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Ann Taylor Corporate Office

Ann Taylor is a specialty apparel retail chain that is marketed under four divisions: Ann Taylor, LOFT, Ann Taylor Factory, and LOFT Outlet.

Richard Liebeskind founded Ann Taylor when he opened the first Ann Taylor store in New Haven, Connecticut in 1954. He named the store after the name of a best-selling dress, the “Ann Taylor,” at his father’s store.

In 1977 Liebeskind sold his stores to Garfinkle, Brooks Brothers, and Miller Rhodes Corporation. Under new management, the stores spread rapidly. The new flagship store on 57th street in Manhattan featured a chic restaurant and represented the Ann Taylor customer of the time: a new breed of well-dressed career women who favored classic fabrics in fashionable designs.

Throughout the 1980’s Ann Taylor changed owners several times. The company went public in 1991, trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 2004 the company celebrated its 50th “ANNiversary.”

In 2011, the company changed its name from Ann Taylor to Ann, Inc.

Today Ann Inc. operates over 1,000 stores comprising 275 Ann Taylor stores, 105 Ann Taylor Factory stores, 525 LOFT stores, and 102 LOFT Outlet stores in 47 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company has 20,000 employees and had $2.48 billion in revenue in 2012.

 

Ann Taylor

Ann Taylor is a specialty apparel retail chain that is marketed under four divisions: Ann Taylor, LOFT, Ann Taylor Factory, and LOFT Outlet.

Richard Liebeskind founded Ann Taylor when he opened the first Ann Taylor store in New Haven, Connecticut in 1954. He named the store after the name of a best-selling dress, the “Ann Taylor,” at his father’s store.

In 1977 Liebeskind sold his stores to Garfinkle, Brooks Brothers, and Miller Rhodes Corporation. Under new management, the stores spread rapidly. The new flagship store on 57th street in Manhattan featured a chic restaurant and represented the Ann Taylor customer of the time: a new breed of well-dressed career women who favored classic fabrics in fashionable designs.

History

Throughout the 1980’s Ann Taylor changed owners several times. The company went public in 1991, trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 2004 the company celebrated its 50th “ANNiversary.”

In 2011, the company changed its name from Ann Taylor to Ann, Inc.

Today Ann Inc. operates over 1,000 stores comprising 275 Ann Taylor stores, 105 Ann Taylor Factory stores, 525 LOFT stores, and 102 LOFT Outlet stores in 47 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company has 20,000 employees and had $2.48 billion in revenue in 2012.

 

Orchard Brands Corporate Office

Orchard Brands was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.

This retailer is direct-to-consumer and has a portfolio of fifteen brands, all targeted at men and women over 55. These brands are: Appleseed’s, Bedford Fair, Blair, Draper’s & Damon’s, Gold Violin, Haband!, Linen Source, Mom Thompson, Old Pueblo Traders, sahalie, Solutions, The Tog Shop, Willow Ridge, and WinterSilks.

Orchard Brands offers apparel, accessories, shoes, and home, garden, and health products through its brands, sold through catalogs, e-commerce sites, and Appleseed’s retail stores in New England and Draper’s & Damon’s retail stores in 6 states.

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2011 and emerged 3 months later. Orchard Brands is now owned by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.

Orchard Brands has $1 billion in annual revenue.

 

Orchard Brands

Orchard Brands was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.

This retailer is direct-to-consumer and has a portfolio of fifteen brands, all targeted at men and women over 55. These brands are: Appleseed’s, Bedford Fair, Blair, Draper’s & Damon’s, Gold Violin, Haband!, Linen Source, Mom Thompson, Old Pueblo Traders, sahalie, Solutions, The Tog Shop, Willow Ridge, and WinterSilks.

Orchard Brands offers apparel, accessories, shoes, and home, garden, and health products through its brands, sold through catalogs, e-commerce sites, and Appleseed’s retail stores in New England and Draper’s & Damon’s retail stores in 6 states.

History

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2011 and emerged 3 months later. Orchard Brands is now owned by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.

Orchard Brands has $1 billion in annual revenue.

 

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.

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.