Columbus, Ohio — DSW Inc., a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer, plans to open 14 new stores nationwide this spring.
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New York City — Foot Locker, Inc., the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, has promoted Stephen D. (Jake) Jacobs to executive vice president and CEO, North America, and Lewis P. Kimble to executive vice president and CEO, International, both effective February 29, 2016.
New York City — Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, has completed its new downtown flagship. The opening in Chelsea on 7th Avenue between 16th Street and 17th Street marks the return of the store to the same block that the company was founded on in 1923, and where it maintained an iconic presence through the late 1990s. The store will occupy almost an entire city block giving a new presence to the 7th Avenue streetscape.
New York City — Nordstrom, Inc. has unveiled the footprint and exterior design of its first Nordstrom store in New York City. The store will encompass four properties in the Columbus Circle neighborhood of Manhattan along Broadway between West 57th and West 58th Streets. The approximately 363,000-square-foot store is expected to open in 2019.
Los Angeles — American Apparel, LLC, a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of branded fashion-basic apparel, has emerged from Chapter 11 as a private company after successfully implementing its plan of reorganization, approved by the Delaware bankruptcy court on January 27, 2016.