J.Crew

J.Crew Group, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947) (as Popular Merchandise, Inc.)
1983 (1983) (as J.Crew)
FoundersMitchell Cinader
Saul Charles
Headquarters225 Liberty Street,
New York City, New York, U.S.
Number of locations
506 (2018)
Key people
Libby Wadle
(CEO)
ProductsClothing, shoes, and accessories
RevenueIncrease US$2.54 billion (2019)[1][2]
Increase US$−78.8 million (2019)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$1.599 billion (2019)[1]
Total equityDecrease US$−1.35 billion (2019)[1]
OwnerAnchorage Capital Group and Leonard Green & Partners[3]
Number of employees
9,400 (2019)[1]
DivisionsJ.Crew
crewcuts
The Liquor Store (defunct)
The Ludlow Shop
J.Crew Factory
J.Crew Mercantile
Madewell
Websitejcrew.com

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.

In 2010 it sold via retail outlets, mail order catalogs, and an online store.[4] As of August 2016, it operated more than 450 retail stores throughout the United States.[5] On May 4, 2020, the company announced that it would apply for bankruptcy protection amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. J. Crew successfully exited bankruptcy protection in September 2020.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "J.Crew Group". Fortune.
  2. ^ http://investors.jcrew.com/sec-filings?items_per_page=10&page=1
  3. ^ "J. Crew Said to Be Talking With Banks About 2014 IPO". Bloomberg News. 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Find Local Contractors - Home Remodeling Contractors on Ecnext". wrightreports.ecnext.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  5. ^ Olson, Elizabeth (8 August 2012). "J. Crew Wants to Reconnect With Its Base". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ "J. Crew exits bankruptcy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-12.