URBAN OUTFITTERS INC
Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a multinational lifestyle retail corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Operating in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, select Western European countries, Poland, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, the Urban Outfitters brand targets young adults with a merchandise mix of women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and wellness products, accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- retail [1]
- Company / filing name
- URBAN OUTFITTERS INC [2]
- Headquarters location
- Philadelphia [1]
- Founded
- 1970 [1]
- Founders
- Richard Hayne [1]
- Official website
- http://www.urbanoutfitters.com; https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/en-gb/ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US9170471026 [1]
- CIK
- 912615 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- URBN (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a multinational lifestyle retail corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Operating in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, select Western European countries, Poland, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, the Urban Outfitters brand targets young adults with a merchandise mix of women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and wellness products, accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes. [3]
The company was founded as the retail store Free People by Richard Hayne, Judy Wicks and Scott Belair in 1970 as a project for an entrepreneurship class at University of Pennsylvania. It was renamed to Urban Outfitters and incorporated in 1976. [3]
Urban Outfitters carries multiple stores within its portfolio of brands, which also includes Urban Outfitters itself, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, BHLDN and the Vetri Family restaurant group. Much of the merchandise is designed and produced by the company's wholesale division on these multiple private labels. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Urban Outfitters. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: URBN (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was URBAN OUTFITTERS INC founded?
Founded: 1970. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of URBAN OUTFITTERS INC?
Headquarters location: Philadelphia. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for URBAN OUTFITTERS INC?
Business sectors: retail. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Urban Outfitters (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.