Sentences with phrase «as lululemon»

Recent disputes between Apple and Samsung as well as Lululemon and Calvin Klein illustrate an increased reliance on design patents for market domination.

Whitespace came into play as Lululemon used the body scanner to customize garments to each individual and infrared motion standards to inform the design of the new inner stabilizer to reduce breast movement.

«Expanding offerings and / or blurring the brand image can alienate existing customers, especially when a brand has a passionate core following as Lululemon does.»

As Lululemon continues to work toward an international expansion, Potdevin's language skills and overseas experience will likely endear him to global business partners.

As Lululemon continues to grow and surpass estimates, this is a warning they would do well to heed.

Since Laurent Potdevin took over as Lululemon's CEO early in 2014, shares have slipped 20 %.

That is a tactic the group has used in the past with other companies such as Lululemon, Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Prada.

THE CONFLICT: Perhaps jealous it wasn't the one to come up with a garment as pleasing to both women and men as Lululemon yoga pants, Calvin Klein, the fashion label that pretty much invented sexy, recently released its Performance line of yoga pants aping the patented waistband of Lulu's Astro yogawear.

THE OUTCOME: Calvin Klein dropped its pants as soon as Lululemon filed suit and hasn't had much to say on the matter publicly, which suggests a settlement is likely.

Not exact matches

Not everyone was enamoured of Potdevin's time at Burton, though, and the downside of his growth strategy illuminates the challenges the Lululemon brand faces as it grows.

On Dec. 10, the company hired Laurent Potdevin as her successor and said Lululemon founder Chip Wilson would step aside as chairman of the board but remain a director of the company.

«We found that our students are happy with Lululemon clothing they bought maybe four or five years ago, but they aren't as happy with the selection or quality of what they bought in the last year or two.»

While Lululemon has used the same factories to make its fabrics since 2004, he said it doesn't seem as though the company has the proper oversight in place.

Lululemon isn't the only retailer facing headwinds as American shoppers deal with an uncertain economic recovery and more U.S. giants, such as Target, move into what's already a competitive retail space in Canada and put pressure on pricing.

Lululemon Athletica Inc., based in Vancouver, British Columbia, cut its first - quarter revenue forecast as a result of its decision to withdraw the pants.

Day, who had been seen as a key part of Lululemon's recent success, announced in the summer she would leave.

For Lululemon, this recall is nowhere near as damaging as the whole sheer pants debacle of 2013, but because the company is still under the microscope after that event, the media has pounced on this story and created a batch of bad headlines.

There's all the major chains like DSW, Gap, Lululemon, as well as small - town boutiques to scour for one - of - a-kind pieces.

In the new year, Lululemon will open new stores in the United States and Canada, as well as in new markets in Europe and Asia.

Men's products need to be «unique and differentiated,» Tubin said, and the running shorts have to be like «like no other running shorts out there,» to ensure the Lululemon experience translates just as well to its new standalone men's stores as it has to its regular retail locations.

By aiming at male shoppers, Lululemon is trying to tap into what retail consultants see as a larger shift in the male fashion world.

But Kotowych is dressed this day, as he is most days, in Lululemon shorts and a Lululemon sweater.

Many in our athletic coverage (Lululemon, Under Armour, and Nike) have called out international as a main component of growth, particularly driven by China.»

Lululemon touted her decades of experience as a consultant, as well as her long tenure on the board, in lauding her abilities as a member of the board.

Alan Wizemann joins DSC as its first Chief Digital Officer and brings a wealth of experience leading digital teams for companies including Target, Lululemon, WebMD, and ShopIgniter.

In enthusiast blogs with names such as Luluaddict and Lulumum, commenters discussing recent Lululemon quality control issues ranging from split seams to bleeding colour dyes often mention the lower - priced merchandise that is now available in other stores.

As one Lululemon diehard frets, «Gosh, this is all so scary.

In an effort to give its leadership a facelift, Lululemon has brought on Laurent Potdevin, the former president of TOMS Shoes, as chief executive officer.

Demand for activewear is booming, benefiting companies such as Nike, Under Armour and Lululemon.

He wanted to conjure the elusive magic that delights customers at Apple stores, or at a handful of brick - and - mortar retailers such as Burberry, H&M, Target, J. Crew, Lululemon (lulu), and a few others devoted to the art and design of the product and the space.

After stepping down as chairman of the trendy athletic - wear company last month, the former CEO is weighing his options for how to use his 28 percent stake to influence Lululemon's operations going forward.

By leveraging technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to drive inventory transparency (a key tenet of omnichannel success), Lululemon uses stores as distribution centers to optimize the supply chain and improve inventory turns while enabling an elevated in - store experience for educators and guests.

Lululemon's selling, general administrative expenses (which includes ad spending) jumped to 33.2 % as a percentage of net revenue from 30.5 % the prior year.

On Monday, Lululemon (lulu) will officially unveil a new ad campaign it is calling «This Is Yoga,» which features some introductory principles of yoga but just as importantly, off - the - mat activities like volleyball and surfing.

Sometimes the share price drop is swift — witness Air Canada's 20 % dive on Feb. 12 — other times it's more gradual, as in Lululemon's case.

Lululemon's efforts to heal its relationship with some customers will have to be more blatant, he says, or the company risks losing clientele to other brands such as Under Armour and Nike.

Opened the year after he sold Westbeach and just up the hill from its flagship outlet in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood, the first Lululemon store, alongside a yoga studio, was a calming refuge for Wilson after his wild ride as a globe - trotting stylemaker to the board culture.

As the months went on, Beauchesne turned shopping at Lululemon into her reward for continuing her commitment to spinning classes and the gym.

Lululemon and other stalwarts of the «athleisure» craze will lose market share as people who actually exercise realize there's no point in working out in expensive clothes.

She aggregated the pictures and information from each individual store's Facebook page, and the result was a website that even Lululemon employees admit to using as a resource.

If Starbucks sought to create a new kind of community space in an increasingly alienated world, and Lululemon promoted physical fitness and yogic mindfulness as paths to personal empowerment, Luvo's social mission is even more ambitious.

Bullish as many analysts are, Lululemon's earnings have topped the Street's consensus for seven consecutive quarters.

Amid the harsh criticisms are notes such as «Why do people working for lululemon claim to be «authentic» when actually they end up robotically cloning their charismatic leader, Chip Wilson?»

Lululemon has been able to sell its yoga pants for $ 100 because customers see their purchase as the first step in a journey toward health and wellness.

There's also competition from traditional sportswear makers like Nike (nke), Under Armour (ua) and Lululemon Athletica (lulu), which compete with traditional athletic gear and are increasingly designing their own more fashion - forward lines as well.

Still, Johnson notes that the work of restoring Lululemon's image as a retailer that fits every body remains, and it may be that only a blatant public apology from company executives (aside from Wilson) will do the trick.

Vancouver - based Lululemon built its reputation as an «ethical brand» by using local labour to manufacture its clothing.

To guide Lululemon into the next phase of its development, the company has hired former MEC auditor Kerri McKenzie as its production manager, to develop a code of conduct as the company ramps up its operations overseas.

He named his high - end yoga wear company Lululemon because he thinks the trouble Japanese people face pronouncing L's works as an extra marketing tool for his product in that country, according to a National Post Business Magazine article which awarded him a special citation for product innovation and marketing.

Lululemon's management team has installed Glenn Murphy, the former Gap CEO, as the company's interim executive chairman and has given the company's key executives more responsibilities as it searches for a suitable replacement for CEO.