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Express or EXPRESS may refer to:
Expressions Catalog
- Express definition, to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly.
- American Express offers world-class Charge and Credit Cards, Gift Cards, Rewards, Travel, Personal Savings, Business Services, Insurance and more.
- 1Arts, entertainment, and media
Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
Films[edit]
- Express: Aisle to Glory, a 1998 comedy short film featuring Kal Penn
- The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, a 2008 film starring Dennis Quaid
Music[edit]
- Express (album), by Love and Rockets, 1986
- 'Express' (Christina Aguilera song), 2010
- 'Express' (Dina Carroll song), a song by Dina Carroll from the 1993 album So Close
- 'Express' (B. T. Express song), 1975
Periodicals[edit]
- Express (Cologne newspaper), a daily tabloid newspaper in Germany
- Express (Washington, D.C. newspaper), a free daily in Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Express, a daily financial newspaper in Greece
- Express, a city supplement published by The New Indian Express newspaper
- Daily Express (Urdu newspaper), an Urdu-language Pakistani newspaper
- Daily Express, a British newspaper
- Gazeta Express, a newspaper in Pristina, Kosovo
- L'Express (France), magazine
- Los Angeles Express (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Los Angeles
- Shepherd Express, an alternative weekly in Wisconsin
- The Express (Adelaide), a former evening newspaper in Adelaide, South Australia
- The Express (Granville newspaper), a former community newspaper published in Granville, New South Wales
- The Express and Telegraph, a former evening newspaper in Adelaide, South Australia
Brands and enterprises[edit]
- American Express, an American multinational financial services corporation
- Chevrolet Express, a full-size van
- Express, Inc., an American specialty fashion retailer
- Express Werke, a German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer
- Honda Express, a moped
- Renault Express, a van
- Talbot Express, a van
Computing[edit]
- Express.js, a web framework written for Node.js
- ExpressCard, a new interface standard for notebook external cards, replacing PCMCIA
- Outlook Express, a Microsoft email and news client
Mail and transportation[edit]
- C&C 110 Express, an American sailboat design
- Express bus service, a fast bus service, usually with a limited number of stops
- ExpressJet, an American airline
- ExPRESS Logistics Carrier, an International Space Station payloads program
- Express mail, a postal delivery service
- Federal Express, also known as 'FedEx'
- Express train, a fast train service, usually with a limited number of stops
- York Factory Express – also known as 'the Express', 'the Columbia Express', and 'the Communication' – was a 19th-century transport brigade operated by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)
- Volvo Express, high roof estate version of the Volvo Duett
Sports teams[edit]
- Air21 Express, a Philippine basketball team now called Barako Bull Energy
- Chicago Express, an ECHL hockey team from 2011–12
- Los Angeles Express (USFL), a team in the United States Football League
- Memphis Express, a team in the Alliance of American Football
- Ra'anana Express, an Israeli baseball team
- Round Rock Express, a Class AAA baseball team in Round Rock, Texas, U.S.
- Express FC, Ugandan association football club
Other uses[edit]
- Express (satellite), a series of Russian communications satellites
- Express (weaponry), a category of high-velocity rifles and ammunition
- Gene expression, the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product
See also[edit]
- Espresso, a coffee beverage
| Public | |
| Traded as | NYSE: EXPR S&P 600 Component |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1980[1] |
| Headquarters | |
| 641 (January 2015)[2] | |
Areas served | United States Canada (online only) Puerto Rico |
| Revenue | US$2.192 billion (2016) |
| US$57.42 million (2016) | |
| Total assets | US$1.185 billion (2016) |
Number of employees | 17,000 (2017) |
| Parent | Limited Brands (1980–2011) |
| Website | express.com |
Express, Inc. is an Americanfashionretailer that caters mainly to young men and women. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.[1] Express operates 631 stores in the United States, and Puerto Rico, and formerly in Canada.[3] Its revenue was US$ 2.192 billion in fiscal year 2016.[4]
- 1History
History[edit]
Limited Brands, in 1980, opened the first Express store,[5] as women's clothier 'Limited Express' in Chicago's Water Tower Place.[6] Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores. By 1986, Express had 250 stores and began testing the sale of men’s merchandise in 16 stores the following year. The men’s fashion line was spun off into its own brand, Structure, in 1989.
