American Apparel Coming to Valley Fair Mall in San Jose
09 September 2009 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN JOSE, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
American Apparel (AMEX:APP), the vertically integrated clothing
manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, will soon be opening a
new location in the Valley Fair Mall in San Jose. The location is
located next to the GAP, not far from the Apple store location
famous for its debut releases of the iPod and iPhone. Although
still in the design and construction phases, the store is set for
an expansive tiled, mirrored ceiling and will be nearly 5,500
square feet, making it the biggest American Apparel mall store to
date. "Valley Fair is a special mall in San Jose because it serves
so many different audiences in the Silicon Valley. Having an
American Apparel in a fashion destination that also caters to
business people and families opens us to a unique intersection of
customers and cultures," said Dan Abenhaim, an American Apparel
operations manager. In addition to American Apparel's staple
collection of basic T-shirts, sweatshirts and underwear, the Valley
Fair store will be big enough to feature the company's expanded
Kids and Babies line which has 30 newly designed pieces. American
Apparel has also added new fabrics and prints, like striped men's
button down shirts, floral swimsuits and water-color tights. The
company will hire close to 30 employees for this store through open
calls and online applications. People who are interested in working
for American Apparel are encouraged to follow the company's blog
for announcements or apply through the job section of the website.
American Apparel is known for its provocative advertisements,
outspoken political viewpoints and its Sweatshop Free labor policy.
Garment workers for the company are paid fair wages (between $12-18
USD per hour) and have access to low-cost medical insurance for
themselves and their families. American Apparel has over 10,000
employees and is the largest clothing manufacturer in North
America. With this opening, American Apparel will have more than
270 stores in 20 countries, including recently opened locations in
Dublin, Ireland and Toronto. About American Apparel American
Apparel is a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor and
retailer of branded fashion basic apparel based in downtown Los
Angeles, California. As of July 31, 2009, American Apparel employed
approximately 10,000 people and operated over 275 retail stores in
20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil,
the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel,
Australia, Japan, South Korea and China. American Apparel also
operates a leading wholesale business that supplies high quality
T-shirts and other casual wear to distributors and screen printers.
In addition to its retail stores and wholesale operations, American
Apparel operates an online retail e-commerce website at
http://www.americanapparel.com/. DATASOURCE: American Apparel
CONTACT: Marsha Brady of American Apparel, +1-213-488-0226, Web
Site: http://www.americanapparel.net/
http://www.americanapparel.com/
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