Aéropostale, Inc. (occasionally known as, simply, Aéro) is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14-to-17-year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and 7-to-12-year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores. Recently, it has been targeting young adults over 18 as well. Aéropostale maintains control over its proprietary brands by designing, sourcing, marketing and selling all of its own merchandise. The Company currently operates over 942 Aéropostale stores in the United States, and Puerto Rico and over 65 stores in Canada. P.S. from Aéropostale operates in 70 stores in 19 states. Aero also has a presence in the Middle East and has plans to expand into Asia.