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Aeropostale opens first international store in Dubai

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Reuters
Published
Mar 31, 2009

March 31 (Reuters) - Aeropostale Inc (ARO.N) opened its first international store in Dubai and said it plans to open more than 20 stores in the Middle East.


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The new store, Aeropostale's first outside North America, is located at the Oasis Centre Mall in Dubai and will showcase the retailer's spring 2009 collection.

Aeropostale, a mall-based retailer of casual apparel and accessories, has chosen Apparel Group LLC as its licensee to open and operate mall-based stores in the Middle East.

"This new venture in Dubai will enable us to introduce the Aeropostale brand in new markets overseas and lay the groundwork for what we believe can be a greater expansion of the brand globally," Aeropostale Chief Executive Julian Geiger said in a statement.

Aeropostale and Apparel Group expect to open more than 20 stores in the Middle East region, including flagship locations in upscale malls. (Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan in Bangalore; editing by Dave Zimmerman)

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