Kanye wants to open Yeezy store in Atlanta

During an interview with GMA, Ye talked family, apologies and Yeezy

Kanye West’s Yeezy To End Gap Deal , Over Alleged Contract Violations.Kanye West’s Yeezy To End Gap Deal , Over Alleged Contract Violations.CNBC reports that according to a letter shared by Ye's lawyer, the rapper and entrepreneur is ending his contract with Gap.The letter claims Gap violated its contract agreements by distributing Yeezy products and opening dedicated Yeezy Gap stores without West's authorization. .West's lawyer said, “Yeezy notified Gap of its concerns in August and gave the company a contractually-designated 30 days to cure its breaches,” but the retailer took no action.West's lawyer said, “Yeezy notified Gap of its concerns in August and gave the company a contractually-designated 30 days to cure its breaches,” but the retailer took no action.Ye will now promptly move forward to make up for lost time by opening Yeezy retail stores, Nicholas Gravante, Kanye West's lawyer, to CNBC.The Gap-Yeezy partnership, which was announced in June 2020, was supposed to continue through 2026.The first product launched by the partnership in June 2021 was a blue puffer jacket that sold out within hours.The team-up was predicted to garner $1 billion in its first year, but Gap has experienced declining sales. .The company's CEO left in July. .In a recent interview with 'Bloomberg,' West said it's “time for me to go it alone.”.I made the companies money. The companies made me money. We created ideas that will change apparel forever. Like the round jacket, the foam runner, the slides that have changed the shoe industry. , Kanye West, via 'Bloomberg'.Now it’s time for Ye to make the new industry. No more companies standing in between me and the audience, Kanye West, via 'Bloomberg'

Kanye West took time to sit down with Good Morning America for an exclusive interview. And fresh from cutting ties with GAP, he shared his plans to open a Yeezy store in Atlanta.

Last week the billionaire rapper publicly separated from popular retailer GAP. The termination of the 10-year partnership comes after claims the retailer breached its contract to sell Yeezy Gap.

GAP brand president and CEO Mark Breitbard commented on the separation: “Simply put...while we share a vision, how we work together to deliver this vision is not aligned,” he said, according to the Wall Street Journal.

But in a now-deleted Instagram post, West announced, “We are going to open a Yeezy stores worldwide starting in Atlanta.”

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“Who would be best to open it? I’ll buy the land and or building. Then we gonna open up in every state and then internationally. Anyone who has over 10 years retail experience and is ready to change the world post your Instagram handle or store location in the comments and we’ll find you.”

Ye has also worked with popular athletic brand Adidas since 2016. But the “Dark Fantasy” rapper didn’t appreciate the release of Adidas Adilette 22 sandals.

“It was all kind of a disregard for the voice of something that I co-created. I co-created the product at Adidas. I co-created the product at Gap,” West said.

The Adidas sandals that resembled Ye’s Yeezy slides were an eye opener for the rapper.

“We had to level up. Really show ‘em who’s the new boss in town, that I’m the boss of me. I’m no longer just the man ridin’ atop the polo horse.”

The full interview with Linsey Davis and GMA airs tonight at 8:30 p.m. on Hulu.