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Urban Outfitters
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Urban Outfitters is a clothing retail store located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. The first store was opened in 1970 in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania by company President, Richard Hayne. Today, their chain consists of more than 140 stores.
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Urban Outfitters is no stranger to controversial T-shirts. You might remember the ’04 election, when the store’s VOTING IS FOR OLD PEOPLE logo had get-out-the-vote groups in high dudgeon. Or its EVERYONE LOVES A JEWISH GIRL design (speckled with dollar signs, natch) which drew the ire of the Anti-Defamation League. Or its TAKE PILLS AND CHILL shirt, which enraged anti-drug groups. Or its NEW MEXICO, CLEANER THAN REGULAR MEXICO slogan, which angered folks south of the border.
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Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters has planned to consolidate their central business operations by relocating to the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, part of the historic Philadelphia Navy Yard. Their goal was to create a distinctive corporate campus with each of their three major clothing brand administrative functions to be located in separate buildings and designed to reflect and support their individual identities. The design of the campus needed to reflect Urban Outfitters highly creative spirit, entrepreneurial ethos, inclusive and relaxed environment, and support Urban Outfitter's team culture.
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Adrants, of course... noticed: “It appears Urban Outfitters has borrowed heavily from a Johnny Cupcake bomb-dropping design. One time is, perhaps, a coincidence. Two times and it's time for Urban Outfitters to come clean.â€
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Urban Outfitters entered the late 1990s on solid ground. Despite having to close its first location near the University of Pennsylvania due to poor sales, the company forged ahead with is growth plans, buoyed by strong sales at its remaining outlets. In 1998, Anthropologie launched its direct-to-consumer catalog. Later that year, Urban Outfitters made its debut in London, opening its first store on Kensington High Street. During this period, Urban Outfitters' expansion was comparatively slower than many retail chains... despite the fact that it putting considerable effort into market research before deciding to open a store. Company officials called each location a "complete lifestyle" store and were diligent in making sure it knew what its target customers wanted.
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Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) opened at 21.64. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 21.60 and a high of 22.18. URBN is now trading at 21.90, up 0.43 (1.99%). The stock hit its 52 week high of 27.75 in April and set its 52 week low of 17.00 in October. URBN has sharply climbed for most of this year, losing some ground through June and July. Shares of apparel retailers have been climbing today on news that the gross domestic product advanced at an annual rate of 3.8%, just below analysts’ prediction of a 3.9% rise.
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