Anthropologie

Anthropologie is an American
 clothing retailer operating over 200 stores worldwide which offer an 
assortment of clothing, jewelry, home furniture, decoration, beauty, and
 gifts.
Anthropologie is part of URBN brands, which includes Urban Outfitters, Free People, BHLDN, and Terrain.
== History ==
In 1970, Richard Hayne
 and Scott Belair were in need of a project for an entrepreneurial class
 they were taking in college. Both of them decided to open a retail 
store called Free People. According to some sources, Hayne's ex-wife Judy Wicks co-founded the company with him. Later on after opening up another store, Urban Outfitters, a close friend of Dick Hayne's came to him with a problem. Where she was living, Philadelphia,
 did not have enough clothing store options for her sense of style. 
Hayne then came up with the idea of Anthropologie in hopes of giving 
creative, educated and affluent 30-45 year-old women a place to shop in a
 store that reflects their personal style.
Autumn of 1992, Anthropologie opened in Wayne, Pennsylvania. This first free-standing store was opened in an automobile shop that had been refurbished. In 1998 the brand launched a mail-order catalog. To further customer access, that same year Anthropologie launched a website.
In 2009, Anthropologie opened its first international store in London, England. This brand followed the other brands in URBN to expand to the United Kingdom. Currently there are over 200 retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In some of the new stores built in recent years, there has been a petite shop and dining options in the store.
== Products ==
Anthropologie sells clothing, shoes, accessories, home furnishings, furniture, and beauty products.
== Collaborations ==
Anthropologie often partners with artists and designers from around the
 world to create limited-run collections in apparel, accessories and 
home. Collaborators have included Tracy Reese, Peter Som, Collette Dinnigan, Mara Hoffman, Liya Kebede, Byron Lars, Chris Benz, Kit Kemp, and Claire Desjardins.
Category:Retailers
Category:Luxury brands
Category:Mall stores
Category:Home furnishings stores
Category:Furniture Stores
Category:Clothing stores
Category:Women's clothing stores
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