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White House | Black Market is an American women’s clothing retailer headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida. The multichannel brand, founded in 1985, specializes in upscale clothing for women ages 35 and older. While black, white and iterations of the two shades is the company’s hallmark, White House | Black Market is also known for its sleek lines and seasonal accent colors. White House | Black Market owns and operates various clothing and accessories boutiques in the United States and Canada, where they sell their exclusive collection of tops, dresses, skirts, pants, jackets, outerwear, shoes jewelry and accessories. Since 2003, White House | Black Market has operated as a subsidiary of Chico's. ==History== The company began in 1985 when cofounders Patricia Smith and Richard Sarmiento opened the first store called The White House, in Baltimore, Maryland. True to its name, The White House only carried women’s clothing in shades of white. The boutique performed extremely well, catering to an upscale clientele of women. In 1991, with the help of National Retail Group, a North-Carolina-based consulting firm, The White House began its national expansion. After a decade of selling exclusively white merchandise, the brand launched a new retail format — "Black Market"— in 1995. A few experiments followed, where Sarmiento the founders housed both White House and Black Market under the same roof. His endeavors were successful, and in 1997, the company began converting existing stores to this White House | Black Market combination concept. In 2003, Chico’s FAS, Inc. successfully purchased White House | Black Market after the privately held firm went public. The purchase price for the specialty retailer was $90M, with $85.6M in cash and about $4.4M in Chico’s common stock. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White House Black Market」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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