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The Plus-Size Company That Became a Billion-Dollar Brand

Torrid, a 20-year-old brand that IPO’d Thursday, has benefitted as body positivity has entered the fashion mainstream.
Plus size retailer Torrid went public on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday morning.
Plus-size retailer Torrid went public on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday morning. Torrid

The body positivity movement has hit the mainstream, with brands from Anthropologie and American Eagle to Athleta and Nike launching extended sizing in the last three years alone. One brand has them beat by nearly two decades. Today, its private equity backers are cashing in.

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