[3] Avenue Stores LLC was headquartered in New Rochelle, New Jersey and went through a series of parent companies, with Versa Capital Management, a private equity firm overseeing its final bankruptcy.

When Avenue went bankrupt in 2012, it was acquired by Philadelphia-based private equity firm Versa Capital Management.

[10] Early in 2012, United Retail Group, Inc., Avenue's parent company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was acquired by Versa Capital Management.

[11] Chrissy Metz of This Is Us said she wore clothing from Avenue, and appeared at her publicized 36th birthday in a faux leather jacket from the store.

[12] In addition, the brand put out a nationwide call for customers to try-out to be Avenue clothing plus-size models.