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Article: MARC BY MARC JACOBS SIGNS LEASE IN CHICAGO.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- January 19, 2007
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Byline: Beth Wilson
CHICAGO - Marc by Marc Jacobs has found a home here after a more than two-year search.
The company has signed a lease to open a 4,000-square-foot store in the city's eclectic Bucktown neighborhood this summer, making it the first major retailer on a street filled with independent boutiques, trendy restaurants and funky coffee shops.
"I just felt at home," said Robert Duffy, president of Marc Jacobs. "It's just something emotional. I just liked the people I saw. I loved their style. I loved the way they were dressed. "
"All of a sudden you see your customer and you see the person who buys your clothes," he noted.
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