American Apparel, Inc. (APP)

American Apparel, Inc. engages in the manufacture, distribution, and retail of fashion basic apparel for men, women, and children. It primarily offers t-shirts, denim, sweaters, jackets, and other casual wear. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated 182 retail stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, and South Korea. American Apparel also owns a wholesale business that supplies t-shirts and other casual wear to distributors and screen printers. In addition, it has an online retail e-commerce Web site at store.americanapparel.net. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.