Английская Википедия:Aritzia

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Aritzia store in Sherway Gardens, Toronto, Canada

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Aritzia store in New York City

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Aritzia's previous logo

Aritzia LP is a Canadian women's fashion brand founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Brian Hill in 1984. Aritzia sells a variety of lifestyle apparel through various upscale retail stores across Canada and the United States and online. Aritzia describes itself as "everyday luxury," a luxury brand at attainable prices.

History

Aritzia opened its first store in 1984 in Oakridge Centre, a Vancouver-area shopping mall. In November 2007, Aritzia opened its first U.S. stores in Seattle and Santa Clara.

The company went public on October 3, 2016.

In 2019, major shareholder Berkshire Partners, a private equity company, exited its stake.

In June 2021, Aritzia announced it would be acquiring Reigning Champ, a menswear-focused Canadian streetwear brand, for $63 million.

In May 2022, Jennifer Wong took over as CEO from Brian Hill. Jennifer Wong—Hill’s COO since 2007—joined the firm in 1987 as a sales associate at the Robson Street store in Vancouver, one of the first Aritzia stores.

Brands

Aritzia primarily sells in-house brands, such as Wilfred, Wilfred Free, Le Fou by Wilfred, TNA, Babaton, The Group by Babaton, 1 -01 Babaton, Sunday Best, Main Character, Community and Super Puff. In 2014, Aritzia introduced two handbag lines: SIXELEVEN and Auxiliary. Stores also carry clothing from labels such as Citizens of Humanity, Mackage, New Balance, Levi's, A Gold E, Havaianas, J Brand Jeans, Adidas, Herschel Supply Co. and Rag & Bone.

Stores

Aritzia's stores are designed individually. After a location is hand-selected, a team of architects and designers create a bespoke look with a mixture of local influences, natural materials, custom furniture, and art. It is intentional that there are no mirrors in most of the dressing rooms, forcing shoppers to head into a communal space. (Each store has at least one dressing room with a permanent or roll-in mirror for those shoppers wanting additional privacy). Some locations have complimentary coffee bars or serve alcohol.

As of January 2021, Aritzia operates 101 stores in North America; 68 boutiques are located in Canada including 5 TNA stores, 8 Wilfred stores and 4 Babaton stores. There are 33 Aritzia stores in the USA, including a 13,000 square-foot flagship location in Manhattan, New York City.

In January 2017, Aritzia announced the opening of a flagship store in Chicago on Rush Street.

E-commerce

In November 2012, Aritzia launched the aritzia.com e-commerce site. It also provided a digital magazine with artist profiles and galleries of clothing trends.