Aéropostale, Inc. (occasionally known as simply Aéro) is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14-to-17-year-old young women and young men through its Aéropostale stores and 4-to-12-year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores. Recently, it has been targeting young adults over 18 as well as 10 to 13. Aéropostale maintains control over its proprietary brands by designing, sourcing, marketing and selling all of its own merchandise. The Company currently operates over 885 Aéropostale stores in 49 states in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and over 36 stores in Canada. P.S. from Aéropostale operates 2 stores in 1 state. Aero also has a presence in the Middle East and has plans to expand into Asia, for more needed profit opportunities.

History

The first Aéropostale (air-oh-pah-stahl) store opened in the New York Area by Bryan Alberto and on August 14, 1987. TheAéropostale name is French for "air mail" and originated from the 1920s French/Latin-American airmail firm Compagnie Générale Aéropostale.

Federated Department Stores purchased R.H. Macy & Co., Inc., Aéropostale's parent company, in 1994. In 1998, MSS Delaware Inc. and Bear Stearns purchased Aéropostale and its 119 stores for approximately $15 million. Aéropostale went public company in 2002.

Aéropostale launched its e-commerce webstore in early 1995.  Total net sales from the webstore for the fiscal year of 2010 was $160.2 million, a 24% increase from the previous year.

Aeropostale established in 1987 in New York In addition to Aeropostale’s financial success, the company has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by Fortune magazine for 2011. The Company earned this significant distinction through its commitment to core company values that embrace integrity, respect, teamwork and compassion.