Business & Tech
Manhattan Beach's Skechers Opens Flagship Store at One World Trade Center
The local footwear company joins other retailers at what is touted as a highly anticipated shopping destination.
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Skechers USA Inc. on Tuesday announced that the Manhattan Beach-based company has opened a flagship store at the World Trade Center’s new shopping district.
Located along the main level of the West Concourse near the WTC Transportation Hub, the store will be home to the more than 350,000 expected daily visitors in the area.
“The new shopping district at One World Trade Center is the place to be — gorgeous, massive and spectacular, it’s one of the biggest retail openings in the United States this decade,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers.
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The company is in an expansion mode and Greenberg anticipate Skechers will have more than 1,600 stores by year end.
Skechers already has two locations in Times Square and an additional store in Union Square.
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