verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message tilly s inc. type public traded as nyse tlys industry retail founded 1982 headquarters irvine california u.s. number of locations 211 september 2015 1 area served united states key people hezy shaked chairman and chief strategy officer edmond thomas president and ceo bill langsdorf senior vice president and cfo products surfwear skatewear action sports equipment shoes and accessories net income us 20.837 million 2011 2 website tillys.com tilly s originally known as world of jeans and tops is an american retail clothing company that sells action sports branded clothing accessories shoes and equipment . tilly s is headquartered and operated from irvine california . the company opened its first store in 1982 in southern california . 3 tilly s stores are located in both traditional outdoor shopping centers and in shopping malls . the average store size is 7 900 square feet 734 m2 . 2 due to their size tilly s locations in malls usually take up two or three store spaces . as of may 2013 tilly s has 182 stores across the us with about half the stores in california . 1 2 the company plans to expand to 500 stores in the future . 2 tilly s primarily sells clothing shoes and accessories for various active lifestyles including lounging surfing skateboarding and snowboarding along with sports such as motorcross . 2 among the brands sold are billabong dc shoes element fox famous stars and straps elwood globe shoes hurley o neill quiksilver vans and volcom as well as an extensive selection of levi s. they also sell store brands such as blue crown rsq and micros . references edit a b fast growing destination retailer tilly s selects oracle endeca to help drive ecommerce growth . marketwatch . september 30 2013 . retrieved october 8 2013 . a b c d e chandak pankaj january 4 2013 . tilly s retailer with a broken ipo is a double . seeking alpha . retrieved january 7 2013 . about us . tilly s. retrieved january 9 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tilly % 27s & oldid 725811861 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeclothing retailers of the united statescompanies based in irvine californiaretail companies established in 19821982 establishments in californiahidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 18 june 2016 at 01 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view