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indicates certain historical information regarding the number of women’s stores, men’s stores, and dual-gender
stores as of the end of the period indicated.
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Mall ...................................................... 498 485 473 480 490
Lifestyle Center ............................................. 76 76 75 74 68
Street/Other * ............................................... 35 30 25 27 29
Total ...................................................... 609 591 573 581 587
Total gross square footage (in thousands) ......................... 5,267 5,128 4,995 5,032 5,142
Average gross square footage per store ........................... 8,649 8,677 8,716 8,661 8,760
Women’s stores ............................................. 20 25 29 42 67
Men’s stores ................................................ 13 19 19 26 34
Dual-gender stores ........................................... 576 547 525 513 486
Total stores ................................................. 609 591 573 581 587
Percentage of total stores that are dual-gender stores ................ 95% 93% 92% 88% 83%
* Other includes downtown and outlet stores.
Store Locations
The following store list shows the number of stores we operated as of January 28, 2012 in the United States,
Canada, and Puerto Rico:
Location Count Location Count Location Count
Alabama ................ 9 Louisiana ............. 7 Ontario, Canada ........ 3
Alberta, Canada .......... 3 Maine ................ 2 Oregon ............... 4
Arizona ................. 9 Maryland ............. 10 Pennsylvania ........... 26
Arkansas ................ 3 Massachusetts .......... 20 Puerto Rico ............ 2
California ............... 75 Michigan .............. 20 Rhode Island ........... 3
Colorado ................ 11 Minnesota ............. 13 South Carolina ......... 9
Connecticut .............. 10 Mississippi ............ 3 South Dakota .......... 1
Delaware ................ 3 Missouri .............. 11 Tennessee ............. 10
District of Columbia ....... 2 Nebraska .............. 3 Texas ................ 52
Florida ................. 47 Nevada ............... 7 Utah ................. 4
Georgia ................. 19 NewHampshire ........ 4 Vermont .............. 1
Hawaii ................. 1 NewJersey ............ 21 Virginia ............... 19
Idaho ................... 1 NewMexico ........... 3 Washington ............ 7
Illinois .................. 32 NewYork ............. 42 West Virginia .......... 1
Indiana ................. 11 North Carolina ......... 14 Wisconsin ............. 8
Iowa ................... 7 North Dakota .......... 1
Kansas ................. 4 Ohio ................. 21
Kentucky ............... 5 Oklahoma ............. 5 Total ................. 609
Store Design and Environment
We design our stores to create a distinctive and engaging shopping environment that we believe resonates with
our customers. Our stores feature a vibrant and youthful look, bright signage, and popular music. Our stores are
constructed and finished to allow us to efficiently shift merchandise displays throughout the year as seasons
dictate. We introduced a new store design, consistent with our design philosophy, in 2 new stores, which opened
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