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===Financial information=======Ticker symbol====RL====Main exchanges====NYSE====Investor website====http://investorPolo Ralph Lauren Corporation engages in the design, marketing, and distribution of lifestyle products primarily in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.ralphlauren.com/====List The company offers apparel products, including a collection of largest shareholders====Major direct holders:# [[Ralph men's, women's, and children's clothing; accessories, including footwear, eyewear, jewelry, and leather goods, such as handbags and luggage; home furnishing products that include bedding and bath products, furniture, fabric and wallpaper, paints, broadloom, tabletop, and giftware; and fragrance products under Glamorous, Romance, Polo, Lauren]]# [[Roger N, Safari, Blue Label, and Black Label brands. Farah]]# [[Jackwyn Nemerov]]# [[Arnold H. Aronson]]# [[Frank A. BennackIt sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, and golf and pro shops in the United States and Europe; full-price and factory retail stores located in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Jr.]] Top institutional holders:# Janus Capital Management 3.54%# Fidelity Management & Research Corp. 3.45%# Vanguard Group 3.01% From [http://finance.yahooand Asia; and online through Polo.com/q/mh?s=RL Yahoo Finance Profile]====Total revenue==== USD 4.41 billion (2006) <ref> http://financeIn addition, the company licenses its products, such as apparel, eyewear, and fragrances to third parties.yahooAs of March 31, 2007, it operated 147 full price retail stores, including 74 Ralph Lauren stores, 64 Club Monaco stores, and 9 Rugby stores; and 145 factory stores.com/q/pr?s=rl </ref>====Net income==== USD 409The company was founded in 1967 and is based in New York, New York.00 million (2006) <ref> http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=rl </ref>==Detailed Information=====Company history=History==
====Historical financial results========Books on company====* [http://www.bookrags.com/biography/ralph-lauren/ Encyclopedia of World Biography entry for "Ralph Lauren"]* Gross, Michael. 2003. ''Genuine Authentic: the real life of Ralph Lauren.'' New York: Harper Collins.* McDowell, Colin. 2003. ''Ralph Lauren: the man, the vision, the style.'' New York: Rizzoli. ===Business strategyFinancial Information=== ===Business scope=======Lines of business==== ====Units/subsidiaries==== ====Brands==== ====Customers====Major department stores====Suppliers=Strategy===
Identified suppliers:* [[Katexindo Citra Mandiri]], Indonesia* [[Esquel Group]], Hong Kong====Competitors====* [[Jones Apparel Group Inc.]]* [[Liz Claiborne, Inc.]]* [[Tommy Hilfiger Corporation]]====Creditors==== ===Geographic scope=======Countries of operation==== ====Breakdown of revenues========Breakdown of profits========Breakdown of assets========Breakdown of employees=======Governance=======Executives==== ====Board members & affiliations==== ====Executive/director compensation==== ====Date & venue of next AGM=Lobbying===
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{{globalcorpwikiGlobalCorpWiki}}Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation engages in the design, marketing, and distribution of lifestyle products primarily in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The company offers apparel products, including a collection of men's, women's, and children's clothing; accessories, including footwear, eyewear, jewelry, and leather goods, such as handbags and luggage; home furnishing products that include bedding and bath products, furniture, fabric and wallpaper, paints, broadloom, tabletop, and giftware; and fragrance products under Glamorous, Romance, Polo, Lauren, Safari, Blue Label, and Black Label brands. It sells its products to department stores, specialty stores, and golf and pro shops in the United States and Europe; full-price and factory retail stores located in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia; and online through Polo.com. In addition, the company licenses its products, such as apparel, eyewear, and fragrances to third parties. As of March 31, 2007, it operated 147 full price retail stores, including 74 Ralph Lauren stores, 64 Club Monaco stores, and 9 Rugby stores; and 145 factory stores. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in New York, New York. <ref> http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=rl </ref>==Basic Information=====HQ Contact information===650 Madison Avenue <br />New York, New York 10022 <br />U.S.A. <br />Tel:1-212-318-7000 <br />Fax:1-212-318-7690; 212-888-5780 <br />http://www.polo.com <br />===Country of incorporation===United States===Ownership status===Public ===Primary industry sector===Consumer GoodsTextile-Apparel Clothing===Primary industry ranking===
