Urban Outfitters Inc.


Recent Articles about Urban Outfitters Inc.

Judy Wicks, White Dog Enterprises

because she's put in place more progressive business practices per square foot than any other entrepreneur  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Johnny Cupcakes

By Alexandra Johnson |  May 27, 2009

How a 26-year-old college drop-out created a multi-million dollar t-shirt business with no business plan, no advertising, and no investors.  Read more

The Hate-Bush Economy

By Angus Loten |  Mar 21, 2008

Peddling everything from T-shirts to dog biscuits, entrepreneurs have made millions poking fun at the least popular president in modern history. Now that Geo...  Read more

The Way I Work: Jen Bilik of Knock Knock

By Liz Welch |  Feb 15, 2012

Jen Bilik, founder of the stationery and gift business Knock Knock, considers herself the company's "creative monarch."  Read more

Online Retail: Getting the Right Product in Front of Your Customers

By Vijay Chittoor |  Mar 8, 2010

A few technologies that impact online retail have recently gained wider adoption, and will help consumers find the right products online more easily in the c...  Read more

60-Second Business Plan: This Hip House

By Tahl Raz |  Oct 1, 2002

Can a post-Martha Stewart style magazine raise money amid the worst advertising slump in decades?  Read more

The Next Target: Gen Y

By Edward O. Welles |  Oct 1, 1999

J'Amy Owens, president of the Retail Group Inc., a Seattle-based strategic retailconsulting firm she cofounded 12 years ago, believes the retail economy w...  Read more

Scenes from an Antimall

By George Gendron |  May 1, 1994

The Lab, an 'antimall' in Costa Mesa, Calif., features small retailers and local events in renovated factory space.  Read more

Cutting the Cord

By Anne Stuart |  Mar 15, 2001

Wireless workplaces save time and money, and promote mobility -- but, as companies like WebLinc are finding out, they can create new headaches as well.  Read more

Cutting the Cord

By Anne Stuart |  Mar 1, 2001

Wireless workplaces save time and money, and promote mobility -- but, as companies like WebLinc are finding out, they can create new headaches as well.  Read more

5 Best Places to Start a Business in Philadelphia

By Issie Lapowsky |  Oct 7, 2010

For businesses looking to relocate or start-up in the City of Brotherly Love, these urban enclaves are the perfect place.  View slideshow

Start-Ups 2010: Building a Market for Art

By Scott Medintz |  Oct 1, 2010

How artist Ashley Goldberg turned her passion for drawing into a company.  Read more

The Future of Manufacturing

By Max Chafkin |  Oct 1, 2009

A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century.  Read more

The Customer is the Company

By Max Chafkin |  Jun 1, 2008

Threadless churns out dozens of new items a month -- with no advertising, no professional designers, no sales force and no retail distribution. And it's neve...  Read more

Thinking Inside theBox

By Nadine Heintz |  Jul 1, 2004

Geraldine Laybourne of the Oxygen channel has finally discovered what women want -- perhaps to her chagrin, definitely to her profit.  Read more

Thinking Inside the Box

By Nadine Heintz |  Jul 1, 2004

Geraldine Laybourne of the Oxygen channel has finally discovered what women want -- perhaps to her chagrin, definitely to her profit.  Read more

How to Start a T-shirt Company

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jul 1, 2009

Great designs are not enough, according to Johnny Earle of Johnny Cupcakes. You also need lots of buzz and exclusivity  Read more