J.Crew
This brand makes a separate, cheaper line for outlets and off-price.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- 1947 Founded
- Now J.Crew Group, LLC Ultimate parent: Anchorage Capital Group with Leonard Green & Partners (post-Chapter 11 owners, Sept 2020) Private-equity backed
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Runs an outlet lineProduct under this name may be mainline surplus or made-for-outlet. The label tells say how to spot which.
- Market tier
- Contemporary
- Outlet line
- J.Crew Factory (made-for-outlet line; 174 Factory stores incl. 42 Mercantile in 2018)
- Label tells
- J.Crew Factory items are labelled 'J.Crew Factory' or 'J.Crew Mercantile' and are a separate lower-spec range, not clearance from mainline.
- Seen at off-price
- Sometimes
- Also appears as
- J. Crew · J.Crew Factory · J.Crew Mercantile
Notes
Founded 1947 as Popular Merchandise; J.Crew name from 1983; also owns Madewell. Closed all six UK stores in Sept 2020; Japanese stores run under licence by Itochu. UK off-price stock is US overstock.