![]() On May 16, 2007, Limited Brands announced its intent to sell a 67% stake in Express to an affiliate of a private equity firm called Golden Gate Capital Partners, based in San Francisco. 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 November 2019, Express announced spinoff UpWest, a DTC lifestyle brand geared towards health, wellness, and sustainability. Structure apparel brand was sold to Sears in 2003. Dual gender Express stores began opening the following year. In 2001, Express became a dual gender brand with the reintegration of its Structure stores as "Express Men". In 1990, its beauty line became a standalone retailer called Bath & Body Works. The men's fashion line was spun off into its own brand, Structure, in 1989. By 1986, Express had 250 stores and began testing the sale of men's merchandise in 16 stores the following year. Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores. Limited Brands, in 1980, opened the first Express store, as women's clothier "Limited Express" in Chicago's Water Tower Place. The company consists of the brands Express, Bonobos, and UpWest, and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol EXPR. Express operates 500+ stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. ![]() is an American fashion retailer that caters mainly to young men and women.
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