The casual clothing chain will liquidate and shutter its stores and transition to a wholesale and e-commerce business model.

Columbus and a retail store at 1104 Broadway in Columbus. Gift cards at the store will be honored through the close of business on Oct. 20, and returns for merchandise purchased before Sept. 20 will be accepted until that date.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Salt Life, the lifestyle brand that started with a simple window decal more than 20 years ago in Jacksonville Beach and expanded to more than 20 stores nationwide, is set to shutter its retail store operations as it shifts its focus to wholesale and e-commerce.

With fewer customers heading out to stores to buy products, retailers are getting hit hard, and quite a few have had to declare bankruptcy because of it. Express, Bob's Stores, Rue21, Ted Baker, Soft Surroundings and Outdoor Voices are just some of the many chains that recently went bankrupt,