Each year, Inc. magazine produces the Inc. 500, a list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
| Ranking |
218 |
| 3 Year Growth |
525% |
| 2004 Revenue |
$127,928,668.00 |
What it does: Manufactures T-shirts and every other kind of cotton clothing — it has close to 10,000 SKUs — which it sells wholesale,
online, and through 100-plus American Apparel stores. Why it's growing: The company appeals to trendy consumers at the retail stores
and to designers and promotional users in the wholesale market. Plus, founder and senior partner Dov Charney is a man of appetites:
He wants 1,000 stores. For more, see
Dov Charney, Like It or Not in the September 2005 issue.
