Locations
The New Haven store was originally built in 1863 in the French Second Empire style as a residence for Cornelius Pierpont, a prominent local grocer. It was irreparably damaged by Winter Storm Nemo in February 2013; the company temporarily rented a store at 260 College St., across from the Shubert Theatre.[15][16]
In 1912, the company opened a store in New York City "appropriately equidistant from the Yale and Harvard Clubs."[17]
In May 2007, J. Press moved to 380 Madison Avenue in New York City,[1] which closed indefinitely in 2014.[18][17]
On March 1, 2013, J. Press opened another store in New York City, located at 304 Bleecker Street, which carried a sub-label of the brand called "J. Press York Street", that was described by the New York Times as "a faint outline of the original."[19] Designed by Shimon and Ariel Ovadia of the clothing brand Ovadia & Sons, York Street was geared towards a younger audience, embracing slimmer fitting clothing with bold colors and patterns.[20][21] After four seasons, Shimon and Ariel Ovadia left York Street and it was merged into mainline J. Press and renamed "J. Press Blue".[22]
Later in 2013, J. Press's New Haven store on York Street was severely damaged by a storm, and the company began constructing a new storefront while operating out of a temporary location. In 2022, on their 120th Anniversary, J. Press completed their flagship storefront at their historic location on Elm Street. The building adjoins their previous store and also houses J. Press's e-commerce distribution center.[23][24]
In October 2017, J. Press closed the York Street store and opened a new store in midtown Manhattan, in the same building as the Yale Club. The store was expected to generate 25% of U.S. sales.[25]
J. Press formerly had branches in Cambridge, Massachusetts (closed in August 2018 after 86 years),[26] San Francisco, California and Princeton, New Jersey. Jack Carlson has spoken of J Press reopening a location near Harvard as a pet project.[5] J. Press has three stores in the United States: New Haven, New York City at the Yale Club, and Washington DC.
