Question: is rue21 a publicly traded company?
Answer: 2009: rue21's public stock starts selling on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol RUE and sees its initial sales target of $16 to $18 per square jump to $24.30 in the first day of trading. With 527 stores in 43 states, the company projects growing to 1,000 stores in five years. 2010: rue21 opens its 600th store.