Godiva to close all stores, including seven in Bay Area
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FILE: A display of chocolate treats is displayed at Godiva s just-opened cafe in New York, Tuesday April 16, 2019.Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press
Chocolatier Godiva is closing all of its Northern American stories, including seven locations around the Bay Area.
The mass closure affects 128 stores in the U.S. and Canada, although its outposts in Europe, the Middle East and China will remain open. The closures will be completed by March, as the stores are expected to stay open during the lucrative Valentine s Day season.
The news comes less than two years after Godiva s planned expansion of 2,000 cafes around the globe by 2025. Americans won t be short on Godiva chocolates, though. The products will continue to be sold online, in grocery stores and other retailers that carry their products.