- Pacific Sunwear
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company_name = Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|PSUN)
slogan = Wear what you like
foundation = 1980
location =Anaheim, California
revenue = profit $1.45 billion USD (2007 ) [ [http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/ExtendFund.asp?mode=&kind=&timeframe=&intraday=&charttype=&splits=&earnings=&movingaverage=&lowerstudy=&comparison=&index=&symbol=PSUN&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&symbol=&FormType=&mkttype=&pathname=&page=full&selected=PSUN Company Financials ] ]
net_income = profit $39.6 million USD (2007 )
num_employees = 4,700+
industry = Retail
products =Surfing andSkateboarding Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories
homepage = [http://www.pacsun.com/ www.pacsun.com]Pacific Sunwear of California Inc (also known as "PacSun") is a
shopping mall retail store that sellssurfing ,snowboarding ,Moto-X , andskateboarding clothing and accessories for teenagers and young adults. It was originally based inNewport Beach, California ,United States . The current corporate offices are now located inAnaheim, California with a distribution center inOlathe, Kansas .The store started as a surf shop in
1980 under a different name, selling surfboards and wax. The first mall store opened in1981 inSanta Monica Place inSanta Monica, California . By1987 , they had a total of 21 stores. In1993 , the company was operating 60 stores and went public. Currently, there are 859 stores and 76 outlets. [cite web | url=http://shop.pacsun.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PSCompany?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&identifier=ABOUT_US-COMPANY&doc=index.jsp | title=Pacific Sunwear Corporate Information| publisher=Pacific Sunwear | accessdate=2007-10-20] More recently, the company has opened up to more styles than just surfwear, adding sweatshirts, jeans, accessories, often associated with skateboarding culture to keep up with current trends. Pacific Sunwear used to carry shoes, but due to a low profit margin, shoe sales were discontinued in all stores in April, 2008. Popular clothing brands sold at the store includeAdio ,Alpinestars ,Billabong , Bullhead,C1RCA ,Columbia Sportswear ,Converse ,Dakine ,DC Shoes ,DCMA Collective ,Electric ,Element ,eS ,Etnies , andEzekiel . The company's stock is publicly traded on theNASDAQ under the symbol [http://finance.google.com/finance?q=psun PSUN] .PacSun, One Thousand Steps, and d.e.m.o. Businesses
The company also had shoe store called [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=83185&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1067306&highlight= One Thousand Step] which they closed due to poor sales. The company also operated a chain of urban apparel stores, called "d.e.m.o."; after an unsuccessful search for a buyer of the chain, the company closed all 118 store locations.
References
External links
* [http://www.pacsun.com Pacific Sunwear Official Website]
* [http://online.wsj.com/tafkam/public-quote?route=BOH&template=company-research&ambiguous-purchase-template=company-research-symbol-ambiguity&profile-name=Portfolio1&profile-version=3.0&profile-type=Portfolio&profile-format-action=include&public=yes&profile-read-action=skip-read&profile-write-action=skip-write&p-headline=wsjie&transform-value-quote-search=PSUN&transform-name-quote-search=nvp-set-p-sym&nvp-companion-p-type=usstock+usfund&q-match=stem&q-šmax_results=200&p-sym=&p-name=§ion=quote&profile-end=Portfolio&p-headline=wsjie Pacific Sunwear NASDAQ quote on Wall Street Journal]
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