Chico

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Fort Myers, Fla.-based Chico’s (NYSE: CHS) boughtg the former 300,000-square-foot Hagemeyer Building on Barrow Industrial Parkway forthe expansion. Chico’s ultimatelgy will create 189 full-time jobs at the facility over the nextthrese years. “We are fortunate in having the opportunitt to purchase this nearbyh facility that will enable us to expaned our currentdistribution operations, providing sufficient capacity to serves our needs through 2016,” said Jeffrey A. chief operating officer of Chico’s, in a Chico’s opened a distribution center in Barrowq in 2002 and expanded that facility in 2004and 2006.
In the company also opened an adjacent call center to serviceeits direct-to-consumer business for its White House | Black Marketr and Soma Intimates brands. The company has 20 retail storee inmetro Atlanta.