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Urban Chic is a Washington, DC-based company in the Retail sector.
Mark Shale is a Hinsdale, IL-based company in the Retail sector.
Swirl is an ad tech innovator that is powering the next generation of mobile advertising. We`re reinventing shopper marketing by bringing mobile advertising to the place where more than 90% of all retail sales take place – in the store. Digital content delivered automatically to consumers` smartphones when and where they shop. Now that`s smart. Swirl offers leading retailers, brand advertisers, and publishers the industry`s most advanced platform for proximity-based indoor mobile marketing. By leveraging the power of Bluetooth Smart® beacons, retailers and brands are able to digitally engage with and influence in-store shoppers at the precise time and place they are making purchase decisions. Swirl Ad Exchange is the world`s first programmatic ad exchange for beacon-powered mobile advertising, allowing brands to deliver highly targeted messages and offers directly to shoppers wherever their products are sold. Swirl`s patent-pending technology is used by leading companies such as Lord & Taylor, Hudson`s Bay, Urban Outfitters, Marriott, Alex and Ani, Timberland, Kenneth Cole and more. The company is led by an accomplished team of media and technology executives and backed by top-tier investors including Hearst Ventures, SoftBank Capital, Longworth Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners.
URBN is a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain and the Vetri Family. We create unique retail experiences with an eye toward creativity and a singular focus on pleasing our customer. We`re a passionate, creative, entrepreneurial bunch who think outside the box and are all about providing a unique shopping experience that`s inspirational. THE FIRST STORE & MISSION The year was 1970. Dick Hayne was just 23 years old when he and college roommate Scott Belair came up with the idea to open a retail store. Belair was in search of a topic for an entrepreneurial class he was taking at the time. The first store, originally called Free People, was located in a small space across the street from the University of Pennsylvania. Its mission was to provide second-hand clothing, furniture, jewelry and home décor for customers in a casual fun environment. OUR STORES Since the first store opened in West Philly we continually strive to connect with our customers through unique products and engaging store design. Instead of transforming buildings into something new, we preserve their original features, a trait that has become our signature look. We strip back paint to its first layer, expose brick walls, and use original pieces as displays and fixtures. Our approach goes beyond historical preservation – it`s about maintaining a layered history, but infusing a new, fresh atmosphere. DIRECT TO CONSUMER BUSINESS The millennium brought with it a new shopping experience, one that wasn`t a physical location. In 1998, Anthropologie released its first catalog with circulation more than doubling before the end of the year. In August of that same year, Anthropologie.com was established. Site visits and online orders were well above initial expectations, which fueled investments in future E-commerce efforts. It wasn`t long before our other brands opened a web store - Urban Outfitters in 1999 and Free People in 2004.
Old Navy makes current American fashion essentials accessible to every family. From day one, Old Navy was a revolution. We were something the world had never seen - fabulous, affordable fashion. We didn`t take ourselves too seriously, and we broke the industry`s rules. We said fashion didn`t have to be just for rich people - it could be for everyone. We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. Today, customers can shop for their must-have fashion essentials online as well as in one of our 1,000+ stores located globally. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path (and a pretty awesome one at that). We believe that style and quality should be accessible to everyone and we work hard to make that possible. Truth is, in fashion, it’s easy to be exclusive. It takes a lot more creativity, guts and drive to be inclusive. What we believe in today is exactly what we believed in when we started: we’re on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Sound good to you? Old Navy – a brand for everyone, a place for you.