PacSun

Pacific Sunwear of California, LLC, commonly known as Pacsun, is an American retail clothing brand. The company sells lifestyle apparel, along with swim, footwear and accessories designed for teens and young adults. As of 2025, the company operated 325 stores in 46 states and Puerto Rico. PacSun is headquartered in Anaheim, California, and formerly operated a distribution center in Groveport, Ohio. The company's regional directors, district managers and store positions are located throughout the United States. The company went bankrupt in April 2016 and is now owned by Golden Gate Capital.

==History== thumb|Last D.E.M.O. logo, introduced in 2006 as Pacsun hoped to expand operations of the chain|left|160x160pxthumb|Original D.E.M.O. logo from 2000|left|160x160px Initially founded by Jack Hopkins and Tom Moore in 1980, its roots can be traced back to a small surf shop in Seal Beach, California. Pacsun built its business selling merchandise from established surf brands but later expanded to include skate and streetwear labels. The company offers products for both men and women that include: jeans, tees, tanks, polos, knits, flannels, hoodies, boardshorts, bikinis, shorts, pants, dresses, rompers, skirts, sweaters, jackets, snow apparel, shoes, sandals and accessories. The company had an initial public offering on March 15, 1993 and at its height had over 1,300 stores in all 50 states. Pacsun opened a second chain of stores called d.e.m.o., in 2000. The last of these stores closed in 2008.