Title Nine: Signs lease at Hilldale

Contact: Jayne Carr Thompson

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Popular women’s wear retailer added to round of recent announcements

(Madison, Wisconsin) – Joseph Freed and Associates LLC, the developer of Madison’s Hilldale Mall, announced today that it had signed a lease with Title Nine, an active women’s clothing retailer for a 2,000 square foot space due to open this Fall next to Anthropologie at Hilldale Mall.

“Title Nine is thrilled to come to Madison and join the shops at Hilldale Mall. We are fitness minded women, hoping to attract gals who love to play in the outdoors as much as we do!” said Michele Coddington, Title Nine Director of Retail Operations.

Title Nine is a multi-channel retailer offering athletic apparel and casual women’s clothing, with a thriving Internet and catalogue business. Thirteen existing retail locations include shops in Walnut Creek and Palo Alto, California; Bellevue, Washington; Cherry Creek, Colorado and Austin, Texas.

Named after the 1972 federal legislation designed to provide girls and women with equal opportunity to compete in sports, Title Nine will celebrate its 20th year in business with the opening of the Hilldale store this Fall.

News of the Title Nine lease follows the House of Oils lease signing at Hilldale and the announced relocation of the popular Café Porta Alba.

Other tenants at Hilldale Mall include Macy’s, Sundance Cinema, Flat Top Grill, Great Dane, L’Occitane, North Face, Aveda and Sentry Foods.

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About Joseph Freed and Associates LLC

Joseph Freed and Associates LLC is an entrepreneurial real estate company that develops, acquires and operates retail and mixed-use properties nationally. The company is dedicated to long-term value creation, environmental responsibility and sustainable development. It has developed over 24 million square feet of retail, residential and office space and currently has over 10 million square feet of space in operation or in development in over 40 projects. For more information, visit the company’s website at <http://www.josephfreed.com>.

About Title Nine

Title Nine specializes in clothes and accessories inspired by and designed for active women. We are every day athletes and fitness fanatics. We are runners and walkers. We are climbers and we are dancers. We believe that a fit woman is a strong woman. For more information about Title Nine, please visit our website at <http://www.titlenine.com>.