Zumiez

Zumiez Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryClothing
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Founders
  • Thomas D. Campion
  • Gary Haakenson
HeadquartersLynnwood, Washington, U.S.
Number of locations
604 U.S., 739 worldwide (2021)[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
RevenueUS$991 million (2020)
Increase $138 million (2020)
Increase $76 million (2020)
Total assetsIncrease $998 million (2020)
Total equityIncrease $553 million (2020)
Number of employees
8,800 (2020)[2]
Websitewww.zumiez.com
Zumiez at South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Massachusetts

Zumiez Inc. (/ˈzmiz/) is an American multinational specialty clothing store founded by Thomas Campion and Gary Haakenson in 1978, and publicly traded since 2005.[3] The company is a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories and hardgoods for young men and women.[4] Zumiez markets clothing for action sports, particularly skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Zumiez is based in Lynnwood, Washington. The current president and CEO is Richard Brooks.[5]

Originally named "Above the Belt" when the first store was opened at Northgate Mall in 1978, the company grew quickly through the early 1980s with the addition of stores at Everett Mall, Alderwood Mall, Tacoma Mall, and Bellevue Square. The mid and late eighties brought new stores online outside of the Puget Sound area, and the corporate name changed to Zumiez. The corporate office was moved from Everett to Lynnwood, Washington in 2012.[6]

  1. ^ "Number of Zumiez stores worldwide in 2021, by country". Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Zumiez Company Profile". Craft. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Zumiez Inc, Form S-1/A, Filing Date May 4, 2005" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Zumiez Inc, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Mar 19, 2018". secdatabase.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Zumiez Investor Relations - Company Profile
  6. ^ "Zumiez Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Feb 10, 2012" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.