Urban Outfitters

[metro]

I wrote Urban Outfitters again and actually got a real response from an executive and not the typical customer service email. Here is what is said.

Steven,
We would love to have a store in OKC.
Once we find the perfect location we will not hesitate to take it.
Thank you for your interest in Urban Outfitters.
Brigitte

Her email is jodonnell@urbanout.com I strongly urge each of you to contact her and let her know about Bricktown and downtown OKC for an excellent location with over 7 million tourists a year in a few block radius.

[Pete]

Z Gallerie would be another good fit for Bricktown:

www.zgallerie.com

[metro]

Thanks Malibu, everyone please email Urban Outfitters and encourage them to build in downtown OKC, they are strongly considering OKC.

[Nuclear_2525]

I emailed them. The lady said she would forward my email to the Real Estate department and claimed that they are really looking for a spot in OKC!

[Luke]

That's great news!

[Sooner&RiceGrad]

I went to their webpage... do they only have clothes for the girls?

[diesel]

I went to their webpage... do they only have clothes for the girls?

um yeah...

look at the front of the website.. it says womens..

[NewPlains]

all of the urban outfitters I've been to also have mens clothes, as well as assorted non clothes novelty items, although I'm pretty sure women's clothes are their bread and butter.

[Oil Capital]

What website are you guys looking at??? The frontpage of the Urban Outfitters website not only has large photos of a man and a woman, it also has large department headings.... "Women's" "Men's" and "Apartment"

[metro]

Yes, apparently several of you did not peruse the site nor any of their stores. They have mens, womens and apartments. I have several clothing pieces from their store in South Beach, Miami, FL. UO will be a welcome retailer to OKC by the hipsters.

[Shake2005]

Aren't they usually located in college towns?

[metro]

No

[BDP]

Aren't they usually located in college towns?

No. They're more prone to be in major shopping districts of urban areas, hence, the name.

[Pete]

Yes, one of their first locations was the 3rd Street Promenade out here in Santa Monica, although they are now in some malls here as well.


Their concept is a perfect fit for Bricktown.

[Sooner&RiceGrad]

Can someone give me a url to THIS alleged website for Urban Outfitters?

[John]

www.urbn.com

[Oil Capital]

LOL The "alleged" website is mysteriously located at _____________

Well, for whatever reason, this board does not allow postings of URLs. it won't even allow me to spell it out, substituting the word "dot" for "." How are we supposed to provide links to information?

Anyway, if you still haven't figured it out, try something with the word "urbanoutfitters" in the URL

follow it with a period (dot)

follow that with the letters c..o...m

Who would have thought...??

[metro]

I got another email response from them today and I didn't write them twice, the second one states:

We think that OKC would be a great location for an Urban Outfitters
store.
We have not found the ideal location but we are still looking.
Hopefully we will be there soon
Thank you
Brigitte

FYI the website is : www.urbanoutfitters.com

[Patrick]

LOL The "alleged" website is mysteriously located at _____________

Well, for whatever reason, this board does not allow postings of URLs. it won't even allow me to spell it out, substituting the word "dot" for "." How are we supposed to provide links to information?

Anyway, if you still haven't figured it out, try something with the word "urbanoutfitters" in the URL

follow it with a period (dot)

follow that with the letters c..o...m

Who would have thought...??

Sorry about that.....we were having problems with spammers coming on and posting links, so we changed the system to where you have to make 10 posts before you can post a link. It has prevented the spam problem, but unfortunately, it's a headache for some new users. Sorry.

By the way, welcome to OKC Talk.

[Patrick]

I'll definitely email tham and suggest Bricktown. I encourage everyone to do the same. The power of numbers is obvious. Just look at the success we had when we emailed Karen Carney...the airport website finally got changed.

[metro]

or better yet Patrick the CBD although Bricktown is probably more realistic. I also agree about the power of numbers. We should start making a habit of it every time we complain about something. Its obvious it has worked and is working

[BDP]

Yes, one of their first locations was the 3rd Street Promenade out here in Santa Monica

There's one on Melrose, too, right?

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Urban is a good "anchor" for boutique type stores. While they are a good sized chain, they attract more hip and stylishly adventourous customers. They're kind of like a cool Gap. Their presence would create great synergy and motivation for stores like a Lime Leopard or Blue 7 to set up shop. IMO, it would be really really nice if the ground floor of the Sonic building went that route.

I always thought lower bricktown would have made a great place for a sort of indoor/outdoor type shopping complex aesthetically inline with Bricktown (sort of like a 3rd street promenade, but with more covered space for shade and heat lamps. Maybe closer to a Century City Mall). But as development went more towards black top and Bass Pro than pedestrian traffic, Sonic is probably the closest we'd get to such a concept.

[metro]

Yeah but arent UO's typically multistory, I don't think the Sonic bldg is set up right for their typical layouts

[BDP]

Yeah but arent UO's typically multistory, I don't think the Sonic bldg is set up right for their typical layouts

Good point. I don't think I've ever been in one that is less than two stories.

I don't think they build their own structures, either, do they?

[metro]

Not typically but who knows. If they want a market bad enough they could. Maybe we could encourage them to locate in Automobile Alley, there are plenty of 2-3 story buildings over there and that will be a downtown Hot Spot. I think the old Buick bldg would be a great fit