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Born Ralph Lipschitz in 1939, the name of American designer Ralph Lauren has became synonymous with status, class, and taste. In 1968, he launched a menswear line, Polo, offering styles that were refined, a mix of English classic and traditional American, and conveyed the image of landed gentry to a society that had little use for class, but enormous use for money. In 1971 Lauren introduced his women's line, which developed into four lifestyle groups: collection, classics, country, and active. Eyewear was launched in 1974, boyswear and the fragrances Polo for men and Lauren for women in 1978. Girls' clothing was introduced in 1981; footwear followed in 1982; an extensive home collection in 1983; then came scarves, hosiery, sleepwear, leather goods, luggage, jewelry, and finally his Safari fragrance in 1990. One of the secrets of Lauren's success lay in his obsession with detail, always checking product quality and maintaining tight control over the brand image he crafted so carefully. This enabled him to leverage the Polo/Ralph Lauren brand with over 25 lucrative licensing contracts, as well as introduce sub-brands such as Polo Sport (in 1994) targeted to a younger, more active adult. <ref> http://www.bookrags.com/biography/ralph-lauren/ </ref>
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==Business Scope=Social responsibility initiatives=Lines of Business and Major Products ParagraphUnits/Subsidiaries ====Customers====Major department stores====Suppliers==== Identified suppliers:* [[Katexindo Citra Mandiri]], Indonesia* [[Esquel Group]], Hong Kong====Competitors====* [[Jones Apparel Group Inc.]]* [[Liz Claiborne, Inc.]]* [[Tommy Hilfiger Corporation]] <table border="1"><tr><th>Customers</th><th>Suppliers</th><th>Creditors</th><th>Competitors</th></tr><tr><td>Customer 1</td><td>Supplier 1</td><td>Creditor 1</td><td>Competitor 1</td></tr><tr><td>Customer 2</td><td>Supplier 2</td><td>Creditor 2</td><td>Competitor 2</td></tr><tr><td>Customer 3</td><td>Supplier 3</td><td>Creditor 3</td><td>Competitor 3</td></tr><tr><td>Customer 4</td><td>Supplier 4</td><td>Creditor 4</td><td>Competitor 4</td></tr></table> ===Financial Information (as of DATE)===Ticker Symbol: RL <br>Main Exchanges: NYSE <br>Investor Website: http://investor.ralphlauren.com/ <br> Major direct holders:# [[Ralph Lauren]]# [[Roger N. Farah]]# [[Jackwyn Nemerov]]# [[Arnold H. Aronson]]# [[Frank A. Bennack, Jr.]] Top institutional holders:# Janus Capital Management 3.54%# Fidelity Management & Research Corp. 3.45%# Vanguard Group 3.01% From [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=RL Yahoo Finance Profile]<table border="1"><tr><th>Shareholder</th><th>% Total Shares held</th></tr><tr><td>Shareholder 1</td><td>% Held 1</td></tr><tr><td>Shareholder 2</td><td>% Held 2</td></tr><tr><td>Shareholder 3</td><td>% Held 3</td></tr><tr><td>Shareholder 4</td><td>% Held 4</td></tr></table><b>Largest Shareholders</b> Geographic scope paragraph <table border="1"><tr><th>Country</th><th>Revenue</th><th>Profits</th><th>Assets</th><th>Employees</th></tr><tr><td>Country 1</td><td>Revenue 1</td><td>Profit 1</td><td>Assets 1</td><td>Employees 1</td></tr><tr><td>Country 2</td><td>Revenue 2</td><td>Profit 2</td><td>Assets 2</td><td>Employees 2</td></tr><tr><td>Country 3</td><td>Revenue 3</td><td>Profit 3</td><td>Assets 3</td><td>Employees 3</td></tr><tr><td>Country 4</td><td>Revenue 4</td><td>Profit 4</td><td>Assets 4</td><td>Employees 4</td></tr></table> ==Governance==ExecutivesBoard members/affiliationsExecutive director/compensationDate and venue of next AGM ==Contact Information==
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