In 2001, Express became a dual gender brand with the reintegration of its Structure stores as 'Express Men'. Dual gender Express stores began opening the following year. Structure apparel brand was sold to Sears in 2003.[7]
Express as a privately held company[edit]
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.[8] When the sale was finalized in July 2007, Golden Gate's stake in the company was 75% instead of the announced 67%.
On May 13, 2010, the company sold 16 million shares for $17 each, raising about $272 million. Shares had been planned to sell between $18 and $20 each. On May 14, 2010, the shares opened at $17 to $16.50 before recovering slightly to close down 1.5% at $16.75 on the New York Stock Exchange.[9]
Since the IPO, Golden Gate and Limited Brands gradually reduced their ownership interest in the Company. On July 29, 2011, Limited Brands sold its remaining ownership interest in the Company, and as a result of this disposition, ceased to be a related party as of the end of the second quarter of 2011. On March 19, 2012, Golden Gate sold its remaining ownership interest in the Company, and as of May 31, 2012, Golden Gate no longer had representation on the Board. As a result of the disposition and Board seat removal, Golden Gate ceased to be a related party as of June 1, 2012.[10]
In May 2017, Express announced that it would close all 17 Canadian stores in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta as part of a challenging retail environment and unfavorable exchange rates.
Styles[edit]
In 2005, Express introduced a denim line, with a stitching on the back pockets called DPD. In 2006, Express introduced the King of Prides collection for men, which includes denim, T-shirts, and hooded sweaters.[citation needed]
In April 2008, Express released a limited women's collection designed by Celia Birtwell.In early 2009, replacing the discontinued DPD jeans; Express introduced its newest denim line, Rerocks, in both women's and in men. Just like the DPD jeans, Rerocks also have stitching on the back pockets and the materials are different.
In 2009, Express denim line was expanded with its extra low-rise Zelda jeans as well as introducing two new styles. One is a women's denim, barely boot-cut in either the low-rise Zelda or the regular-rise Stella. The other is the men's denim Zach, which is an extra-slim fit.
Express jeans come in different washes from darkest to lightest and fits from loose to tight.
For women's denim:Mia styles: slim fit with a mid rise, Zelda styles: slim fit with an ultra low rise, Stella styles: regular fit with low rise jeans,Rerock styles: thick-stitched jeans
For men's denim:Blake styles: loose fitKingston styles: classic fit, tighter fitting than the Blake and looser than the Rocco or Zach,Rocco styles: slim fitAlec styles: extra slim fit
Today the jeans are characterized by fit. For women, the styles are Skinny, Legging, Barely Boot, Classic and Cropped. Mens jeans are classified by three general fits: Skinny, Slim and Classic.
Express clothes are designed at the Express Design Studio on 111 Fifth AvenueNew York City, New York in Manhattan's Flatiron District.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Shop Men's and Women's Clothing'. Express. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^Express, Inc. Reports a 35% Increase in First Quarter Operating Income Exceeding Q1 Guidance; Raises Full Year 2011 Guidance
- ^'American clothing retailer Express to close its 17 Canadian stores'. CTVNews. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^'Clothing company Express files for $200 million IPO - News : Fashion (#88427)'. Us.fashionmag.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^'Limited to Sell Most of Express Brand - washingtonpost.com'. www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^'The Express Way'. tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^'Sears Buys Structure Apparel Brand - Los Angeles Times'. Articles.latimes.com. 2003-09-16. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^REED, MATT (2007-05-15). 'Limited to Sell Most of Express Brand'. The Washington Post. ISSN0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
- ^Baldwin, Clare. 'Express, Roadrunner fall in debut; TeleNav rises'. Reuters. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
- ^Express_10Q_20120830.pdf, http://www.express.com/content.jsp?pageName=Investor
- ^'Explore Design Studio Job Opportunities at Express, Apply Online'. Express.com. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
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