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Banana Republic opens in WV

Layne Christensen

Fasnion Editor
laync@nsnews.com
BANANA Republic has
chosen Park Royal as
the location of its first
women’s-only store in
Canada.

The San Francisco-based
clothing chain will open a
5,000-square-foor boutique in
the shopping centre's north

mall next Friday.

The store is the retailer’s
10th in Canada, its third in the
Vancouver area.

Banana Republic is a divi-
sion of Gap Inc. Founded in
1978 by Californians Mel and
Patricia Ziegler, the Banana
Republic concept arose trom
the discovery of a British
Burma jacket in a milirary sup-
ply shop in Sidney, Australia.

The Zieglers discovered
there was a market for natural-

fibre utilitarian clothing during
this era of polyester,

The design of the original
Banana Republic stor
appealed to “8Qs-cra_ yuppies
who had dreams of adventure
travel. Stores were designed on
a safan theme, with bush planes
suspended from ceilings and
thatehed-roof huts on the dis-
play floors.

In the *90s, the stores
replaced their “urban outback”
image with a cleaner, more

modern look.
At the Park Royal Banana
Republic, customers can expect

to find a ccuplete selection of

women’s merchandise, includ-
ing clothing, accessories, shoes,
intimates and persenal-care
products.

In other news, Banana
Republic relaunched its. cata-
Jogue this past fall. Anyone not
willing to make the trek to Park
Royal can now shop by phone
at 1-888-906-2800.

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