"CLOTHES WITH A SPIRIT OF ENTHUSIASM AND A SENSE OF ADVENTURE, ACHIEVEMENT AND DEDICATION "
Aéropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men. The company provides customers with a focused selection of high-quality, active-oriented, fashion and fashion basic merchandise at compelling values. Aéropostale maintains control over its proprietary brands by designing, sourcing, marketing and selling all of its own merchandise. Aéropostale products can only be purchased in its stores or on-line through its e-commerce website www.aeropostale.com. The company currently operates over 900 Aéropostale stores in 47 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Since first opened in 1987, Aeropostale always wanted to represent a spirit of enthusiasm and a sense of adventure, achievement and dedication, from thus comes the history of its name. In the 1920's, a pioneer airmail company named campaigne generale aeropostale become first ever to fly between France, south Africa, and South America, a tremendous achievemnt in those days. The brand was created by R.H. Macy and co. as a private label in the 1980's and later made a speciality store concept. Macy's sold Aeropostale to its current Managers, and Bear Stern merchant banking in 1998.