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URBN is a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain and the Vetri Family. We create unique retail experiences with an eye toward creativity and a singular focus on pleasing our customer. We`re a passionate, creative, entrepreneurial bunch who think outside the box and are all about providing a unique shopping experience that`s inspirational. THE FIRST STORE & MISSION The year was 1970. Dick Hayne was just 23 years old when he and college roommate Scott Belair came up with the idea to open a retail store. Belair was in search of a topic for an entrepreneurial class he was taking at the time. The first store, originally called Free People, was located in a small space across the street from the University of Pennsylvania. Its mission was to provide second-hand clothing, furniture, jewelry and home décor for customers in a casual fun environment. OUR STORES Since the first store opened in West Philly we continually strive to connect with our customers through unique products and engaging store design. Instead of transforming buildings into something new, we preserve their original features, a trait that has become our signature look. We strip back paint to its first layer, expose brick walls, and use original pieces as displays and fixtures. Our approach goes beyond historical preservation – it`s about maintaining a layered history, but infusing a new, fresh atmosphere. DIRECT TO CONSUMER BUSINESS The millennium brought with it a new shopping experience, one that wasn`t a physical location. In 1998, Anthropologie released its first catalog with circulation more than doubling before the end of the year. In August of that same year, Anthropologie.com was established. Site visits and online orders were well above initial expectations, which fueled investments in future E-commerce efforts. It wasn`t long before our other brands opened a web store - Urban Outfitters in 1999 and Free People in 2004.
We are more than a company, we are a Movement. At TOMS we take our mission of “Improving lives through business” very seriously and we hope you will too. If you are not familiar with TOMS, our business philosophy is rooted in the concept of Giving. With every product our customer purchases, TOMS helps a person in need. One for One®. It all started in 2006 when American traveler Blake Mycoskie befriended children in a village in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. Realizing that One for One could serve other global needs, TOMS launched other products including TOMS Eyewear in 2011, TOMS Roasting Co. in 2014, and TOMS Bags and TOMS High Road Backpack Collection in 2015. In keeping with the One for One promise, purchases of these products help improve the lives of people in need by helping restore sight, providing safe water, supporting safe birthing practices, and aiding bullying prevention programs. TOMS is in business to improve lives. With every product you purchase, TOMS will help a person in need. One for One®. Since our founding, we have given over 60 million pairs of shoes to children in need, helped restore sight to more than 400,000 people, helped give more than 335,000 weeks of safe water and supported safe birth services for 25,000 women. We are giving in over 70 countries around the world through partnerships with more than 100 Giving Partners.
rue21 is a fashion destination that promises to give customers quality styles at accessible prices. They offer the largest selection of products, sizes, and trends that fit every personality and budget. Headquartered just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Warrendale, they currently operate over 600 US stores in 45 states and online
Shoe Box is a Black Earth, WI-based company in the Retail sector.
Homeboy Industries provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and recently incarcerated men and women, allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. Over the past 25 years, Homeboy Industries has created an effective national and international model of gang intervention. By creating a therapeutic community that provides the critical steps needed to change individual lives, Homeboy has made a singular impact on the Los Angeles community, not only by providing a means for the highest risk men and women to support their families in the short term, but also by creating a path to reentry for those considered “least likely to succeed.” More than 300 men and women each year are provided job training positions in our headquarters and six social enterprises. While they learn on-the-job skills in what is often their first “real” employment, these clients are also encouraged to use their workday to work on themselves; mental health therapy, tattoo removal, substance abuse counseling, parenting and financial literacy classes, GED tutoring, solar panel installation training, case management and legal services are all offered free of charge in our headquarters. In addition, 10,000-12,000 community clients who are not employed in-house seek services like employment counseling and tattoo removal each year.