An Express store promotes deep sales in Valley West Mall in Iowa, in January 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Business Clothing store Express, a mall favorite, has filed for bankruptcy April 22, 2024 Express, which dressed generations of mall shoppers in slacks and blouses, now owns Bonobos and UpWest. It's closing dozens of stores but also plans to get sold to a consortium to survive.