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Urban Outfitters to Open York Store

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February 9th, 2012
Vicky Parry
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It will be welcome news to many that American fashion chain Urban Outfitters is coming to York this Spring. The shop is set to be in the old Habitat store on High Ousegate and is set to be one of the chain’s UK flagship stores.

Urban Outfitters originated in 1970s Philadelphia with its main focus on fashion and household products. They also house several boutique brands in store as well as a vintage section. The nature of the store appeals to a younger audience and is very popular with students.

The brand place a great emphasis on creativity, stating that “our goal is to offer a product assortment and an environment so compelling and distinctive that the customer feels an empathetic connection to the brand and is persuaded to buy.”

The empty Habitat store is the ideal location, with its gorgeous interior architecture and its 10,253 square feet of retail space it will lend itself perfectly to one of their well known, sprawling expansive hipster interiors.

This store will be only the second store in Yorkshire (the other one being Leeds) and is part of an expansion of the chain. They announced last year that the opening of this store will mean jobs; something which at the moment people are crying out for. As reported here earlier this week York is currently bucking the current upward trend for retail closures but trouble may still be on the horizon for the city’s high street hopes. The store will create 20 new jobs for the city and seeing the iconic building being put back to use will be a bonus for York.

The recent closures of House of Avalon and the Vivienne Westwood boutique may suggest that niche retail is on the decline in the city while the opening of Cult and now Urban Outfitters shows that there is still a strong market for mainstream fashion chains in York.

Shares in Urban Outfitters have surged in recent days following a drop in January when the former CEO Glen Senk resigned.   Despite the recent boost, new CEO Richard Hayne has been criticised in the states for donating funds to the campaign of anti-gay rights politican Rick Santorum.

 

 

  • JonnyMotto

    Surely new technology will make for a better way of doing business, as well as bringing medium and long-term savings. Orbit Housing Group did test out different IT options, including iPads, for its board and management meetings. The initial number crunching suggested it can pay for itself, and thus promote value for money. The reality is that if those people who may be critical could see the time and effort that goes into putting out board papers every month, they might think again. Beyond the efficiency issue, new technology may well be able to improve the quality of governance and decision-making.

    An Orbit director commented: “When you get a wodge of papers coming through the letterbox, you set aside a couple of hours to get through them and you concentrate on the thickness of the papers… We want people’s vision and focus to be on the content, rather than on that first negative start. Let’s concentrate on what’s within the information, create a good debate and focus on getting the best outcomes for residents.”

  • JonnyMotto

    That is s superb video. Well done Parashoots, CoYC and everyone else involved.

    You should have filmed Eternal Law!

  • Tall Paul

    It should be freely available and I agree along with historical context. Suppressing toxic things never works in the long run, you need to confront them in the cold light of day if they are to lose their power. Have you ever read Hitler’s speeches? Total tosh.

  • AndrewJones

    I love Urban Outfitters. Looking forward to this.

  • inkchamberlain

    blessed be.

  • cageone

    Boooooooooo artists beware they steal designs and mass produce them in a shite fashion

  • AndrewJones1

    :D

  • AndrewJones1

    :D

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