| General info : | | Express is the eponymous brand name used by Express, Inc., an American fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest.
The company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. The company consists of the brands Express, Bonobos, and UpWest, and is traded on the OTC Pink under the symbol EXPR.
The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Express, Inc. operates 500+ stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Limited Brands, in 1980, opened the first Express store, as women's clothier "Limited Express" in Chicago's Water Tower Place. Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores. By 1986, Express had 250 stores and began testing the sale of men's merchandise in 16 stores the following year. The men's fashion line was spun off into its own brand, Structure, in 1989.
In 2001, Express became a dual gender brand with the reintegration of its Structure stores as "Express Men". Dual gender Express stores began opening the following year. Structure apparel brand was sold to Sears in 2003.
In November 2019, Express announced spinoff UpWest, a DTC lifestyle brand geared towards health, wellness, and sustainability. With the launch of UpWest also came its philanthropic arm, The UpWest Foundation, which will donate 1% of total sales up to $1 million towards Mental Health America, Random Acts and Freedom Dogs of America.
In April 2023, Express, Inc. and management firm WHP Global agreed to acquire Bonobos from Walmart.
In August 2023, Express announced that they would be laying off 150 workers in effort to achieve $150 million in annualized expense reductions by the end of 2025. On October 24, 2023, Express warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it has been hit hard from the COVID-19 pandemic, stating store sales have been declining for years and rising costs putting the company in heavy debt.
On April 22, 2024, Express and all of its affiliated subsidiaries declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, listing assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion. The company announced plans to close 95 Express stores and all of its UpWest stores. Liquidation sales began on April 23, with the affected stores concluding liquidation sales by June 30. The company also received a non-binding letter from WHP Global for the sale of most of its stores, operations, and assets.
That same day, Express announced that it would sell itself in Chapter 11 to a group led by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties.
In June 2024, Retail Phoenix LLC, a joint venture led by WHP Global, Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties, received court approval to acquire Express's operations. | |
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| General info : | Express is the eponymous brand name used by Express, Inc., an American fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest.
The company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. The company consists of the brands Express, Bonobos, and UpWest, and is traded on the OTC Pink under the symbol EXPR.
The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Express, Inc. operates 500+ stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Limited Brands, in 1980, opened the first Express store, as women's clothier "Limited Express" in Chicago's Water Tower Place. Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores. By 1986, Express had 250 stores and began testing the sale of men's merchandise in 16 stores the following year. The men's fashion line was spun off into its own brand, Structure, in 1989.
In 2001, Express became a dual gender brand with the reintegration of its Structure stores as "Express Men". Dual gender Express stores began opening the following year. Structure apparel brand was sold to Sears in 2003.
In November 2019, Express announced spinoff UpWest, a DTC lifestyle brand geared towards health, wellness, and sustainability. With the launch of UpWest also came its philanthropic arm, The UpWest Foundation, which will donate 1% of total sales up to $1 million towards Mental Health America, Random Acts and Freedom Dogs of America.
In April 2023, Express, Inc. and management firm WHP Global agreed to acquire Bonobos from Walmart.
In August 2023, Express announced that they would be laying off 150 workers in effort to achieve $150 million in annualized expense reductions by the end of 2025. On October 24, 2023, Express warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it has been hit hard from the COVID-19 pandemic, stating store sales have been declining for years and rising costs putting the company in heavy debt.
On April 22, 2024, Express and all of its affiliated subsidiaries declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, listing assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion. The company announced plans to close 95 Express stores and all of its UpWest stores. Liquidation sales began on April 23, with the affected stores concluding liquidation sales by June 30. The company also received a non-binding letter from WHP Global for the sale of most of its stores, operations, and assets.
That same day, Express announced that it would sell itself in Chapter 11 to a group led by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties.
In June 2024, Retail Phoenix LLC, a joint venture led by WHP Global, Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties, received court approval to acquire Express's operations. | Express is a brand name used by Retail Phoenix LLC and Express, Inc., an American fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest.
The company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. The company consists of the brands Express, Bonobos, and UpWest, and is traded on the OTC Pink under the symbol EXPR.
The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Express, Inc. operates 500+ stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Limited Brands, in 1980, opened the first Express store, as women's clothier "Limited Express" in Chicago's Water Tower Place. Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores. By 1986, Express had 250 stores and began testing the sale of men's merchandise in 16 stores the following year. The men's fashion line was spun off into its own brand, Structure, in 1989.
In 2001, Express became a dual gender brand with the reintegration of its Structure stores as "Express Men". Dual gender Express stores began opening the following year. Structure apparel brand was sold to Sears in 2003.
In November 2019, Express announced spinoff UpWest, a DTC lifestyle brand geared towards health, wellness, and sustainability. With the launch of UpWest also came its philanthropic arm, The UpWest Foundation, which will donate 1% of total sales up to $1 million towards Mental Health America, Random Acts and Freedom Dogs of America.
In April 2023, Express, Inc. and management firm WHP Global agreed to acquire Bonobos from Walmart.
In August 2023, Express announced that they would be laying off 150 workers in effort to achieve $150 million in annualized expense reductions by the end of 2025. On October 24, 2023, Express warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it has been hit hard from the COVID-19 pandemic, stating store sales have been declining for years and rising costs putting the company in heavy debt.
On April 22, 2024, Express and all of its affiliated subsidiaries declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States, listing assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion. The company announced plans to close 95 Express stores and all of its UpWest stores. Liquidation sales began on April 23, with the affected stores concluding liquidation sales by June 30. The company also received a non-binding letter from WHP Global for the sale of most of its stores, operations, and assets.
That same day, Express announced that it would sell itself in Chapter 11 to a group led by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties.
In June 2024, Retail Phoenix LLC, a joint venture led by WHP Global, Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties, received court approval to acquire Express's operations. | |