USA: Talbots Plans 85 New Stores In 2002
85 new stores will be opened by women's apparel chain Talbots Inc in fiscal 2002, including store concepts for misses, petites, kids, plus-size, and accessories and shoes. The company is also developing a Talbots Mens concept that it plans to launch as a catalogue insert in the late autumn. The first men's store is expected in fiscal 2003.