Urban Outfitters (URBN)

Overall impact
F (18)

Commentary

Urban Outfitters is a poor overall performer. With an 'F' rating of 18.3 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Urban Outfitters ranks 47th out of 48 industry peers, behind Chicos, Genesco, Buckle and 43 others, and ahead of AMMO. On top material causes for Urban Outfitters's industry (Retail), Urban Outfitters performs poorly in Healthy Oceans (30.8 score), No Poverty (0.0), Conflict Free Mineral Production (37.9) and 23 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Urban Outfitters did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Founded
1970
Employees
10,920
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Specialty Retail
Sub-industry
Apparel Retail
SASB industry
Apparel, Accessories & Footwear
Headquarters
Pa, United States
Share classes
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Mission
Dedicated to inspiring customers through a unique combination of product, creativity and cultural understanding
Description
Urban Outfitters, Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale of general consumer products. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Nuuly. It operates Urban Outfitters stores, which offer women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28; and Anthropologie stores that provide women's apparel, accessories, intimates, shoes, and home furnishings, as well as gifts, decorative items, and beauty and wellness products for women aged 28 to 45. The company also operates Terrain stores that provide lifestyle home products, garden and outdoor living products, antiques, live plants, flowers, wellness products, and accessories. In addition, it operates Free People retail stores, which offer casual women's apparel, intimates, activewear, shoes, accessories, home products, gifts, and beauty and wellness products for young women aged 25 to 30; and restaurants, as well as women's apparel subscription rental service under the Nuuly brand. Further, the company is involved in the wholesale of young women's contemporary casual apparel, intimates, activewear, and shoes under the Free People brand; and apparel collections under the Urban Outfitters brand. The company serves its customers directly through retail stores, websites, mobile applications, catalogs and customer contact centers, franchisee-owned stores, and department and specialty stores, as well as social media and third-party digital platforms. Urban Outfitters, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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