Burlington Coat Factory is privately owned by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and reportedly employs an estimated 28,000 people across the country in their 394 stores can be found in 44 states. The company goes back to 1924 with sales of ladies coats and junior suits. In 1972, they opened the first outlet store in New Jersey. Although coats were the main pieces at the original store, eventually the idea grew into one-stop shopping. A wide variety of suits, sportswear, shoes, and accessories for both men and woman developed. Along with reportedly a very successful baby and youth departments were fashioned. The linens department was added to the stores in 1987. Reportedly Burlington Coat Factory features products such as coats, apparel, shoes, and accessories for the entire family, baby clothes, furniture, toys, home decor items, and gifts.

According to the Burlington Coat Factory “The Company” page it has remained successful due to making value a priority. It is also reported that through calculated purchasing, has continued to be able to offer the most recent fashions in designer clothing, shoes, accessories, baby products, and home furnishings. Burlington Coat Factory continues to sustain a minimalist approach to stocking the stores, keeping them up to date and nice-looking, without passing on the high overhead costs to its customers. Reportedly today the Burlington Coat Factory is a national department store retail chain which offers merchandise at prices up to 60% lower then most department stores.http://corporate.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/corpinfo/corporate_profile.shtml