Tween retailer Justice is permanently closing more than 600 of its U.S. stores as part of parent company Ascena Retail Group's bankruptcy.

Included in the closures is the Dartmouth Mall store, as well as the Justice stores in Braintree, North Attleboro and Warwick, R.I.

New Jersey-based Ascena, which also operates Lane Bryant, Catherines, Ann Taylor, Loft, Lou & Grey and Cacique, filed for bankruptcy Thursday with plans to shutter around 1,600 of the company's 2,800 stores, according to court documents.

According to court records, Ascena intends to "transition Justice to a primarily online platform."

The Justice brand, formerly Limited Too, is geared toward girls 6 to 12. It joined Ascena in 2009 and has 826 specialty retail and outlet stores.

SB360 Capital Partners will manage the going-out-of-business liquidation sales, court records show. The firm managed Charlotte Russe's 2019 liquidation, Charming Charlie, Fred's and is currently handling Modell's Sporting Goods' closing sales.

Like other apparel retailers with a heavy commitment to shopping malls, Ascena was grappling with declining foot traffic long before the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to an increase of retailers filing for bankruptcy.

As many as 25,000 stores could shutter this year as businesses continue to feel the impacts of the pandemic, according to a recent report from Coresight Research.

Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brand, J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus, Sur La Table and J. Crew have all filed for Chapter 11 since May.

Store closing sales are expected to last between 30 to 60 days, Ascena said.