FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Chico's FAS (NYSE:
CHS), a leading omnichannel specialty fashion retailer for women,
today announced it has signed on as a member of Time to Vote, a
non-partisan, CEO-led coalition that aims to increase voter
participation in U.S. elections. Chico's FAS joins forces with more
than 1,300 companies who have committed to delivering voting
information to its employees and providing them with time to vote
in the 2020 U.S. General Election.
As the 2020 election draws near, Chico's FAS is enacting a
variety of actions to ensure the voices of its salaried and hourly
associates are heard this November. To prepare its associates to
fully participate in the electoral process, the company is
providing its corporate and field teams with:
- access to check the status of their individual voter
registrations;
- access to online voting registration for participating
states;
- deadlines for voter registration by state;
- access to education about issues on the ballot;
- directions their nearest polling station on election day;
and
- information about mail-in voting.
The company also has designated Nov.
3 a "Meeting-Free Day" at its corporate headquarters in
Fort Myers, Fla. and will offer
its boutique, call center and distribution center associates
shorter shifts to ensure they have time to vote in the 2020 General
Election.
"We are fostering a culture that empowers our associates and
provides them with flexibility to participate in the democratic
process without having to choose between earning a paycheck and
exercising their right to vote," said Molly
Langenstein, CEO and President, Chico's FAS. "It's vitally
important that our associates have a say on the issues that
personally impact them and their families. We're proud that Chico's
FAS is part of this incredibly important movement to remove
barriers that many Americans face when exercising their
constitutional right to vote."
ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC.
Chico's FAS is a Florida-based fashion company founded in 1983
on Sanibel Island, Fla. The Company reinvented the fashion retail
experience by creating fashion communities anchored by service,
which put the customer at the center of everything we do. As one of
the leading fashion retailers in North
America, Chico's FAS is a company of three unique brands -
Chico's®, White House Black Market® and
Soma® - each thriving in their own white space,
founded by women, led by women, providing solutions that millions
of women say give them confidence and joy.
Our Company has a passion for fashion, and each day, we provide
clothing, shoes and accessories, intimate apparel and expert
styling in our brick-and-mortar boutiques, digital online boutiques
and through Style Connect, the Company's proprietary digital
styling tool that enables customers to conveniently shop wherever,
whenever and however they prefer.
As of August 1, 2020, the Company
operated 1,313 stores in the U.S. and sold merchandise through 69
international franchise locations in Mexico and 2 domestic franchise airport
locations. The Company's merchandise is also available at
www.chicos.com, www.chicosofftherack.com, www.whbm.com,
www.soma.com and www.mytelltale.com as well as through third-party
channels.
To learn more about Chico's FAS, visit www.chicosfas.com.
The information on our corporate website is not, and shall not be
deemed to be, a part of this press release or incorporated into our
federal securities law filings.
About Time to Vote
Time to Vote is a nonpartisan,
business-led initiative to help ensure employees across America
don't have to choose between voting and earning a paycheck.
Participation includes giving employees access to and information
about early voting or vote-by-mail options, offering paid time off
on Election Day or making it a day without meetings. Time to Vote
was founded by Levi Strauss & Co., Patagonia and PayPal ahead
of the 2018 midterm elections, when 411 companies representing all
50 states and a variety of industries joined. For more information,
visit maketimetovote.org.
Media Contact
Pashen Black
Director, Corporate Public Relations
Chico's FAS
239-218-3388
pashen.black@chicos.com
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