Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW), the largest owner
and operator of suburban office properties in the Southeast and NAIOP’s
2009 Developer of the Year, today announced the addition of fashion
retailer Forever 21 to Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. Forever 21
offers trendy fashions and accessories for women and men. The store’s
grand opening is projected to be the spring of 2010.
Ed Fritsch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Highwoods
Properties, commented, “We are very happy to welcome Forever 21 to
the Plaza. This well-respected, multi-national retailer offers
stylish, cutting‐edge fashion trends and is a great addition to the
Plaza’s retail mix.”
Forever 21 Executive Vice President, Larry Meyer, shared in this
excitement stating, “We look forward to bringing the town of Kansas
City, Missouri the best assortment of great fashion and of great value.”
About Highwoods Properties
Highwoods Properties, Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, is a
fully integrated, self-administered real estate investment trust
(“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction
and other customer-related services for its properties and for third
parties. At June 30, 2009, the Company owned or had an interest in 378
in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing
approximately 35.2 million square feet. Highwoods also owned 580 acres
of development land. Highwoods is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and
its properties and development land are located in Florida, Georgia,
Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia. For more information about Highwoods Properties, please
visit our Web site at www.highwoods.com.
About Forever 21
Forever 21, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, is a specialty retailer
of women’s and men’s clothing and accessories, known for offering the
hottest and most current fashion trends at a great value to consumers.
Forever 21’s model of fast fashion works by keeping the store exciting
with fresh merchandise offerings brought in daily. The retailer operates
over 450 stores in the United States, with international operations in
Bahrain, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, and UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi).
For more information please visit www.forever21.com.
