Aeropostale closing in Bethesda (Photos)

Aeropostale is closing at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The collapsing apparel retailer kept this particular closure secret until now; the Bethesda store was not on the list released in May, which included 2 other Maryland locations.

Everything in the store is 30-60% off with "limited exclusions" to that promise. EVERYTHING MUST GO!!! One of the rare retail closures that can't be blamed on the anti-business Montgomery County Council, as Aeropostale filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May. Rare, indeed - Montgomery County has lost 2141 retail jobs since 2000, according to Maddy Voytek of the Maryland Retailers Association.