For this company's founder, see Eddie Bauer (outdoorsman). For the TV character with a similar name, see Ed Bauer.
Eddie Bauer, LLC
A retail store in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Company type
Private
Industry
Retail
Founded
1920 (104 years ago) (1920) in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Founder
Eddie Bauer
Headquarters
2200 1st Avenue S, Suite 400,
Seattle
,
U.S.
Number of locations
370[1]
Area served
United States, Canada, Germany
Key people
Tim Bantle, CEO
Products
Clothing, sportswear, outdoor gear
Revenue
US$1 billion (2021)
Owners
Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group LLC[2][3]
Number of employees
7,000 worldwide (2021)
Website
eddiebauer.com
Eddie Bauer, LLC is an American clothing store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Eddie Bauer sells its merchandise via retail stores, outlet stores, and online and via phone, with a call center in Groveport, Ohio. Its flagship store is in Bellevue at Bellevue Square.[4] In addition to the three sales channels, the company operates a distribution and fulfillment center in Groveport, Ohio; an IT facility in Westmont, Illinois; and a distribution center in Vaughan, Ontario. Eddie Bauer is also a minority participant in joint ventures in Japan and Germany that include retail stores, catalogs, and websites. The company also selectively licenses the Eddie Bauer brand name and logo for various products sold through other companies including eyewear, furniture, bicycles, and, up until the 2010 model year, upper level versions of Ford Motor Company's Bronco, Explorer, Expedition and Excursion SUVs.
The company was established in 1920 in Seattle by Pacific Northwest outdoorsman Eddie Bauer (1899–1986). In 1940, Bauer patented the first quilted down jacket.[5] The company was the first independent company that the United States Army allowed to use a logo on the Army-issued uniform. Bauer retired and sold the company to his partner in 1968. General Mills bought the company in 1971 and Spiegel acquired it from General Mills in 1988. In 2003, Spiegel filed bankruptcy and in May 2005, it emerged from bankruptcy under the name "Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.". On June 17, 2009, Eddie Bauer filed bankruptcy and was acquired by Golden Gate Capital the following month. In 2021, it was acquired by Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group LLC.
^"Eddie Bauer: The Man, The Brand, The Plan". Forbes. May 9, 2021.
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^Garnick, Coral (September 15, 2016). "Sneak peek: Eddie Bauer's flagship store in Bellevue has one very cool feature". American City Business Journals.
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EddieBauer, LLC is an American clothing store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington. EddieBauer sells its merchandise via retail stores, outlet...
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use the Expedition nameplate, the full-size SUV follows a 1992 F-150 EddieBauer concept vehicle and a 1995 trim level package on the two-door Ford Explorer...
higher-range trim. Sharing the features of the XLT, the outdoors-themed EddieBauer was the highest-range trim. The XL was distinguished by a black grille...
replacing Custom), Bronco XL, and Bronco XLT. In 1985, Ford added an EddieBauer trim package for the Bronco. Featuring a color-keyed two-tone exterior...
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US$1 billion (2021)