12 Facts About J Crew

Also in 1989, J Crew opened its first retail store, in South Street Seaport in downtown Manhattan.

In 2004, J Crew bought the rights to the brand Madewell, a defunct workwear manufacturer founded in 1937, and used the name from 2006 onwards as "a modern-day interpretation", targeted at younger women than their main brand.

The announcement of the offer from two investment firms—including one that used to own J Crew—came as the retailer reported that its third-quarter net income fell by 14 percent due to weak women's clothing sales.

In 2016, J Crew partnered with Nordstrom to begin selling their products in stores and online.

In November 2018, J Crew announced its CEO, James Brett, would step down and be replaced by an office of the CEO consisting of four senior executives from J Crew.

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In September 2020, J Crew permanently closed all six of its UK stores after its parent group emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy following an approval plan to cut its debts.

In 1992, J Crew intensified its push into international markets by hiring a new vice-president for international development.

In 2011, J Crew opened its first international store in the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.

In 2012, J Crew announced four new Canadian locations: Edmonton in West Edmonton Mall, Vancouver on Robson Street, and Toronto in Fairview Mall and the Toronto Eaton Centre.

In early 2014, J Crew unveiled its new flagship location in Yorkville, Toronto.

In early 2014, J Crew announced plans to open brick-and-mortar locations in Asia – to be spearheaded by two establishments in Hong Kong.

In early 2011, J Crew was under fire by conservative media outlets for an advertisement featuring its creative director and president, Jenna Lyons, painting her son's toenails pink.