Destination Maternity Corporation (formerly Mothers Work, Inc.) is the world's largest designer and retailer of maternity apparel, based in

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. On October 21, 2019, Destination Maternity filed for

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protection, blaming increased competition and struggles with long-term debt as reasons contributed to the filing. The company announced the closure of 210 locations across its 3 brands. By the end of March 2020, all stores quietly closed. As of July 1, 2020, Maternity IP Holdings, formerly Destination Maternity, operates Motherhood.com and APeaInThePod.com, under the trade names Motherhood Maternity and A Pea in the Pod, and has wholesale relationships. It is owned by a subsidiary of Marquee Brands.

Brands

Destination Maternity Corporation currently operates the following retail brands: * Motherhood Maternity, * A Pea in the Pod

Collections

In 2009, Destination Maternity partnered with the National Football League to offer

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football maternity t-shirts, sweatpants, and baby clothes at Motherhood Maternity stores. In 2010, a similar partnership was announced to offer

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baseball maternity t-shirts and baby clothes. In 2010, Destination Maternity launched two maternity-wear collections from

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. Lavish by Heidi Klum for A Pea in the Pod features more high-end items, while Loved by Heidi Klum for Motherhood Maternity features affordable options. In 2012, the company launched a maternity clothing collection from

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, "available in 700 retail locations, including Motherhood Maternity, Destination Maternity, as well as Destination Maternity shop-in-shops within Macy’s.". Other recent collaborations include a collection from

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in 2009, a collection from

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in 2010 and a collection for

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in 2012. In 2015, A Pea in the Pod collaborated with Rachel Zoe and worked with Molly Sims on their exclusive LED (Luxe Essentials Denim) Collection.

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