Atlanta — On October 17, 2015, ESCADA opened its first boutique in Atlanta at Lenox Square. The shopping center is located in the heart of Buckhead, one of the South’s premier luxury shopping destinations.
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Latham, N.Y. — Heather Barclay is joining DWM Facilities Maintenance as strategic account manager. She brings nearly 10 years of account management experience in the retail industry, previously managing product development and distribution for Wal-Mart, Burlington Coat Factory and DSW.
New York City, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai — Brooks Brothers Group, Inc and Walton Brown Group, a subsidiary of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, Asia’s premier fashion retail and brand management group, have established a joint venture that will open more than 10 points of sale for Brooks Brothers in the first 2 years.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Seven Emirates Investment LLC, a master franchisee of 7-Eleven, Inc., opened its first 7-Eleven store in the Middle East on October 6, 2015. The 2,000-square-foot store is in Bay Square, near downtown Dubai and the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa Tower.
Purchase, N.Y. — The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC will begin converting 25 A&P stores it acquired on October 8, 2015. During this process, groups of up to five stores will temporarily close for approximately 7 days and all of the conversions are expected to be completed by November 13th.
Los Angeles — American Apparel, Inc., a vertically-integrated manufacturer, distributor and retailer of branded fashion-basic apparel, has reached a restructuring support agreement with 95% of its secured lenders to implement a pre-arranged financial restructuring.