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Ulta Beauty is a leading retailer of cosmetics, fragrances, skin care, haircare, bath, and beauty products, with a salon services segment specializing in hair styling and make-up. Founded in 1990, the company is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, and has over 20,000 full time employees. The company operates over 1,400 retail stores across 50 states.

TJX Companies Inc. sells name-brand merchandise at discounted prices. The company operates 5,000 stores, with 3,585 T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Homesense, and Sierra stores in the U.S., 566 stores in Canada, and 803 stores in Europe and Australia. In FY20, the company posted sales of $42 billion, which dropped to $32 billion in FY21 and rebounded to $48.5 billion in FY22, FY 23 sales were $49.9 billion and FY24 sales were $54 billion. Clothing and footwear is the major product category, at 48% of sales. Jewelry and accessories represent 17% and home products represent 35%. The company, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, has approximately 329,000 associates worldwide and more than 21,000 vendors sourcing products from over 100 countries. E-commerce represents less than 3% of sales. The HomeGoods division in the U.S. represents approximately 17% of company sales. 'Home fashions' represent approximately 35% of enterprise revenue (clothing represents 47% and jewelry and accessories 18%). Much of the 'home' merchandise consists of accessories, gift items, products for kids, and even packaged food. The HomeGoods and Homesense businesses have more 'big' items like lamps, furniture, and rugs than T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. Based on the company's reported segments, the U.S. represents almost 80% of sales and Canada about 10%. The International segment accounts for 13% of sales (12% Europe, 1% Australia). We don't have a revenue breakdown in Europe, but approximately 60% of the segment's stores are in the U.K, 23% are in Germany, and 7% are in Poland. The rest are in Ireland, Austria, and The Netherlands. The company's fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to the last day of January. FY24 was a 53-week year. FY25 will end on February 1.

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Founded in 1970, Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters is an apparel and home goods retailer that operates more than 700 stores and e-commerce in the United States (87.5% of fiscal 2024 sales) and other regions. Its retail nameplates are Urban Outfitters, Free People, FP Movement, and Anthropologie. Retail accounted for 91% of fiscal 2024 revenue, but the firm also sells products through a wholesale operation, owns some restaurants, and operates a clothing rental and resale business called Nuuly (5% of sales). Urban Outfitters primarily markets to young adults and offers products in categories such as apparel (66% of sales), home goods (16% of sales), accessories (13% of sales), and more.