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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

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It was once a purveyor of outdoor gear, but American Eagle Outfitters now feathers its nest with polos and khakis. The mall-based retailer sells casual apparel and accessories (shirts, jeans, shorts, sweaters, skirts, footwear, belts, bags) aimed at men and women ages 15-25. Virtually all of the company's products bear its private-label brand names: American Eagle Outfitters, aerie, 77kids, and MARTIN + OSA. The growing chain operates about 1,100 stores in all 50 US states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Direct sales come from the company's Web site and its AE Magazine, a lifestyle magazine which doubles as a catalog. American Eagle Outfitters opened its first store in 1977 and expanded into Canada in 2001.

Hollister Incorporated

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Hollister makes and then distributes a variety of specialty medical products throughout more than 90 countries. The employee-owned company concentrates on products for wound care, continence care, bowel management, patient tube fastening, pelvic floor therapy, and ostomy care. Hollister has operations worldwide. Products include catheters, collection devices, and wound dressings, among other items. The company has two US manufacturing centers located in Missouri and Virginia, as well as European facilities in Denmark and Ireland. John Dickinson Schneider founded Hollister in 1921 as JDS Printer Craftsman.

The company's products are sold directly and through independent medical distributors such as Sterling Medical Services and Byram Healthcare. Hollister's products are marketed to hospitals, physicians, home health care providers, and patients.

Hollister added a bowel supplies division in 2006 with the acquisition of the Zassi Bowel Management System from Zassi Medical Evolutions. The same year it sold its patient wristband identification product lines to Precision Dynamics Corporation. In 2007 the company formed a wound care joint venture with French firm Laboratoires URGO.

In 2008 Hollister sold its Ameda Breastfeeding Products unit, which made breast pumps and breastfeeding accessories, to Evenflo.

The company is expanding its operations in Asia; it broke ground on a manufacturing plant in India in 2008.

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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Description It was once a purveyor of outdoor gear, but American Eagle Outfitters now feathers its nest with polos and khakis. The mall-based retailer sells casual apparel and accessories (shirts, jeans, shorts, sweaters, skirts, footwear, belts, bags) aimed at men and women ages 15-25. Virtually all of the company's products bear its private-label brand names: American Eagle Outfitters, aerie, 77kids, and MARTIN + OSA. The growing chain operates about 1,100 stores in all 50 US states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Direct sales come from the company's Web site and its AE Magazine, a lifestyle magazine which doubles as a catalog. American Eagle Outfitters opened its first store in 1977 and expanded into Canada in 2001. Hollister Incorporated Description Hollister makes and then distributes a variety of specialty medical products throughout more than 90 countries. The employee-owned company concentrates on products for wound care, continence care, bowel management, patient tube fastening, pelvic floor therapy, and ostomy care. Hollister has operations worldwide. Products include catheters, collection devices, and wound dressings, among other items. The company has two US manufacturing centers located in Missouri and Virginia, as well as European facilities in Denmark and Ireland. John Dickinson Schneider founded Hollister in 1921 as JDS Printer Craftsman. The company's products are sold directly and through independent medical distributors such as Sterling Medical Services and Byram Healthcare. Hollister's products are marketed to hospitals, physicians, home health care providers, and patients. Hollister added a bowel supplies division in 2006 with the acquisition of the Zassi Bowel Management System from Zassi Medical Evolutions. The same year it sold its patient wristband identification product lines to Precision Dynamics Corporation. In 2007 the company formed a wound care joint venture with French firm Laboratoires URGO. In 2008 Hollister sold its Ameda Breastfeeding Products unit, which made breast pumps and breastfeeding accessories, to Evenflo. The company is expanding its operations in Asia; it broke ground on a manufacturing plant in India in 2008.