Posted on 02/09/2010 1:07:14 PM PST by Red Badger
Coach Inc. (COH) is opening its first men's-only store as the retailer moves to extend its reach beyond traditional female customers.
The store will be on trendy Bleecker Street in New York City's West Village, taking over space that was occupied by a Ruehl boutique that was closed as Abercrombie & Fitch Inc. (ANF) shuttered the concept last year.
Coach, known for its leather handbags and accessories for women, wants to explore "a broader men's opportunity for the brand globally," said Mike Tucci, Coach's president of North America retail. Coach is also opening a few men's shops in department stores in Japan.
The 550-square-foot shop, which is planned to open in May, will offer luxury business and travel accessories, small leather goods, footwear, outerwear, timepieces, sun wear, fragrances, and related accessories. The shop will give Coach shelf space it may desire as its department-store customers have been making sweeping inventory cuts.
Coach sees the stores "as labs where we compile an emerging men's collection and evolve our merchandising strategies," Tucci said.
Coach has a limited assortment of goods for men in its stores, which generally run about 2,500 square feet and mostly offer handbags and other fashion accessories to women.
Coach's "Legacy" store, which carries higher-end, limited-edition products from the Coach brand, is next to the men's-store site. The positioning keeps with Bleecker Street outlets including Marc Jacobs, Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL) and James Perse, which all have more than one location in the area.
The men's store, currently covered up, will carry Coach's silver-leaf logo and custom detailing as well as have mahogany awnings with white trim. The interior will have natural wood flooring, industrial-inspired furnishings, custom pendant lighting and leather seating, Coach said.
Coach didn't disclose how much it was spending on the rehab.
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She has a freakin’ tote full of them!
But I must say she got them all at Coach outlet stores.
Still, $300 for a purse?
In the original he has a high power in the mongolian bar fight. Other than that he carried a Smith 2nd Model Hand Ejector, possibly a 1917. In the final one he carried a Webley (barf), hopefully in .455.
One of the fastest people I have seen drawl a concealed gun was drawn from a fanny pack!
What was the person doing inside the pack, before being drawn from it? ;-)
I have more than one ‘fanny pack’ which I wear in front which have quick release systems that allow instant access to concealed carry weapons. That shoulder bag looks nice, but I think the fast release front systems are superior.
Wipe it on your face and shave it off in the shower. Quickest way to get ready in the AM.
Damn it, I thought this was a thread about baseball....
full dressed hunting camo and a thong
oh heck no! gotta have every layer possible on my butt so i can keep it warm sitting in a stand :)
That depends on the "they"... some people call them "holsters." ;o)
Does that come in fucia?
Firearm, hell...
Firearm, surefire light, asp baton, leatherman wave, benchmade automatic, four spare magazines, and a rosary!
Try THAT with a pair of jeans.
rosary? to say last rites on the intended assailant? :)
is that the women’s version?
Women or whatever loads your holster...............
Weapons come in many forms, and I'm a big believer in the unwritten beatitude...blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken.
Don't leave home without it. :o)
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