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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Clothing |
Founded | 1978 |
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Headquarters | Lynnwood, Washington, U.S. |
Number of locations | 604 U.S., 739 worldwide (2021)[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$991 million (2020) |
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Number of employees | 8,800 (2020)[2] |
Website | www |
Zumiez Inc. (/ˈzuːmiz/) is an American multinational specialty clothing store founded by Thomas Campion and Gary Haakenson in 1978, and publicly traded since 2005.[3] The company is a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories and hardgoods for young men and women.[4] Zumiez markets clothing for action sports, particularly skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Zumiez is based in Lynnwood, Washington. The current president and CEO is Richard Brooks.[5]
Originally named "Above the Belt" when the first store was opened at Northgate Mall in 1978, the company grew quickly through the early 1980s with the addition of stores at Everett Mall, Alderwood Mall, Tacoma Mall, and Bellevue Square. The mid and late eighties brought new stores online outside of the Puget Sound area, and the corporate name changed to Zumiez. The corporate office was moved from Everett to Lynnwood, Washington in 2012.[6]