The company recently announced plans to ramp up expansion of Aerie stores after American Eagle Outfitter’s healthy second-quarter earnings.
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“Aerie represents a meaningful growth engine for AEO [American Eagle Outfitters],” said American Eagle CEO Jay Schottesnstein after the report. “Anchored on the body positivity movement, we continue to register record growth and market share gain across the intimate space. … Our sights are set on reaching our next brand milestone of $1 billion in sales.”
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Aerie’s comparable sales in that quarter increased 27 percent.
This news organization has reached out to Aerie for a timeline of the stores’s opening. While American Eagle stores sell a limited amount of Aerie merchandise, the closes Aerie store is in Liberty Twp.
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