Where is the headquarters of Hollister Co. located?

The headquarters of Hollister Co. is in New Albany, Ohio.

Hollister Co. is a lifestyle-apparel brand owned by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Although the brand presents a Southern California-inspired image, its corporate base is in Ohio, not in the California city of Hollister. That distinction is the source of one of the brand’s most common geographic mix-ups.

The first Hollister store opened at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio, on July 27, 2000. Abercrombie & Fitch created the brand, and its fictional backstory suggested a California origin dating to 1922. In reality, the company was established in Ohio in 2000.

New Albany is part of the Columbus metropolitan area, which helps explain why Columbus may appear in discussions of Hollister Co. The brand’s headquarters location and its first-store location are different facts: headquarters is listed as New Albany, while the inaugural store opened in Columbus.