Anthropologie is an

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clothing retailer with approximately 200 stores across the U.S., Canada, and the UK that offers an assortment of clothing, jewelry, home furniture, decoration, beauty products, and gifts. Anthropologie is part of URBN brands, which includes

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, and Terrain.

History

In 1970, former Lehigh University roommates and later

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Wharton Business School classmates

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and Scott Belair needed a project for an entrepreneurial class. They decided to open a retail store called

. According to some sources, Hayne's ex-wife Judy Wicks co-founded the company with him. After opening another store,

, Hayne imagined the concept behind Anthropologie, aiming to give 30- to 45-year-old women a store that offers products reflecting their style.. In the autumn of 1992, Anthropologie opened its first free-standing store in a refurbished automobile shop in

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. In 1998, the brand launched a mail-order catalog. To further access, Anthropologie launched a website that same year. In 2009, Anthropologie opened its first international store in

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. It followed the other brands in URBN to expand to the

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. In recent years, some new stores have included a petite shop and dining options. In October 2019, Urban Outfitters revealed Anthropologie Home Outlet in

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, focusing only on home furnishings. In April 2021, Hillary Super stepped down as CEO of Anthropologie, and Tricia D. Smith, a 26-year veteran of

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, took over as Anthropologie’s global CEO.

Products

Anthropologie sells clothing, shoes, accessories, home furnishings, furniture, and beauty products. In 2018, following an exposé of the

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industry in South Africa, Anthropologie joined other fashion retailers in banning the sale of products containing goat-derived fur. However, in 2020, Anthropologie became a target of protests when it ignored calls from

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to ban the sale of items made with alpaca hair.

Collaborations

Anthropologie partners with artists and designers worldwide to create apparel, accessories, and home collections. Collaborators have included Tracy Reese, Peter Som,

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, Mara Hoffman,

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, Ekaterina Kukhareva (2014),

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, Amber Lewis, Joanna Gaines and Claire Desjardins.

References

External links

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