Chico’s FAS was founded in 1983 by Marvin and Helene Gralnick as a boutique selling Mexican folk art and cotton sweaters in Sanibel Island, Florida.
The first Chico’s franchise opened just four years later in 1987.
The company grew quickly throughout the 1990’s and in 2001 there were more than 300 Chico’s stores in 40 states. Most were directly owned and operated by the company but several were franchised.
The company designs and produces its own clothing lines exclusively, targeting women over 35.
Today Chico’s FAS has the brands Chico’s, White House/Black Market, Soma Intimates, and Boston Proper. Chico’s has 600 boutiques and 100 outlets, White House has 402 boutiques and 45 outlets, and Soma Intimates has 206 boutiques and 16 outlets throughout the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Chico’s FAS is a public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHS, has 6,600 employees, and had sales of $2.581 billion in 2012.
Chico's FASChico’s FAS was founded in 1983 by Marvin and Helene Gralnick as a boutique selling Mexican folk art and cotton sweaters in Sanibel Island, Florida.
The first Chico’s franchise opened just four years later in 1987.
The company grew quickly throughout the 1990’s and in 2001 there were more than 300 Chico’s stores in 40 states. Most were directly owned and operated by the company but several were franchised.
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The company designs and produces its own clothing lines exclusively, targeting women over 35.
Today Chico’s FAS has the brands Chico’s, White House/Black Market, Soma Intimates, and Boston Proper. Chico’s has 600 boutiques and 100 outlets, White House has 402 boutiques and 45 outlets, and Soma Intimates has 206 boutiques and 16 outlets throughout the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Chico’s FAS is a public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHS, has 6,600 employees, and had sales of $2.581 billion in 2012.