TLB

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.talbots.com
Employees: 12,100
Employee growth: (27.1%)

In the trend-driven world of women's fashion, The Talbots is a constant. After a flirtation with hipper styles, the purveyor of women's apparel, shoes and accessories has returned to its hallmark classic styles in a bid to right its business. Talbots runs some 585 stores in more than 45 US states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. The chain specializes in selling mostly private-label, classically-styled (some would say dowdy) apparel, accessories, and shoes to women age 35 and older. In 2009 Talbots sold its J. Jill business (acquired in 2006 for $517 million). Talbots, founded in 1947, also sells through about 20 catalogs and its Web site. Tokyo-based retailer AEON owns a majority stake in the company.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending January, 2009:
Sales: $1,495.2M
One year growth: (34.7%)
Net income: ($555.7)M

Officers:
Chairman: Gary M. Pfeiffer
President, CEO, and Director: Trudy F. Sullivan
COO, CFO, and Treasurer: Michael (Mike) Scarpa

Competitors:
AnnTaylor
Chico's FAS
Macy's

TLB may refer to:

• Canon TLb, a 35mm camera
• Translation lookaside buffer, a memory buffer to improve the performance of virtual memory systems
• .tlb, a filename extension
• The Living Bible
• An abbreviation of The Latest Buzz
• An abbreviation for Top Level Budget, used by the government of the UK

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