Despite reports (just last week!) of how Anthropologie made out like bandits over Presidents’ Day Weekend, it looks like Urban Outfitters needs to recover a bit after a weak 4th quarter. Sales were strong but profits dipped. Says the AP via Forbes:Demand for Anthropologie’s eclectic and higher-priced home goods and clothes and Free People’s hippy-chic attire remained strong last year…
USA Today spies a trend, and that trend is: modesty! Especially for teens, who have been facing less than decent options when it comes to clothes lately. What stores did young ladies in training and their parental units identify as hip yet classy? American Eagle, my new nemesis Banana Republic (aka Nanaban), J.Crew, Ann Taylor, Delia*s and Anthropologie! American Eagle…
Home Textiles Today, a trade rag for the design industry has a great article about Urban Outfitters’ home division. In reading the piece I thought many quotes from current UO CEO Glen T. Senk (he was President of Anthro before!) could easily be applied across company disciplines. Some excerpts from the article (read it all here): Looking at the company…
The economy might be taking a beating but Anthropologie (and Urban Outfitters as a whole) seems to be doing just fine. First, Kiplingers says that Anthropologie’s items are just too unique to pass up:Then there are those coveted items that shoppers will find a way to buy, recession or no recession. Edgy apparel retailer Urban Outfitters (URBN) is as close…
No big surprise here. All of Urban Outfitters’ brands experienced a sales dip over the last quarter of 2008. Free People had the biggest dip, which considering their niche is not a shock. From the Associated Press: Specialty apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. said Thursday that its same-store sales dipped 1 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter due to current…
From the Associated Press: “Urban Outfitters Inc. said Thursday that same-store sales dipped 1 percent for the holiday season, hurt by bigger discounts and softness in its Anthropologie and Free People brands. For the two month period ended Dec. 31, the specialty apparel retailer reported same-store sales fell 6 percent at Anthropologie and 13 percent at Free People from a…
Anthropologie is coming to London’s Regent St. this summer as its international expansion continues. Anthro created a bit of a stir when it snapped up James Bidwell, the head of VisitLondon to be the managing director of Anthropologie Europe in September but the move seems to have paid off. London is abuzz about the new store! Several tabs pondside have…
