verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message express inc. type public traded as nyse expr industry retail founded 1980 1 headquarters columbus ohio number of locations 641 january 2015 2 key people david kornberg ceo revenue us 2.35 billion fy 2016 net income us 116.51 million fy 2016 total assets us 1.178 billion fy 2016 number of employees 18 000 2016 website express.com express men at fairview mall . express inc. is an american fashion retailer that caters mainly to young women and men . the company is headquartered in columbus ohio . 1 express operates 641 stores in the united states canada and puerto rico . its revenue was us 2.35 billion in fiscal year 2016 . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 express as a privately held company 2 styles 3 references 4 external links history edit limited brands in 1980 opened the first express store as women s clothier limited express in chicago s water tower place . former ceo michael weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test expanded to include eight stores . by 1986 express had 250 stores strong 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 2000 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 . 4 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 . 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 . 5 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 . 6 styles edit in 2006 express introduced the king of prides collection for men which includes denim t shirts and hooded sweaters . in 2005 express introduced a denim line with a stitching on the back pockets called dpd . in april 2008 express released a limited women s collection designed by celia birtwell . more recently 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 fit kingston styles classic fit tighter fitting than the blake and looser than the rocco or zach rocco styles slim fit alec styles extra slim fit express clothes are designed at the express design studio on 111 fifth avenue new york city new york in manhattan s flatiron district . 7 references edit a b 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 clothing company express files for 200 million ipo news fashion 88427 . us.fashionmag.com . 2010 02 18 . retrieved 2014 05 31 . sears buys structure apparel brand los angeles times . articles.latimes.com . 2003 09 16 . retrieved 2014 05 31 . 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 . external links edit official website v t e l brands current bath & body works c. o. bigelow henri bendel la senza victoria s secret the white barn candle company former abercrombie & fitch express galyan s lane bryant lerner new york the limited the limited too retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title express inc. & oldid 737166280 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeclothing retailers of the united statescompanies based in the columbus ohio metropolitan areacompanies established in 1980hidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2010all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 03 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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