In 2007, the company began doing promotions with successful figures to increase brand awareness. The first promotion was selling the new Fall Out Boy album with a store-exclusive t-shirt.
In the summer of 2006, it was announced that Aéropostale will be entering into the Canadian market beginning in 2007. The first 10 stores are set to open during 2007.
The first confirmed Canadian stores are White Oaks Mall in London, Ontario, Oakville Place in Oakville, Ontario, Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener, Ontario, Georgian Mall in Barrie, Ontario, the Pickering Town Centre in Pickering, Ontario, Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Ontario, and the Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, British Columbia
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Aeropostale Inc. will expand to Canada next year. The expansion announcement comes as Aeropostale closed on a third quarter that produced record sales and strong earnings on the verge of what the company expects to be a strong holiday season.
The retailer said net income for the quarter ended Oct. 28 rose 25% to $32.6 million, a gain of more than $6 million over the prior year's quarter when it earned $26.1 million. Comp-store sales rose 5.6% against a 1.5% drop from last year, while sales for the quarter were up 18.7% to a record $385.5 million from $324.7 million in the year-ago period. “During the quarter, we experienced solid sales and margin growth in classifications which will continue to drive our business for the remainder of the year,” said Julian R. Geiger, Aeropostale chairman and CEO