Article: Loehmann's outlines West Coast strategy, push for major labels.(off-price retailer of designer clothing opens 25,000-sq-ft store in Irvine, CA)

IRVINE, Calif. -- As it continues to expand in key markets, Loehmann's, the leading off-pricer of upscale designer clothing, is also escalating its pursuit of top labels.

At the opening of a 25,000-square-foot store here this week in Orange County, Calif. -- part of the retailer's drive to strengthen its position in the Southern California market -- Robert Friedman, Loehmann's chairman and chief executive officer, said Ralph Lauren's Polo jeans and a shipment of Nautica are scheduled to arrive next week.

But the new Lauren by Ralph Lauren line for women has been so popular that nothing has been left for Loehmann's to buy at the end of the vendor's shipping ...

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