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Nature of Business | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Nature of Business | 1. Nature of Business Urban Outfitters, Inc. (the “Company” or “Urban Outfitters”), which was founded in 1970, was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1976. The principal business activity of the Company is the operation of a general consumer product retail and wholesale business selling to customers through various channels including retail locations, websites, catalogs and mobile applications. As of January 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company operated 613 and 606 stores, respectively. Stores located in the United States totaled 520 as of January 31, 2018 and 515 as of January 31, 2017. Operations in Europe and Canada included 57 stores and 36 stores as of January 31, 2018, respectively, and 54 stores and 37 stores as of January 31, 2017, respectively. In addition, the Company’s Wholesale segment sold and distributed apparel and home goods to approximately 2,100 department and specialty stores worldwide, customer websites and to the Company’s Retail segment.

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