Schottenstein Stores Corp.

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Schottenstein Stores Corp., based in Columbus, Ohio, is a holding company for various ventures of the Schottenstein family. Jerome Schottenstein and Jay Schottenstein are two of the primary holders in the company.

Contents 1 Retail Ventures 2 Brands 3 External Links 4 References

[edit] Retail Ventures

Schottenstein Stores owns 51% of Retail Ventures, which is a holding company for DSW, Filene's Basement, and formerly Value City Department Stores; Value City Furniture, which changed its name to American Signature Furniture; 15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB Capital Group, some 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture.^[1]

It also holds an ownership interest in American Eagle Outfitters, Martin + Osa, Wehmeyer in Germany, Cold Stone Creamery, The Mazel Company, Gidding-Jenny ^[2], Shiffren Willens jewelry stores, and Sara Fredericks boutiques^[3].

In 2006, a consortium of investors, including Schottenstein Stores, purchased 655 stores from grocery retailer Albertson's^[4].

[edit] Brands

Schottenstein Stores owns the rights to various brands, including Bugle Boy (purchased in 2001)^[5], "Cannon", "Royal Velvet", "Charisma", "Fieldcrest", J. Peterman, delia's, SB Premier Brands and Leslie Fay.^[6]

[edit] External Links

• Retail Ventures
• SB Capital Group

[edit] References