31 Facts About Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer, LLC is an American clothing store chain headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Eddie Bauer sells its merchandise via retail stores, outlet stores, and online and via phone, with a call center in Groveport, Ohio.

Eddie Bauer is a minority participant in joint ventures in Japan and Germany that include retail stores, catalogs, and websites.

Eddie Bauer was the first independent company that the United States Army allowed to use a logo on the Army-issued uniform.

On June 17,2009, Eddie Bauer filed bankruptcy and was acquired by Golden Gate Capital the following month.

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In 1920, at the age of 21, Eddie Bauer, established his first store in downtown Seattle, "Eddie Bauer's Tennis Shop", in the back of a local hunting and fishing store.

Eddie Bauer first specialized in building and repairing tennis rackets and the shop was only open during the tennis season; Bauer spent the rest of the year pursuing his own sportsman activities.

Eddie Bauer then began trying to develop alternatives to heavy wool garments used by outdoorsmen at the time.

Eddie Bauer attempted to offset the bulkiness of down by quilting a down jacket.

In 1940, Eddie Bauer patented the first quilted goose down-insulated jacket in the United States: and introduced it in his store as "The Skyliner".

Eddie Bauer received over 20 patents on various outdoor clothing and sporting equipment between 1934 and 1937.

The original mailing list included the names of 14,000 soldiers who had worn Eddie Bauer clothing provided by the United States Army during their service.

Eddie Bauer closed his downtown store and got out of retailing, except for showroom sales at his Seattle factory.

In 1968, Eddie Bauer retired and he and his son sold their half of the business to William Niemi, his son, and their investors for $1.

In 1983, Eddie Bauer began a cross-branding partnership with Ford Motor Company to produce Eddie Bauer Edition Ford vehicles.

In 1991, Eddie Bauer launched Eddie Bauer Home, a collection of home furnishings, including furniture, tableware, decor items and linens.

Eddie Bauer launched the EBTEK product line, including outerwear and casual activewear made of Gore-Tex, Polartec 200, and Eddie Bauer Premium Goose Down.

Eddie Bauer continued to expand in North America and internationally throughout 1997, opening the 500th US store.

Internationally, Eddie Bauer Japan opened 11 new stores, bringing the total to 24 stores in Japan, along with four outlet stores in various locations.

In 1997, Eddie Bauer Germany opened five new stores, bringing the total to seven Eddie Bauer stores in Germany.

Eddie Bauer enters into a licensing agreement with the Lane Company, offering an exclusive collection of Eddie Bauer Home by Lane furniture.

Eddie Bauer entered into a three-year licensing agreement with Giant Bicycle, Inc, to launch a line of Eddie Bauer Edition mountain bikes for off-terrain and city riding.

In March 2000, Eddie Bauer opened a store in Honolulu, Hawaii, completing Eddie Bauer's entry into all 50 American states.

In October 2000, Eddie Bauer launched its first exclusively on-line business venture, eddiebauerkids.

In January 2001, Eddie Bauer teamed with American Recreation Products through a licensing agreement to launch a collection of camping equipment to be sold by Target Corporation.

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Eddie Bauer was acquired at bankruptcy auction by Golden Gate Capital in July 2009 with a winning bid of $286 million.

In May 2013, Eddie Bauer joined Disney, Nike, Patagonia, Quiksilver, and Todd Oldham to be the first apparel brands to join the Otis Sustainability Alliance, a partnership between the fashion industry and higher education that aims to advance environmental, social and economic sustainability.

In March 2018, Eddie Bauer showcased the Eddie Bauer PET collection in the Global Pet Expo, in collaboration with PetRageous Designs.

In June 2018, Eddie Bauer merged with PacSun, owned by Golden Gate, to form PSEB.

In July 2020, Jackie Fisher, an Eddie Bauer client, dismissed his allegations claiming the company fooled outlet consumers with fake promotions and made-up comparison prices.

In June 1995, Eddie Bauer Germany was announced as a joint venture between Eddie Bauer Inc and two members of Otto Versand : Heinrich Heine GmbH and Sport Scheck to operate stores and mail order in Germany.