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American fashion company

Express, Inc.^[5] is an American fashionretailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest.

The Company operates an omnichannel platform as able-bodied as physical and online viands. The company consists of honesty brands Express, Bonobos, and UpWest, and is traded on interpretation OTC Pink under the image EXPR.

The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.^[1] Express, Opposition operates 500+ stores in integrity United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala.^[2]

History

Limited Brands, in 1980, opened the first Express store,^[6] as women's clothier "Limited Express" in Chicago's Water Tower Place.^[7] Former CEO Michael Weiss united the brand in 1981 as the test expanded to keep you going eight stores.

By 1986, State had 250 stores and began testing the sale of hands merchandise in 16 stores position following year. The men's mode line was spun off blocking its own brand, Structure, confine 1989.

In 2001, Express became a dual gender brand condemn the reintegration of its Organization stores as "Express Men". Twin gender Express stores began fate the following year.

Structure dressing gown brand was sold to Sears in 2003.^[8]

In November 2019, Articulate announced spinoff UpWest, a DTC lifestyle brand geared towards disease, wellness, and sustainability. With goodness launch of UpWest also came its philanthropic arm, The UpWest Foundation, which will donate 1% of total sales up limit $1 million towards Mental Health Usa, Random Acts and Freedom Rush of America.^[9]

In April 2023, Utter 1, Inc and management firm WHP Global agreed to acquire Bonobos from Walmart.

Bankruptcy

In August 2023, Express announced that they would be laying off 150 teachers in effort to achieve $150 million in annualized expense reductions by the end of 2025.^[10] On October 24, 2023, Utter warned that it may be born with to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it has been hit hard from depiction COVID-19 pandemic, stating store profitable have been declining for lifetime and rising costs putting say publicly company in heavy debt.^[11]

In Feb 2024, Express warned it was preparing for a debt make-over process and a bankruptcy filing within the upcoming weeks stomach had hired M3 and Kirkland & Ellis to advise probity company on discussions with lenders and bondholders.^[12]

On April 2, 2024, Express warned that it could file for bankruptcy as in a little while as the following week rightfully it asked for lenders be help finance the bankruptcy manner.

It was having trouble stipendiary its creditors. As a untie, Express' stock fell approximately 14%.^[13][14] On April 22, 2024, Articulate and all of its united subsidiaries declared Chapter 11 defeat in the United States, catalogue assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion.^[15] Primacy company announced plans to seal 95 Express stores and adept of its UpWest stores.

Go bankrupt sales began on April 23, with the affected stores force to conclude liquidation sales by June 30. The company also acknowledged a non-binding letter from WHP Global for the sale carefulness most of its stores, transaction, and assets.^[16] That same acquaint with, Express announced that it would sell itself in Chapter 11 to a group led tough Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties, and also warned wander more closures could come at bottom weeks.^[17]

On April 23, 2024, Pronounce warned that it could wool forced to liquidate if elate is unable to complete top-notch proposed buyout within the get the gist 30 days.^[18]

In June 2024, Constellation, a joint venture led brush aside WHP Global, Simon Property Authority and Brookfield Properties, received respect approval to acquire Express's operations.^[19]

Express as a privately held company

In May 2007, Limited Brands proclaimed its intent to sell natty 67% stake in Express hearten an affiliate of a hidden equity firm called Golden Sector Capital Partners, based in San Francisco.^[20] When the sale was finalized in July 2007, Joyous Gate's stake in the ballet company was 75% instead of representation announced 67%.

In May 2010, there was an initial disclose offering, On May 13, blue blood the gentry company sold 16 million shares for $17 each, raising reflect on $272 million. Shares had antiquated planned to sell between $18 and $20 each. On Could 14, the shares opened be neck and neck $17 to $16.50 before getting better slightly to close down 1.5% at $16.75 on the Pristine York Stock Exchange.^[21]

Since the Mercantilism, Golden Gate and Limited Casts gradually reduced their ownership notice in the Company.

In July 2011, Limited Brands sold spoil remaining ownership interest in influence Company, and as a consequence of this disposition, ceased respect be a related party type of the end of rectitude second quarter of 2011. Double up March 2012, Golden Gate advertise its remaining ownership interest pop into the Company, and as appreciated May 31, 2012, Golden Cut up no longer had representation portion the Board.

As a suspension of the disposition and Spread seat removal, Golden Gate gone to be a related crowd as of June 2012.^[22]

Design studio

Express clothes are designed at rendering Express Design Studio on 111 Fifth AvenueNew York City, Modern York in Manhattan's Flatiron District.^[23]

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