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Charming Shoppes is a specialty and plus size clothing retail holding company based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania; a suburb of Philadelphia. Its subsidiaries include Lane Bryant, Cacique, Fashion Bug, and Catherines Plus. Clothes were sold from over 2300 retail stores in the United States, as well as numerous catalogs and online sites.
The stores target middle income shoppers and specialize in junior, misses', and large-size women's apparel, including sportswear, outerwear, intimate apparel, and accessories. A public company since 1971, Charming Shoppes is a member of the Fortune 500. The 1940s and 1950s: A New Kind of Women's Clothing Store.
Charming Shoppes, Inc., is a leading retailer, specializing in women's apparel. Founded in 1940 with a single store in Philadelphia, Charming now operates over 1200 stores in more than 40 states; all of its store operations are under the names Fashion Bug and Fashion Bug Plus.
Charming Shoppes, which operates Fashion Bug and Lane Bryant clothing stores, is closing 130 Fashion Bug stores as well as its Added Dimension/Answer chain and its 77 stores; closings will cost...
Please visit Ascena Retail Group for more information. Website. http://www.ascenaretail.com. Industry. Retail. Company size. 10,001+ employees. Headquarters. Mahwah, New Jersey.
The retail operations were sold to Charming Shoppes, another owner of plus-size clothing stores, in 1999 for $335 million (equivalent to $613 million in 2023). Charming has since expanded the chain and introduced online and outlet sales. Lane Bryant's "sisters" include Fashion Bug and Catherines.
May 2, 2012 · BENSALEM, Pa. (CBS) -- Bensalem-based Charming Shoppes has been acquired by a New York clothing retailer for $890 million. Charming Shoppes operates 1800 stores nationwide, including Lane...
