Aeropostale news and archive

Aéropostale enters metaverse with digital brand experience

Retailers still can’t get enough of the metaverse as they continue to enter into digital spaces in order to connect with the young, tech-savvy consumer. The latest to embark on this journey is Aéropostale, which has teamed up with MetaversePlus to design, develop and expand its presence in Web3. Established together with the brand’s owner,...

Fashion

Aeropostale x Cheetos Collaborate on Limited-Edition Collection

Aero x Cheetos features limited-edition tees, shorts, hoodies & more starring everyone’s favorite mascot, Chester Cheetah. The unisex collection offers apparel and accessories in a range of sizes at sharp price points all under $50. The Aero x Cheetos collection is being amplified through digital and in-person activations to connect with Aero’s...

ManagementFeatured

Could the US’ biggest mall owner be the saviour of apparel retailers?

New York - Simon Property Group, the biggest mall owner in the U.S., said on July, 31 it is considering retail investment as it looks to keep stores afloat. They have already rescued ailing teen apparel brand Aeropostale. As reported by CNBC, Simon CEO David Simon said on a post-earnings conference call that “I think it’s very possible — we’re...

Retail

Aéropostale to open 60 retail locations in Turkey

Authentic Brands Group has signed a multi-year license agreement with Turkish department store chain Boyner to bring the teen fashion brand Aéropostale to the Turkish market. According to WWD, 60 Aéropostale retail locations will be opened in Turkey throughout 2019, with 35 more to come until 2023. “The combination of Aéropostale with this...

Fashion

In Pictures: Aéropostale debuts all new jean fits

Aéropostale, the specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, targeting 16 to 22-year-old women and men, has debut its new range of jeans fits as part of its largest jean offering to date. The new collection of jeans introduces three new fits: the Norma jean, a super high rise fit inspired by Marilyn Monroe; the Flex Effect, a 4-way...

Business

Aero OpCo to join forces with Nautica to gain over 1.2 billion dollars in revenue

Aero OpCo LLC just announced its new partnership with the brand Nautica. As the operating partner for Aéropostale, the company just confirmed that Authentic Brands Group, LLC (ABG) has signed an agreement to purchase the Nautica brand from VF Corporation. Currently, Aero OpCo manages operations for the Aéropostale brand. Currently, Aéropostale...

Fashion

Aéropostale teams up with IHL Group for new category in apparel

Aéropostale just partnered with IHL Group for an exclusive, multi-year license agreement. The teen retailer has created this partnership in order to extend to new categories including intimates, sleepwear, and leg wear. The partnership shows Aéropostale's strategic efforts to move towards more offerings in apparel as well as new distribution...

Retail

Jabong introduces Aèropostale product range in India

Leading fashion etailer, Jabong has added yet another leading American high-street fashionwear brand, Aèropostale, to its product portfolio. The New York based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories for teen will be available on Jabong for women and men in more than 600 variants across categories such as capris, dresses, jeans,...

Management

Joint bid by Simon and GGP will keep 229 Aeropostale stores open

After winning the race to rescue Aeropostale from bankruptcy, joint new proprietors of the brand, mall operators’ General Growth Properties and Simon Property Group, will keep 229 stores open under the Aeropostale brand. This move will save both retail REITs from losing about 900,000 square feet of currently leased space, according to bankruptcy...

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Shopping centre operator Simon Property Group to the Aeropostale’s rescue

Simon Property Group has reportedly joined forces with General Growth Properties, licensing firm Authentic Brands Group and liquidators Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC and Hilco Merchant Resources LLC to save at least 229 stores of ailing Aeropostale. According to sources close to the matter quoted by the ‘Wall Street Journal’, the bid for...

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Aeropostale up for grabs: Sycamore forces the retailer into an auction

Aeropostale Inc. opened a bankruptcy auction Monday with senior lender Sycamore Partners joining the bidding, barely a week after the teen apparel firm was forced to face liquidation after losing the battle to the private equity firm, its major creditor. On August 26, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane rejected Aeropostale’s attempt to disqualify...

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Aeropostale blames Sycamore to plot a “loan to own” scheme to force bankruptcy

Bankrupt U.S. teen apparel retailer Aeropostale has filed a motion against its lender, private equity firm Sycamore Partners, in bankruptcy court late on Friday, accusing it of plotting a "loan to own" scheme to push the chain into bankruptcy. Aeropostale asked a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to bar Sycamore from using the 150 million dollars it...