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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., also known as American Eagle, is an American lifestyle, clothing, and accessories retailer headquartered at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company that also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold their ownership interests in 1991 to Jacob Price of Knoxville, Tennessee.[3] American Eagle Outfitters is also the parent company of Aerie.[4]
The brand targets male and female university and high school students, although older adults also wear the brand. As of January 2021, the company operated 901 American Eagle stores, 175 Aerie stores, and 2 Todd Snyder stores in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong.[2] In 1977, the first American Eagle Outfitters store opened in Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Michigan.[5]
Some of the brand's popular products are jeans, polo shirts, graphic T-shirts, boxers, outerwear, and swimwear.[6]
