Barneys storms into the Windy City; the New York specialty store will open its Midwest flagship in downtown Chicago Tuesday.

Daily News Record, September, 1992 by Sharoff, Robert

Barneys New York will open its Chicago, IL, store on Tuesday, Sep 8, 1992. The store has 50,000 sq ft of space and is expected to make about $28 million during its first year. It will offer an exclusive Calvin Klein line and the semi-exclusive Donna Karan line. The store's clothing prices will predominantly range between $500 and $1,000, and Chicago clothiers are wondering about the presence of another men's specialty store in a highly competitive market.

The New York specialty store will open its Midwest flagship in downtown Chicago Tuesday.

CHICAGO -- Barneys is the latest New York-based store to take a crack at the Windy City following in the footsteps of Bloomingdale's and Sulka.

Next Tuesday, Barneys will open what co-president Gene Pressman...

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