I just want my money back at this point. Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. Jane T. Anurup Pruthi. Michael Scarpa. The Children's Place Headquarters Photos. The Children's Place Headquarters. The Children's Place. The Children's Place Resources. A pair of entrepreneurs started the company on the east coast, and it gradually spread west and south. By the year The Children's Place had close to stores in 42 states, with plans to expand rapidly.
In , the founders sold it to the retail empire of Federated Department Stores. The company is now publicly owned, with about a third of the stock in the hands of CEO Ezra Dabah and his family.
Pulver and Clark both agreed that they did not want to go to work for big corporations, but it took them several years to decide what kind of business they would like to run. Some of the options they first considered were opening auto repair shops or marketing special meltable crayons. Eventually they focused on opening a children's department store. Both men had children and thought they knew something of what children wanted, so they decided to put this expertise to work.
The store sold toys as well as clothing and accessories, a product mix described by Clark in a February 1, profile in Forbes as 'everything for everyone. Pulver and Clark spent three years adjusting the product mix and learning how to run the store before The Children's Place made money.
They chose to focus on medium-priced children's sportswear, along with some name-brand kids' clothing. Pulver and Clark expanded, opening more stores in the east. After ten years, The Children's Place had blossomed into a chain of 34 stores. Revenues were growing at close to 50 percent annually, and profits were growing by a third.
The Children's Place had little direct competition at first. Its stores were primarily located in malls. Consumers could buy children's clothing at mall anchor department stores such as J. Penney and Sears, but The Children's Place was generally the only small mall shop selling children's wear exclusively. The chain galloped along, nearly doubling to 65 stores by Pulver and Clark took the chain public in , and were apparently besieged by merger offers. The two founders were willing to sell the company, but they did not want to stay on and run it under a corporate boss.
It ran such well-known department stores such as Bloomingdale's and I. Pulver and Clark's deal with Federated called for them to train replacements to run The Children's Place, so their association with the retail chain ended soon after the sale.
The chain's growth continued under new ownership. From to , The Children's Place added on average 20 stores a year, spreading mostly through malls across the northeast and midwest. But under Federated, the chain was no longer as profitable as it had been in its early years. The store sold a mix of brand-name clothes and some private label, but its sales were hurt by discounters offering comparable goods at cheaper prices.
Ritesh is a fellow Ph. Prior to joining Arvind in , he has worked in the management consulting industry with A. Parag is a turnaround specialist who has transformed loss-making and nascent businesses into scale-able and profitable ones.
He drives strategy, business growth and profitability for Hanes and U. S Polo Innerwear brands. Nitin has over 14 years of experience in supply chain and business consulting with a focus on FMCG and retail sectors.
He has previously worked with organizations like Miebach Consulting India Pvt. Ltd and Tata Motors. Over last four decades he has led the transformation of Arvind from a traditional textile mill into one of the world's leading manufacturers of denims, fine woven fabrics, and apparel solutions. He laid the foundations for the branded apparel business by bringing India's initial brands Flying Machine and Arrow, and opening Exclusive Brand Outlets.
Lalbhai believes that addressing societal concerns and creating long lasting benefit to society is integral to the business strategy and a duty of every business leader. Mr Shailesh Chaturvedi is one of Arvind's strongest leaders who has successfully led several of our brands over the last 15 years. Over the past 15 years he has made Tommy one of the most admired and aspirational brands in the country.
He also took over the Calvin Klein brand in FY18 and has scripted a strong turnaround of the business. Most recently he took over the Arrow business in FY19 and is currently working on a plan to energise and reinvigorate the franchise.
Shailesh is a proven leader in the apparel space with a total career that spans 28 years in leadership roles in Madura coats, UCB and then Arvind. His deep expertise in working with international brands gives him a unique insight into global best practices and trends. Before his long stint in building the bridge to luxury brand portfolio for Arvind he has worked extensively in the mass premium men's wear segment as well. Nithya Easwaran has over 20 years of rich experience in financial services.
He has over 25 years of experience in capital markets and market related investments, having managed funds across equity, fixed income securities and real estate for local and global investors. In his previous assignments, Mr. Nilesh Shah is a gold medalist chartered accountant and a merit ranking cost accountant. His hobbies include reading and educating investors on financial planning. Vallabh Bhanshali is a well-known thought leader and investment banker.
He is the Co-founder of ENAM group, a reputed home-grown investment banking and long-term investor groups of the country. He has keen interest in several subjects outside his core activity such as behavioral science, economic and national development and scientific spirituality. He is widely recognized across business, media, social and spiritual circles for his work, talks, interviews and innovative ideas.
Amongst his many honors, he is a doctorate from Teerthankar Mahavir University. He is a Chartered Accountant and has a degree in law. He is a trustee and former chairman of the Global Vipassana Foundation.
He was a Trustee of the Bombay Stock Exchange. She is an accomplished business leader with over two decades experience across general management, marketing, public policy, corporate reputation and sustainability in the consumer products and luxury industry. In June , since joining Diageo India Private Ltd, she went on to take the mantle of Managing Director responsible for its business, brands and people in India.
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