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The Children’s Place Corporate Office

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The Children’s Place was founded by Harvard business school graduates David Pulver and Clinton Clark when they opened their first store in 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut. The store lost money for three years before the two founders had adjusted the product mix and their finances began to turn around.

The Children's Place store front

By 1981 the chain had 65 stores and enjoyed a corner on the niche market of a children’s only department store.

The company was sold to Federated Department Stores in 1982. Under new management, the chain continued to grow and in 1988 The Children’s Place had 161 stores. However, the chain was losing money and was sold to an investor group led by the Dabah family.

The Children's Place inside store

In the 1990s the company was restructured to handle its debt. The Children’s Place went public in 1997, raising $50 million to pay off its debts.

In March 2018, Forbes wrote an article stating that, unlike Toys R Us, the company is doing well and meeting or exceeding financial expectations.

The Children’s Place stated that they expected much lower earning for the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus. 

In late October 2020, the company secured an $80 million term loan agreement. 

Today The Children’s Place has 965 stores in the United States and a further 130 in Canada. The company has over 4,000 employees and had $1.938 billion in revenue in 2018.

The Children's Place Gift card

The Children's Place

The Children's Place logo

The Children’s Place was founded by Harvard business school graduates David Pulver and Clinton Clark when they opened their first store in 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut. The store lost money for three years before the two founders had adjusted the product mix and their finances began to turn around.

The Children's Place store front

History

By 1981 the chain had 65 stores and enjoyed a corner on the niche market of a children’s only department store.

The company was sold to Federated Department Stores in 1982. Under new management, the chain continued to grow and in 1988 The Children’s Place had 161 stores. However, the chain was losing money and was sold to an investor group led by the Dabah family.

The Children's Place inside store

In the 1990s the company was restructured to handle its debt. The Children’s Place went public in 1997, raising $50 million to pay off its debts.

In March 2018, Forbes wrote an article stating that, unlike Toys R Us, the company is doing well and meeting or exceeding financial expectations.

The Children’s Place stated that they expected much lower earning for the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus. 

In late October 2020, the company secured an $80 million term loan agreement. 

Today The Children’s Place has 965 stores in the United States and a further 130 in Canada. The company has over 4,000 employees and had $1.938 billion in revenue in 2018.

The Children's Place Gift card

eBags Corporate Office

A group of five people founded eBags in 1998: John Nordmark, Peter Cobb, Frank Steed, Andy Youngs, and Eliot Cobb.

They launched an e-commerce site, www.ebags.com, in 1999 with seven brands, including Samsonite, JanSport, and Skyway luggage.

eBags drop-shipped most products directly from manufacturers to customers, meaning eBags did not keep any stock but rather transferred the merchandise directly from manufacturer or wholesaler to the customer.

The company grew, experiencing some downturn which caused it to diversify into handbags and purses.

eBags expanded unsuccessfully to Europe in 2004, and ended up shutting that operation down in 2008.

Today eBags is an online retailer of handbags, luggage, backpacks, laptop bags, and accessories from more than 500 brands. It has its own brand, The eBags Brand, and also operates handbags.com.

eBags, Inc.

A group of five people founded eBags in 1998: John Nordmark, Peter Cobb, Frank Steed, Andy Youngs, and Eliot Cobb.

They launched an e-commerce site, www.ebags.com, in 1999 with seven brands, including Samsonite, JanSport, and Skyway luggage.

eBags drop-shipped most products directly from manufacturers to customers, meaning eBags did not keep any stock but rather transferred the merchandise directly from manufacturer or wholesaler to the customer.

History

The company grew, experiencing some downturn which caused it to diversify into handbags and purses.

eBags expanded unsuccessfully to Europe in 2004, and ended up shutting that operation down in 2008.

Today eBags is an online retailer of handbags, luggage, backpacks, laptop bags, and accessories from more than 500 brands. It has its own brand, The eBags Brand, and also operates handbags.com.

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.