Orvis

The Orvis Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1856 (1856) in Manchester, Vermont, US
FounderCharles F. Orvis
HeadquartersSunderland, Vermont
Number of locations
88 retail stores, 11 outlet stores
Key people
President: Simon Perkins
ProductsClothing, gift/home, fly fishing, dogs, luggage and outdoor equipment
Revenue US$316 million (2021)
OwnerPerkins family
Number of employees
1,500 (2021)
Websiteorvis.com

Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in the United States.

Orvis operates 40 retail stores and 1 outlet/warehouse locations in the US and 1 retail stores and one outlet store in the UK. Owned by the Perkins family since 1965, the company has changed hands twice and has had five CEOs in its history.