna's Linens stores in certain locations will be branded ''"Anna's Linens by Fallas"'' according to the intellectual property rights acquired by National Stores and will continue the basic Anna's Linens product offering. A member of its rewards program was known as a "Fan of Anna's."

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Home decor retailers Retail companies of the United States Retail companies based in California Companies based in Costa Mesa, California American companies established in 1987 Retail companies established in 1987 Retail companies disestablished in 2015 1987 establishments in California 2015 disestablishments in California American companies disestablished in 2015 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1993 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018