New York & Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of women's fashion apparel and accessories in the United States. It offers a merchandise assortment consisting of wear-to-work, casual apparel, and accessories, including pants, dresses, jackets, knit tops, blouses, sweaters, denim, T-shirts, active wear, handbags, jewelry, and shoes under the New York & Company, NY&C, City Style, NY Style, Soho Jeans, Lerner, and Lerner New York brands for women between the ages of 25 and 45. The company sells its merchandise through a network of retail stores and online at nyandcompany.com. As of March 17, 2016, it operated 490 stores in 41 states. The company was formerly known as NY & Co. Group, Inc. New York & Company, Inc. was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, New York.