American Rag with Tarrant to rent foot flagship store
22 Nov '05
2 min read
Los Angeles based American Rag Cie LLC, a joint venture between American Rag II and apparel seller Tarrant Apparel Group announced that it has executed a lease to occupy a 12,500 square foot flagship store at Southern California's leading shopping destination, Fashion Island.
American Rag already operates trendy vintage and fashion forward stores on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles and on Van Ness Boulevard in San Francisco.
"American Rag Cie hope to open additional stores in key fashion destinations in the future," said American Rag CEO Mark Werts. "Opening a flagship store in a high-profile area in Orange County is just the beginning of American Rag's expansion plans."
"Company is pleased that American Rag continues to expand its business," said Gerard Guez, Chairman of Tarrant Apparel. "Given the brand's rapid growth, its results will continue to be an important contributor to the growth of Tarrant Apparel in the future."
American Rag Cie, LLC is a joint venture between American Rag II and Tarrant Apparel Group. Tarrant holds the license to manufacture apparel under the American Rag label through one of its subsidiaries. Currently, American Rag apparel is being sold at Macy's and other Federated Department stores. As well, there are eight American Rag retail stores in Japan.
Tarrant Apparel Group, founded in 1985, isa leading provider of men's, women's and children's casual, private label apparel. The Company has strong relationships with specialty retail, mass merchants and national department stores including Abercrombie and Fitch, Chicos, Federated, Kohl's, The Limited, J.C. Penny, K-Mart, Sears, Target, Mervyn's, and Walmart. In addition, the Company produces finished garments for several international designer brands.
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