Talbots Inc - TLB- Profile

Talbots, Inc. (The). The Group's principal activity is to market catalogs of women's and children's classic apparel, accessories and shoes. The Group operates in two segments: Stores Segment and Catalog Segment. Both the segments of the Group offer similar products. Stores segment sells women's, children's and men's apparel, accessories and shoes through its retail stores. Direct Marketing Segment catalogs mails and online at www.talbots.com and www.jjill.com. The Group also provides an assortment of classic clothing and accessories for infants, toddlers, boys and girls and key basic and fashion items including complementary assortment of accessories and shoes. On 03-May-2006 the Group acquired The J. Jill Group, Inc. As of 03-Feb-2007, it operated 1,346 stores, which included 1,125 Talbots stores and 239 J. Jill stores. The Company currently operates in 47 states in the United States, the District of Columbia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Stores accounted for 83% of 2007 revenues and Direct Marketing, 17%