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Store Count and Expansion

RALPH LAUREN CORP · 2026-08-06 · Importance 36 · Surprise 32

Ralph Lauren opened 22 new owned and partnered stores during the first quarter. Key openings included The Grove in Los Angeles, Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, Istanbul, and new Polo stores in Sydney and Perth. The global network ended the quarter with 600 directly operated stores and concessions, up from 569 a year earlier, while licensed partner stores increased to 138 from 120. Asia had 269 directly operated stores, North America 220, and Europe 111, supplemented by 603 Asia concessions and 29 Europe concessions.

Key facts

• Company opened 22 new owned and partnered stores in the first quarter; key openings included The Grove (Los Angeles), Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto), Istanbul, and new Polo stores in Sydney and Perth. source
• Global directly operated stores at June 27, 2026: Ralph Lauren stores 294 (up from 259 year-ago) and Outlet stores 306 (down from 310 year-ago); total directly operated stores 600 (up from 569). source
• Global licensed partner stores total 138 at June 27, 2026 vs 120 at June 28, 2025. source