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Talbots Corporate Office

Talbots was founded by husband-wife team Rudolf and Nancy Talbot in 1947 in Hingham, Massachusetts when they opened their first store.

Soon after, they began marketing by direct mail to names bought from The New Yorker Magazine.

The company was growing with five stores and a growing catalog business when it was sold to General Mills in 1973.

In 1988, after further expanding the brand, General Mills sold its retail division to JUSCO Co. Ltd.

Talbots began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993, trading under the symbol TLB.

Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Talbots in 2012 and the company became private again.

Today Talbots operates 495 stores in 45 United States and Canada. The chain specializes in private-label, classically-styled apparel, shoes, and accessories for women over 35 years old.

In October 2020, the company announed that they were expanding into home goods and decorative items. 

Talbots maintains a corporate office where it was founded, in Hingham, Massachusetts.

The Talbots, Inc.

Talbots was founded by husband-wife team Rudolf and Nancy Talbot in 1947 in Hingham, Massachusetts when they opened their first store.

Soon after, they began marketing by direct mail to names bought from The New Yorker Magazine.

History

The company was growing with five stores and a growing catalog business when it was sold to General Mills in 1973.

In 1988, after further expanding the brand, General Mills sold its retail division to JUSCO Co. Ltd.

Talbots began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993, trading under the symbol TLB.

Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Talbots in 2012 and the company became private again.

Today Talbots operates 495 stores in 45 United States and Canada. The chain specializes in private-label, classically-styled apparel, shoes, and accessories for women over 35 years old.

In October 2020, the company announed that they were expanding into home goods and decorative items. 

Talbots maintains a corporate office where it was founded, in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Ascena Retail Group Corporate Office

Ascena Retail Group is an American retailer comprising the brands DressBarn, Maurices, Lane Bryant, Catherines, and Justice. The company was known as DressBarn until 2011 when it was reorganized as a Delaware Corporation named Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

The company was founded as DressBarn in 1962 in Stamford, Connecticut by Roslyn Jaffe.

Maurices was founded in 1931, consists of 850 stores in the U.S. and Canada, and was acquired by Ascena in 2009.

Lane Bryant is a plus-sized clothing retailer that was founded in 1904. The brand currently has 812 stores in 46 states and was acquired by Charming Shoppes in 1999. Charming Shoppes merged with Ascena in 2012 bringing the brands Lane Bryant, Cacique, and Catherines.

Justice, formerly part of Tween Brands, Inc., is a store targeting tweens. Tween Brands, Inc. was acquired by Ascena in 2009.

Today Ascena Retail Group operates almost 4,000 specialty stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Ascena is a public company, trading on the NASDAQ. Ascena has 14,000 employees and had $4.77 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 26, 2013.

 

Ascena Retail Group

Ascena Retail Group is an American retailer comprising the brands DressBarn, Maurices, Lane Bryant, Catherines, and Justice. The company was known as DressBarn until 2011 when it was reorganized as a Delaware Corporation named Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

The company was founded as DressBarn in 1962 in Stamford, Connecticut by Roslyn Jaffe.

Maurices was founded in 1931, consists of 850 stores in the U.S. and Canada, and was acquired by Ascena in 2009.

History

Lane Bryant is a plus-sized clothing retailer that was founded in 1904. The brand currently has 812 stores in 46 states and was acquired by Charming Shoppes in 1999. Charming Shoppes merged with Ascena in 2012 bringing the brands Lane Bryant, Cacique, and Catherines.

Justice, formerly part of Tween Brands, Inc., is a store targeting tweens. Tween Brands, Inc. was acquired by Ascena in 2009.

Today Ascena Retail Group operates almost 4,000 specialty stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Ascena is a public company, trading on the NASDAQ. Ascena has 14,000 employees and had $4.77 billion in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 26, 2013.

 

Coldwater Creek Corporate Office

Dennis and Ann Pence started Coldwater Creek when they decided to leave New York City in 1983 and start a business they could operate from the pristine rural location of Sandpoint, Idaho.

At first Coldwater Creek was a mail-order catalog business with a catalog printed in only one color. By 1985 the catalog had evolved to be a four-color catalog called Northcountry, which had commissioned original artwork and photography of rivers and mountains alongside the photos of merchandise.

The fast-growing company upgraded its computer systems in 1991 and began to track customer data, allowing the purchase records and demographic information to be used to increase sales. That same year, profits were $1.6 million on revenue of $11 million.

Coldwater Creek opened its first retail store in 1995 in Sandpoint. Other retail and outlet locations followed.

The company went public in 1997, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker CWTR. The IPO raised $37.5 million for the company.

