Talk:Richard Hayne

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It states that the first Free People store opened in the 70s at the University of Pennsylvania. However, in the actual Free People article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_People), it claims, "The first location opened at the Garden State Plaza shopping mall in Paramus, New Jersey, in 2002." Can someone who is knowledgeable on the subject clarify this discrepancy?

OBreaux1 01:40, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

The confusion comes due to a name change. The first store Hayne opened was originally named "Free People," but he changed the name of that store, and the resulting chain, to Urban Outfitters. The article on the current stores named "Free People" refer to the third of Hayne's chains of stores.

Dilbert719 (talk) 16:50, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

The Philadelphia Weekly article I linked (version -- forgot to log in) addresses this as well as some other historical details. Haven't got time to add them to the article right now, but they're worthwhile. --Hurtstotouchfire (talk) 04:03, 18 February 2008 (UTC)