Tillys

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Tillys, Inc.
FormerlyWorld of Jeans and Tops
(1982–1985)
Company type Public
NYSE:  TLYS (Class A)
Russell 2000 Component
Industry Retail
Founded1982;43 years ago (1982)
Founders
  • Hezy Shaked
Headquarters Irvine, California, U.S.
Number of locations
240 (2021) [1]
Area served
United States
Key people
Hezy Shaked (Founder)
Mike Henry (CFO)
Products
  • Athletic footwear & apparel
  • Athletic & recreational products
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$ 775.8 million [2]  (2021)
Increase2.svg US$87.6 million (2021)
Increase2.svg US$64.2 million (2021)
Total assets Increase2.svg US$505 million (2021)
Number of employees
4,000 (2021)
Website tillys.com
Footnotes /references
[3]

Tillys (originally known as World of Jeans and Tops and Tilly's) is an American retail clothing company that sells an assortment of branded apparel, accessories, shoes, and more. Tillys is headquartered and operated from Irvine, California.

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History

Tillys is a leading destination specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global, emerging, and proprietary brands rooted in an active, outdoor and social lifestyle. Tillys is headquartered in Irvine, California and operated 250 stores in 33 states as of January 27, 2025. The Tillys concept began in 1982 when co-founders, Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine, opened their first store in Orange County, California. Since 1984, the business has been conducted through World of Jeans & Tops ("WOJT"), a California corporation, which operates under the name "Tillys". In May 2011, Tilly's, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was formed solely for the purpose of reorganizing the corporate structure of WOJT in preparation for an initial public offering. As part of the initial public offering in May 2012, WOJT became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tilly's, Inc. (Source: Tilly's, Inc. 10-K)

Stores

Tillys stores are located in a variety of retail centers, including malls, lifestyle centers, "power" centers, community centers, outlet centers, and street-front locations. The average store size is approximately 7,300 square feet. As of February 3, 2024, Tillys operates 248 stores in 33 states and its website at www.tillys.com.

Brands

Tillys is a leading destination specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global, emerging, and proprietary brands rooted in an active, outdoor and social lifestyle. It sells a combination of its own proprietary brands such as RSQ, Full Tilt, tillys and West of Melrose, as well as well-known brands such as Vans, Nike and Nike SB, Jansport, The North Face, Converse, Billabong, among many others.

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Tilly's. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "TLYS Income Statement". Yahoo! Finance. January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "US SEC: 2020 Form 10-K NIKE, Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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