About the Company
Express, Inc. is a fashion shop based in the United States that serves young men and women. The firm is based in Columbus, Ohio. In 2017, Express had 635 locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. There were 607 shops as of February 1, 2020, throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, and Guatemala. In 1980, Limited Brands established the first Express store in Chicago's Water Tower Place as a women's clothing boutique called Limited Express. Former CEO Michael Weiss joined the brand in 1981 when the test was expanded to eight locations. Express had 250 locations by 1986, and the following year began testing the selling of men's goods in 16 stores. In 1989, the men's fashion line was split off as its own brand, Structure. With the reunification of its Structure stores as Express Men, Express became a dual-gender brand. The next year, the first dual-gender Express outlets were opened.;