American Apparel Opens New Store in Canoga Park, 30th in Southern California

LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Apparel (Amex: APP), the vertically integrated clothing manufacturer based in downtown Los Angeles, has announced the opening of a new store in the Westfield Topanga in Canoga Park.

The 3,300 square foot location opened at the end of March, north of the company's headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. The store is located on the first floor of the Westfield Topanga, between Urban Outfitters and Hugo Boss. It is the company's 30th store in Southern California, its second in the San Fernando Valley, and company's first new store American Apparel in California since opening in Irvine last year.

"American Apparel is always looking for new opportunities to expand, and to be able to do so in our home region is even better. This is a busy shopping center with great customers and now they'll be able to shop American Apparel without an additional drive," said Marsha Brady, a creative director for American Apparel.

The store will feature a full array of the company's fashionable basics, including its classic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and swimwear. It also offers a full selection of the company's kids line of clothing, as well as an assortment of American Apparel's California Select line of vintage-inspired pieces.

In addition to the Canoga Park location, the company also operates a second store in the San Fernando Valley, located in Studio City. The Canoga Park store will be the company's 20th store in the Los Angeles metropolitan region.

American Apparel is a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel based in downtown Los Angeles, California. As of March 31, 2013, American Apparel had approximately 10,000 employees and operated 251 retail stores in 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and China. American Apparel also operates a leading wholesale business that supplies high quality T-shirts and other casual wear to distributors and screen printers. In addition to its retail stores and wholesale operations, American Apparel operates an online retail e-commerce website at www.americanapparel.net.

CONTACT: Marsha Brady, 213 488 0226

SOURCE American Apparel