Longtime mall retailer Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, but a group of investors led by brand management firm WHP Global is looking to save the company by acquiring it.

Express Inc. — once a trendsetter of casual office attire that has struggled to compete with the likes of Zara and H&M — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The retailer based in Columbus, ...

Express was founded in 1980 by Les Wexner’s Limited Brands, but has fallen on hard times with a fickle consumer and stiff competition (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) Express, a multi-brand fashion retailer ...

When Express debuted about 40 years ago, the retailer was focused on making business casual apparel trendy, appealing, mainstream and accessible in malls - the most important sales channel at the time ...