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Top 25 Specialty apparel retailers based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 501 specialty apparel retailers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 46,930 professional contacts across them, including 5,373 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers specialty apparel retailers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest specialty apparel retailers based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15,735 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Gap Inc, a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 9,398 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “EXPRESS is a multichannel fashion brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 5,117 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At rue21, we believe fashion should be fun and accessible to all.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 4,223 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Zumiez is a leading specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young people who want to express their individuality” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 3,346 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Tillys is a leading specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,437 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “From a single athletic-focused retailer to one of the most recognized names in streetwear culture, DTLR has built its brand by staying connected to the communities that drive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 415 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Created in 2011 by Founder Chris Riccobono and CEO Aaron Sanandres on the premise that you can dress casually and still look sharp, UNTUCKit was the first to make Shirts Designed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 115 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Portabella is a diverse collection of lifestyle wardrobes for men, all under one roof.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “TOP FASHION is an upscale lifestyle retailer with curated apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and children.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 68 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “DASH is a one stop contemporary women’s boutique set to inspire the mindset of the confident, captivating, and charismatic women of today with an immaculate eye for fashion and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Sara Campbell Limited is a thirty-five-year-old Boston-based company specializing in women's apparel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BB Dakota is a modern lifestyle brand, distributed through top department stores, specialty boutiques in US and Canada, as well as the BB Dakota online store.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are passionate about helping people look and feel amazing in their everyday lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 30 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ascena is a national specialty retailer offering apparel, shoes and accessories for women.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Belldini specializes in Women's Contemporary knit tops.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “At HYFVE, we offer a wide selection of wholesale apparel at competitive prices with a full understanding of fast-moving fashion trends and retailers’ needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For over 20 years, we've been South East Wisconsin's local specialty store for the best in fashion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Contemporary Retail Apparel & Fashion Brand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With over 35 years in business, M.Fredric continues to be at the forefront of the chic boutiques in Southern California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Village Mart's story started in the early 70’s in Brooklyn NY and led to the establishment of our first Brick-and-Mortar store in Memphis, TN in 1987.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Located in Houston’s Uptown Park, Elizabeth Anthony is an luxury destination curating world-class designer apparel, fine jewelry, and accessories to dress generations of stylish…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Neiman Marcus is a renowned specialty store dedicated to merchandise leadership and superior customer service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Smiles Fashion Corp is an apparel & fashion company with its HQ at Secaucus Rd, Secaucus, New Jersey, United States and showroom at 1407 Broadway, Ste 1622, New York, New York…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: specialty apparel retailers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names specialty apparel retailers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of specialty apparel retailers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name specialty apparel retailers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Specialty apparel retailers based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 22, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 501 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among specialty apparel retailers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “specialty apparel retailers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names specialty apparel retailers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among specialty apparel retailers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,373 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Specialty apparel retailers by metro
- Specialty apparel retailers in New York32
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names specialty apparel retailers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many specialty apparel retailers are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 501 specialty apparel retailers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
GAP INC, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most specialty apparel retailers?
New York leads with 32 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (24) and Atlanta (11).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,373 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 501 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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