Urban Brands, Inc.

Secaucus, NJ United States

 

Company Description

Urban Brands makes it its business to prove that women of style come in different shades and sizes. The company owns the Ashley Stewart brand, whose collection of career apparel, sportswear, denim, lingerie, and accessories (including hats, scarves, and jewelry) is geared toward plus-sized (sizes 12 to 26) African-American women. Urban Brands operates about 175 stores under the Ashley Stewart banner in some 25 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands. After a short stint in Chapter 11, the company was acquired out of bankruptcy by investment group GB Merchant Partners (an affiliate of liquidator Gordon Brothers Group) for nearly $16 million in late 2010.