Blue Fish Clothing to open retail store in New York City.FRENCHTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 1996--Jennifer Paige Barclay, founder and chairperson of Blue Fish Clothing Inc. announced today that a lease has been signed for a new Blue Fish retail store in Soho, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. at 150 Greene Street which the company plans to open in February 1997. Blue Fish will lease 6,500 square feet in a historic, cast iron landmark building that was formerly occupied by the Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company founded in late 1915 by Richard A. Rowland (1880-1947) and Louis B. Mayer (1885-1957). The company started out distributing films made by Solax Studios but Mayer left soon after operations began to form Gallery. "We are working on the store's design and hope to open by mid-February," said Barclay. "Blue Fish combines many natural, creative elements to form a unique environment which is energetically alive and inspiring. Soho is the perfect location for Blue Fish -- offering diversity that mirrors who our customers are -- all ages, all sizes, trans-cultural, generational -- Blue Fish is a lifestyle concept." Four other retail stores are currently owned and operated by Blue Fish in Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. and Taos, N.M.; Frenchtown, N.J.; and Austin, TX. The clothing is sold in 500 boutiques and better specialty stores throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. including Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. . Blue Fish is known for its artisan-produced , one-of-a-kind hand block-printed clothing, made in the USA. Each piece of Blue Fish clothing is printed by hand with hand-carved blocks by one of 42 artists in the company's Frenchtown, N.J. studio, where the clothing is designed and produced. The signature block of each artist can be found inside the hem of the garments they have created. The clothing attracts a loyal and growing clientele who collect the garments for their artistic beauty, comfort and the unique possibilities of layering for an individual, creative look. Last May, Blue FIsh completed a successful Direct Public Offering raising nearly $4 million. Blue Fish shares are now traded exclusively on the Chicago Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) A major exchange trading only stocks, with 90% of trades taking place on an automated execution system, called MAX. . Shares can be purchased through any securities broker (symbol BLF BLF Busy Lamp Field BLF Bluff BLF British Lung Foundation (UK) BLF Big Lottery Fund (UK) BLF Business Leaders Forum BLF Billboard Liberation Front BLF Builders Labourers Federation ). CONTACT: Blue Fish Clothing Co. Ta Kimble, 908/996-3844 ext, 264 Fax: 908/996-7151 |
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