Urban Outfitters, Inc., a lifestyle products and services company, engages in the retail and wholesale of general consumer products. The company retails women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28 under the Urban Outfitters brand; and women's casual apparel and accessories, intimates, shoes, and home furnishings, as well as gifts, decorative items, and beauty products for women aged 28 to 45 under the Anthropologie brand. It also provides heirloom quality wedding gowns, bridesmaid frocks, party dresses, assorted jewelry, headpieces, footwear, lingerie, and decorations under the Bhldn brand; and lifestyle home products, garden and outdoor living products, antiques, live plants, flowers, wellness products, and accessories under the Terrain brand, as well as operates food and beverage restaurants. In addition, the company operates Free People retail stores that offer casual women's apparel, activewear, intimates, shoes, accessories, home products, gifts, and beauty and wellness products for young women aged 25 to 30. It serves its customers directly through retail stores, Websites, mobile applications, catalogs, and customer contact centers. As of January 31, 2018, the company operated 45 Urban Outfitters stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe; 226 Anthropologie Group stores, including Anthropologie, Bhldn, and Terrain brands in the United States, Canada, and Europe; 132 Free People stores in the United States and Canada; and 10 food and beverage restaurants. It is also involved in the wholesale business, such as the designing, developing, and marketing of young women's contemporary casual wear and shoes under the Free People brand; and home goods under the Anthropologie brand to approximately 2,100 department and specialty stores worldwide. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
