J.Crew
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J.Crew Group, Inc., is an American multi-brand, multi-channel, specialty retailer. The company offers an assortment of women's, men's, and children's apparel and accessories, including swimwear, outerwear, lounge-wear, bags, sweaters, denim, dresses, suiting, jewelry, and shoes.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) (as Popular Merchandise, Inc.) 1983 (1983) (as J.Crew) |
Founders | Mitchell Cinader Saul Charles |
Headquarters | 225 Liberty Street, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Number of locations | 506 (2018) |
Key people | Libby Wadle (CEO) |
Products | Clothing, shoes, and accessories |
Revenue | US$2.54 billion (2019)[1][2] |
US$ā78.8 million (2019)[1] | |
Total assets | US$1.599 billion (2019)[1] |
Total equity | US$ā1.35 billion (2019)[1] |
Owner | Anchorage Capital Group and Leonard Green & Partners[3] |
Number of employees | 9,400 (2019)[1] |
Divisions | J.Crew crewcuts The Liquor Store (defunct) The Ludlow Shop J.Crew Factory J.Crew Mercantile Madewell |
Website | jcrew.com |
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As of August 2016, it operated more than 450 retail stores throughout the United States.[4] The company conducts its business through retail, factory, crew cuts, Madewell stores, catalogs, and online.[5]
On May 4, 2020, the company announced that it would apply for bankruptcy protection amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.