Once again it was time last week for Urban Outfitters CEO Glen Senk, CFO John E. Kyees and a few other executives to join a gaggle of analysts for the quarterly earnings call (complete transcript here, results figures in this post). A good quarter meant the call was mostly upbeat while laying the groundwork for some intriguing possible future projects.…
The Q3 numbers for Urban Outfitters are finally out, and I must say they are looking good! Company net sales rose 6% over the comparable quarter last year, while retail segment net sales increased 2%. That latter figure includes direct-to-consumer (i.e. website/catalogue sales). Overall direct-to-consumer net sales were up a whopping 21%. This is pretty remarkable when you look at…
I had a chance to catch up on “Man Shops Globe” over the weekend. My complaints remain the same as from the first episode review but I think the show is starting to settle into a nice rhythm. Mr. Johnson talks to Patty Isen, Director of Special Projects for Anthropologie. Mr. Johnson goes somewhere amazing and looks for inspiration for…
Coming off the customer service store search/inventory posts last week, I received a correction directly from Anthropologie. I want to make sure to pass this message along:I read your blog post [about store searches and inventory], and just wanted to let you know one correction. The Anthropologie website, catalog, and stores are, in fact, one entity. We’re always happy to…
Over in London they’re dancing in the streets to celebrate the opening of Anthropologie’s store on Regent St. It’s been a long time coming: first announced back in January and I’m sure Anthro has been planning this far before then. Congratulations to everyone involved — I’ve heard only good things so far. The email above was in my inbox this…
Man Shops Globe is back tonight. This week head Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson heads to Turkey. Last week is where the real story is though. Community member CS12 attended one of the MSG screening events, and was kind enough to send back this report: Hey Y’all, I just got back from the Man Shops Globe screening party at the Atlanta-Lenox…
Anthropologie’s head buyer Keith Johnson heads to South Africa tonight on “Man Shops Globe.” I didn’t get a chance to address this last week but many national outlets gave their take on the show. Suffice it to say they weren’t exactly kind. As Racked put it, “Professional TV critics made the same observation [Effortless Anthropologie did], only less gently.” To…
