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J.crew

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J.Crew is a men's and women's clothing and accessories company in the United States. J.Crew was founded in 1983 with the launch of its catalog and expanded into brick and mortar retailing in 1989 with its flagship store in New York City. It has since become an American brand known worldwide for its collections of classic clothes and accessories to live, work, play and get married in. The company sells clothing designed to somewhat imitate (at lower prices) clothiers that traditionally catered to "preppies", such as Brooks Brothers and J. Press. Currently J.Crew's catalog has a circulation of over 80 million, and there are 157 retail stores and 43 factory stores with more openings planned in 2005 and 2006. Their website JCrew.com was launched in 1996 and allows buyers to browse both J.Crew's online only offerings, and normal catalog and retail offerings. While lacking a retail presence outside of the USA, J.Crew's website offers shipping to Canada and Japan. In September 2005 J.Crew came under fire from PETA and other animal rights groups when it was revealed that J.Crew intended to begin carrying fur in the fall of 2005. The dispute was resolved when J.Crew canceled its fur production plans. [http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/30/news/midcaps/jcrew.reut/]

IPO

J.Crew, which is owned by private equity giant Texas Pacific Group, initially announced plans for an IPO in mid-2005. The company has since pushed the date to some time in early 2006. The company plans to be listed on the NYSE under the stock ticker 'JCG. CEO Millard Drexler, veteran CEO of Gap Inc., will control 15% of the company following its initial public offering.

See also

- Banana Republic

- Lands' End

External links

- The Official J.Crew Website

- J.Crew Push Back IPO

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