Today Coldwater Creek has more than 350 retail stores, over 6,000 employees, and had $742.5 million in sales in 2012.

Coldwater Creek

Dennis and Ann Pence started Coldwater Creek when they decided to leave New York City in 1983 and start a business they could operate from the pristine rural location of Sandpoint, Idaho.

At first Coldwater Creek was a mail-order catalog business with a catalog printed in only one color. By 1985 the catalog had evolved to be a four-color catalog called Northcountry, which had commissioned original artwork and photography of rivers and mountains alongside the photos of merchandise.

The fast-growing company upgraded its computer systems in 1991 and began to track customer data, allowing the purchase records and demographic information to be used to increase sales. That same year, profits were $1.6 million on revenue of $11 million.

History

Coldwater Creek opened its first retail store in 1995 in Sandpoint. Other retail and outlet locations followed.

The company went public in 1997, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker CWTR. The IPO raised $37.5 million for the company.

Today Coldwater Creek has more than 350 retail stores, over 6,000 employees, and had $742.5 million in sales in 2012.

Karmaloop Corporate Office

Greg Selkoe founded Karmaloop in 2000 as a small online retailer of urban style and streetwear. He wanted to make these hard-to-find styles and brands more available outside of major urban centers.

He started the company in his parents’ basement in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Today Karmaloop includes Karmaloop.com, KarmaloopTV.com, MissKL.com, PLNDR.com, BrickHarbor.com, and Kazbah.com.

Karmaloop TV is a multi-platform broadband programming network under the direction of Pharrell Williams. MissKL is a site serving female customers. PLNDR is a flash sale website, where customers have 72 hours to take part in the sale. BrickHarbor is an online skateshop. Kazbah is a channel for up-and-coming, independent brands to access Karmaloop’s customers.

Karmaloop offers over 500 brands through its different websites and had $130 million in revenue in 2011, which represented an 81% growth over the previous year.

Karmaloop

Greg Selkoe founded Karmaloop in 2000 as a small online retailer of urban style and streetwear. He wanted to make these hard-to-find styles and brands more available outside of major urban centers.

He started the company in his parents’ basement in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Today Karmaloop includes Karmaloop.com, KarmaloopTV.com, MissKL.com, PLNDR.com, BrickHarbor.com, and Kazbah.com.

History

Karmaloop TV is a multi-platform broadband programming network under the direction of Pharrell Williams. MissKL is a site serving female customers. PLNDR is a flash sale website, where customers have 72 hours to take part in the sale. BrickHarbor is an online skateshop. Kazbah is a channel for up-and-coming, independent brands to access Karmaloop’s customers.

Karmaloop offers over 500 brands through its different websites and had $130 million in revenue in 2011, which represented an 81% growth over the previous year.

Under Armour Corporate Office

Under Armour was founded by Kevin Plank, a 23-year-old former fullback on the University of Maryland’s football team, in 1996 from his grandmother’s basement in Washington, DC.

Plank got tired of changing out of his sweaty t-shirts and noticed that his compression shorts stayed dry under his uniform. After graduation he developed his first prototype of a shirt made of moisture-wicking synthetic fabric and gave it to his former teammates who had gone on to play for the NFL.

The brand began to take off when with contracts with Arizona State and North Carolina State Universities in 1996.

In 1999 Warner Brothers contacted Under Armour to outfit two of its movies: Any Given Sunday and The Replacements. Plank leveraged the release of the movies and strategically generated enough sales to finally put himself on the payroll.

Today Under Armour is a supplier of sport and casual apparel and footwear. The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UA. Under Armour has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Canada, and Guangzhou, China. Worldwide headquarters are in Baltimore, Maryland. The company has 5,900 employees and had $1.83 billion in revenue in 2012.

Under Armour

Under Armour was founded by Kevin Plank, a 23-year-old former fullback on the University of Maryland’s football team, in 1996 from his grandmother’s basement in Washington, DC.

Plank got tired of changing out of his sweaty t-shirts and noticed that his compression shorts stayed dry under his uniform. After graduation he developed his first prototype of a shirt made of moisture-wicking synthetic fabric and gave it to his former teammates who had gone on to play for the NFL.

The brand began to take off when with contracts with Arizona State and North Carolina State Universities in 1996.

History

In 1999 Warner Brothers contacted Under Armour to outfit two of its movies: Any Given Sunday and The Replacements. Plank leveraged the release of the movies and strategically generated enough sales to finally put himself on the payroll.

Today Under Armour is a supplier of sport and casual apparel and footwear. The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UA. Under Armour has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Canada, and Guangzhou, China. Worldwide headquarters are in Baltimore, Maryland. The company has 5,900 employees and had $1.83 billion in revenue in 2012.