Pacific Linen, founded 1980 in

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, is a defunct retailer of high quality designer linens, bath towels, and home accents that operated in the

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and

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. In April 1996, Pacific Linen filed for

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protection. In an attempt to cut costs, the company closed several stores and moved its headquarters from

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to Woodinville-Redmond Road in

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. By 1999, the company was operating its core locations in Canada with only nine American stores remaining.Universal Capital Group to Manage Going-Out-of-Business Sales for Pacific Linen Outlets
/ref> In September 1999, Pacific Linen announced to its employees that the company had hired Universal Capital Group to liquidate its 28 remaining stores in the United States and Canada. Century Services worked in conjunction with Universal Capital to liquidate the Canadian division.

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Defunct retail companies of the United States Linen industry Defunct companies based in Washington (state) Retail companies established in 1980 Retail companies disestablished in 1999 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996 {{US-retail-company-stub