Company Profile
Updated: 17-SEP-09Talbots Inc.
Public Company, Headquarters Location
1 Talbots Dr., Hingham, MA 02043-1551, United States
(781)749-7600, (800)438-9443 fax, http://www.talbots.com
Primary SIC: Women's Clothing Stores, Primary NAICS: Women's Clothing Stores
Description: The Talbots Inc., a Delaware corporation, began operations in 1947 as a single store in Hingham, Massachusetts. The company is a specialty retailer and direct marketer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories. The Talbots stores operate in the United States and Canada, and customers may also shop online or via catalogs. The company sells a distinctive collection of classic sportswear, casual wear, dresses, coats, sweaters, accessories and shoes, consisting almost exclusively of Talbots own branded merchandise in misses, petites, woman and woman petite sizes. The Talbots brand merchandising strategy focuses on honoring the classics, which emphasizes modern classic, relevant, and youthful merchandise designed to appeal to women age 40 and older. Retail stores are located in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada under the Talbots brand name. In 2008, retail stores accounted for 84 percent of total sales from Talbots' brand (excluding J. Jill and Talbots Kids, Men's and U.K. businesses). As of January 31, 2009, the company operated a total of 587 stores under the Talbots brand name. More
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Talbots Validates Peak Performance of New E-Commerce Web Site Using Gomez Web Load and Performance Testing.
Computer Weekly News; 11/19/2009; 970 words; Talbots, a leading specialty...load test from Gomez, Inc. (www.gomez.com...completely redesigned talbots.com Web site, prior...said Kate Goodman, Talbots' Director of E-Commerce...Keywords: Gomez, Inc., Gomez, Inc...
William Rast Launches Retail Expansion with First Three Stores.(Company overview)
Telecommunications Weekly; 11/18/2009; 959 words; ...subsidiaries of People's Liberation, Inc. (OTCBB:PPLB), launched its...A*C Cosmetics, Swarovski, Talbots and Tiffany and Co. The William...Keywords: PeopleEs Liberation, Inc., PeopleEs Liberation, Inc., Women, Entertainment, Department...
Talbots slides as company hires adviser ; MASS. MOVERS
The Boston Globe; 11/15/2009; 280 words; It's been a rough week for Talbots Inc. the Hingham retailer catering to women 35 and older. The company...Trudy Sullivan has made three rounds of job cuts since 2008. Talbots agreed to sell substantially all of the J. Jill brand assets...
Winners
The Boston Globe; 11/13/2009; 246 words; ...Bedford 311.2 percent Atlantic Tele-Network Inc., Salem 277.1 percent 3Com Corp., Marlborough 250.2 percent Altra Holdings Inc., Quincy 212.5 percent The Talbots Inc., Hingham 192.5 percent *Minimum market capitalization...
THE TICKER.(Business)
The Boston Herald; 11/10/2009; 694 words; Pfizer cuts Pfizer Inc., which acquired Wyeth for $68 billion last month, will combine...combined company's overall workforce, or 19,000 positions. Talbots debt Talbots Inc., the Hingham-based women's clothing chain, has reportedly...
Recent News Articles
- The Talbots, Inc. Selects Vanguard Security Software to Protect Mainframe Data and Applications.
PR Newswire - October 15, 2009 - The Talbots, Inc. to Broadcast Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Results Conference Call on the Web.
Business Wire - September 02, 2009 - The Talbots Inc., the retailer of women's apparel, has agreed to sell "substantially all" of its J. Jill stores to a Jill Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm, for $75 million.(Hingham, Mass.)
New Hampshire Business Review - June 19, 2009 - Zacks Earnings Preview: National Semiconductor and The Talbots Inc.
Business Wire - June 08, 2009
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