Skechers (NYSE: SKX) is a $4.16 billion performance and lifestyle footwear company. On the brick-and-mortar side, it sells through department, specialty, and independent stores, as well as more than 2,650 of its own retail outlets. Talk Business & Politics reached out to the Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based company for information on the number of employees and a hard opening date. Skechers Public Relations Director Lara Diab could not provide jobs numbers but said the store would officially open Sept. 21.