Eddie Bauer
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Eddie Bauer is an outdoor clothing and sporting goods chain. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington and a subsidiary of Eddie Bauer Holdings (formerly Spiegel, Inc.), the company was founded in Seattle as Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop in 1920 by its namesake, Eddie Bauer (1899 – 1986), who invented the first down parka in 1936. Bauer retired and sold the company in 1968; General Mills bought Eddie Bauer in 1971, and Spiegel bought it from General Mills in 1988.
In 2003, Spiegel, Inc., entered bankruptcy. Spiegel catalog and all other assests were sold except for Eddie Bauer. In May 2005, Spiegel, Inc., emerged from bankruptcy renamed Eddie Bauer Holdings and owned primarily by Commerzbank.
Its flagship store is in downtown Seattle's Pacific Place mall.
External links
- Eddie Bauer (http://www.eddiebauer.com)Template:Corp-stub