STRUCTURE CHAIN TO BE RENAMED EXPRESS MEN'S; ORIGINAL CHIEF, MICHAEL WEISS, TO RETURN TO TOP POST.

Daily News Record, March, 2001 by WEITZMAN, JENNIFER

NEW YORK -- Structure is getting back to its roots.

In an attempt to pump life back into its failing men's division, The Limited Inc. said it planned to change the name back to Express Men's and return one of its most successful merchants, Michael Weiss, 59, to the helm.

"This is very good news for everyone involved," said Weiss, who is now Express's president and CEO, and whom many credit for rebuilding the trendy women's division after it floundered through the mid-1990s. Weiss told analysts on a conference call: "I am excited about the opportunity to reinvigorate the men's business and to reunite it with Express, from which it comes."

Weiss said the combination presents an opportunity to build Express into a bigger and stronger brand...

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