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Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Extraordinary And Unusual Items [Abstract]  
Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

2. Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Fiscal 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to negatively impact the Company’s store operations during the first nine months of fiscal 2022 with residual impacts on store traffic and store sales resulting from store closures, primarily in Europe and Canada, occupancy restrictions and reduced store hours globally. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, all remaining COVID-19 government mandated store closures in Europe and Canada expired, although some capacity restrictions continued in certain European and Canadian stores. The COVID-19 pandemic and general unfavorable macroeconomic conditions also disrupted the Company’s global supply chain in fiscal 2022, leading to COVID-19 related factory and port closures, continued port congestion and shipping delays, which resulted in inventory receipt delays and an increase in inbound transportation costs. The Company made a strategic decision to accelerate receipt of certain product categories earlier in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2022 in an attempt to minimize the impact of such disruptions on the ability to fulfill customer demand.

Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Macroeconomic Uncertainties on Fiscal 2023 and Future Operations

The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the global economy continued to impact the Company’s operations through the third quarter of fiscal 2023 and related government and private sector responsive actions could continue to affect its business operations. In the first half of fiscal 2023, the Company continued to experience global supply chain disruptions resulting in inventory receipt delays and in response, the Company continued to further diversify its supply chain. In the third quarter of fiscal 2023, timing of supply chain deliveries started to improve, resulting in earlier than planned receipts of inventory. The Company expects that its operations will continue to be influenced by economic pressures such as inflation and labor shortages, resulting in higher wage expense and lower levels of discretionary spending by its customers, particularly customers of the Urban Outfitters brand. Additionally, fluctuations in foreign currency rates may impact the Company's operating results. The Company cannot reasonably

estimate the duration and severity of existing and future macroeconomic conditions or current global issues that may have a material effect on the Company's business and the global economy. As a result, current financial information may not be necessarily indicative of future operating results.