Anthropologie

As consumers seek out products that are both uplifting and unique, brands from Coach to Anthropologie are leaning into whimsical motifs.

Fashion brands are anticipating a surge in demand for wedding garb, and are responding in kind.

For 50 years, Urban Outfitters has managed to ride the waves of mid-priced apparel retail without succumbing to the steady decline of its competitors. The key to the success of its brand stable — which also includes Anthropologie, Free People and Nuuly — is the company’s belief that the customer should define the product mix, not the merchant.

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URBN-owned Anthropologie is taking its experiential retail concept to the next level, integrating dining, beauty and home goods within 30,000-square-foot superstores.  

With off-the-rack gowns at competitive prices, retailers like Asos are targeting brides-to-be who are spending less on the dress.

Shares of Urban Outfitters rose in after-market trading after the retailer company posted strong fourth-quarter sales.