American Apparel will expand overseas in department stores. The troubled retail chain has deals to expand into premium department stores in Europe. UK department store Selfridge's will add the brand
to as many as half a dozen stores in the coming year.
Galeries Lafayette in France has expanded distribution to a suburban location, with plans for several more. American Apparel is
cutting a similar deal with Bloomingdale's in the US. American Apparel's department-store deals are "a way for the company to expand its business without spending a lot of capital," according to a
person briefed on the plans.
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