Express, Inc.
American fashion retailer
Express, Inc. is an American fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest. It operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and trading on the OTC Pink under the symbol EXPR, it operates more than 500 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala.
History
Limited Brands opened the first Express store in 1980 as women's clothier "Limited Express" in Chicago's Water Tower Place. The store leaned heavily into the colorful trends of the 1980s as well as a faux French aesthetic. Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores. The store dropped Limited from its name the following year.
By 1986, Express had 250 stores and began to transition away from neon lights, artificial fabrics, and bright colors. It started testing the sale of men's merchandise in 15 stores the following year.
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