Express, Express Men, J.Crew close at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda

Express and Express Men have permanently closed their stores at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, as expected. J.Crew has also closed, but will return to the mall in the near future in a space across the corridor from their old location. What's odd is that J.Crew closed the existing store before the new one was ready, despite having access to the new space across the hall since March. Hopefully it's just a matter of moving the inventory, and won't be an extended closure.