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The Buckle, Inc. is a retailer selling apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. Buckle began as a men's clothing store in 1948 in Kearney, Nebraska, founded by David Hirschfeld as Mills Clothing; his son Dan took over in 1965, a second store opened as Brass Buckle in 1967, women's apparel was introduced in 1977, and the company took the name The Buckle in 1991.
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The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) is an upscale
retailer selling
apparel,
footwear and
accessories for young men and women.
Buckle began as a men's clothing store in 1948 in Kearney, Nebraska. The first store was founded by David Hirschfeld and operated under the name "Mills Clothing". His son Dan took over the operations in 1965. In 1967 a second store was purchased and operated under the name "Brass Buckle". At that point the company began selling more casual men's clothing and by the early 1970s Brass Buckle had developed into a denim-based store and also sells many tattoo-inspired apparel. In 1977 the company introduced women's apparel. Brass Buckle changed its' name in 1991 to The Buckle and in 1992 the company went public on the NASDAQ and traded as BKLE. In 1997 The Buckle moved to the New York Stock Exchange where it now trades under the symbol BKE.
BKE Jeans are made in Mexico.
Buckle markets a wide selection of brand names and private label casual apparel, including denims, other casual bottoms, fashion tops, sportswear, outerwear, accessories and footwear.
Men and women's brands: BKE Jeans, Big Star Jeans, Blue 2 Jeans, Guess?, !It Jeans, Lucky Brand Jeans, MEK Denim, Miss Me, B.B. Dakota, Blue Tattoo Jeans, Freestyle, Gossip, Local Motion, See Thru Soul Jeans, Yanuk Jeans, Zoo York, 7 Diamonds, Truth T-shirts, Manchester Escapes, Silver Jeans, Roxy, BC Footwear, Bullboxer, Dr. Martens, Billabong, Mia Shoes, O'Neill Swimwear, Hurley Clothing, Obey Clothing, Fossil Watches, Rocket Dog Shoes, Rampage Swimwear, Report Shoes, Puma Shoes, Steve Madden Shoes,Yellow Box Shoes, Raisins Swimwear, Reef Shoes, Becca Swimsuits, Sinful Clothing, Jedidiah Clothing, Volcom Clothing, Flojos, Sanuk Shoes, Filter Clothing, Naughty Monkey, Affliction Clothing, Mavi Jeans, Von Zipper, Ed Hardy, Archaic Clothing, DC Shoes, Division E, Marc Ecko, Pop Icon T Shirts, Projek Raw, RVCA, RZST, Converse Shoes, Paper Denim & Cloth, K-Swiss Shoes, Bed Stu, Bullboxer Shoes, Diesel Shoes, English Laundry Shirts, Kenneth Cole Watches, Roar Shirts,Zoo York Clothing, 7 Diamonds Shirts, Xtreme Couture, Aqua VI.
The company emphasizes personalized attention to its guests (customers) and provides individual customer services such as free alterations, free gift–wrapping, layaways and a frequent shopper program. Most stores are located in upscale malls across the country and have an online store at buckle.com. Buckle carries limited designs by Ed Hardy and many brands such as Diesel and Converse.
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Buckle's history tracks the rise of the denim specialty store. A Nebraska men's clothing shop became Brass Buckle, then a denim-based store in the early 1970s — the decade jeans became the default clothing of young America — and then a two-gender retailer when women's apparel arrived in 1977. The mature Buckle format sells apparel, footwear and accessories to young men and women with denim at the centre: many brands and fits of jeans, staffed by salespeople expected to work one-to-one with customers on fit, a service model closer to a boutique than to a department store.
The company's leadership record is a study in retail continuity. Dan Hirschfeld, who took over in 1965, remained chairman; president Dennis Nelson started as a part-time salesman in college and spent over 30 years with the company; the executive vice president's tenure was 28 years. Specialty retail runs on product knowledge and local reputation rather than advertising, and Buckle's long-tenured, promote-from-the-floor management is the organisational form of that model — the same reason a company founded in Kearney, Nebraska could grow into a national, publicly traded chain without moving its centre of gravity to a fashion capital.
Buckle began as a men's clothing store in 1948 in Kearney, Nebraska. The first store was founded by David Hirschfeld and operated under the name Mills Clothing; his son Dan took over operations in 1965.
Buckle introduced women's apparel in 1977. By the early 1970s the Brass Buckle stores had developed into denim-based stores, and the women's introduction widened the concept to young women as well as young men.
Brass Buckle changed its name to The Buckle in 1991. The company went public on NASDAQ in 1992 and moved to the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, where it trades under the symbol BKE.