Aeropostale Will Open In-Store Shops, Freestanding Stores in Mexico

Teen apparel retailer Aeropostale will enter Mexico through a licensing agreement with Distribuidora Liverpool, S.A. de C.V. ("Liverpool"). The agreement includes the opening of branded Aeropostale shop-in-shops in Liverpool department stores across Mexico beginning this summer, in addition to rolling out freestanding stores. The first stand-alone store is scheduled to open this summer in Mexico City's Sante Fe Mall. "We are thrilled to bring the Aeropostale brand to Mexico through both branded shops and stand-alone stores," said Thomas P. Johnson, Aeropostale's CEO.