Apparel retailer Express files for US bankruptcy protection, to close over 100 stores

Customers are seen inside the Express store in Broomfield, Colorado August 28, 2013.REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File photo

Fashion retailer Express Inc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and intends to close more than 100 stores, it said on Monday.

The retailer whose portfolio includes brands such as Express, Bonobos and UpWest Express, listed assets and liabilities in the range of $1 billion to $10 billion, according to a filing with the bankruptcy court in Delaware.