Dynamite Clothing Explained

Dynamite
Logo Alt:The Dynamite Clothing logo is a square logo with the word dynamite in uppercase thin black font centered on a white background.
Foundation:1984
Location City:Montreal, Quebec
Location Country:Canada
Num Locations:127
Key People:Andrew Lutfy[1] (CEO)
Industry:Retail
Parent:Groupe Dynamite

Dynamite Clothing (stylized as DYNAMITE) is a clothing store catered to women between the ages of 25 and 30 years old.[2] Founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of Groupe Dynamite, Dynamite currently has locations in Canada, the United States, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.[3] Alongside its sister brand, Garage, Dynamite has been recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for young people in 2019.[4] The current CEO, Andrew Lutfy, has started working at Groupe Dynamite at the age of 18 and was one of the creators of the Dynamite clothing brand.[5] Dynamite contributes to the CURE Foundation, a Canadian foundation that provides funding for basic and clinical research for breast cancer.[6] On September 8, 2020, it was announced that Groupe Dynamite filed for creditor protection in Canada as well as Chapter 15 in the United States.[7]

History

The first Dynamite store opened in Carrefour Laval in 1984.[8], the company had 127 stores in 5 countries (117 in Canada, four in the United States, three in Saudi Arabia, two in Kuwait, and one in Jordan).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groupe Dynamite CEO, Andrew Lutfy, named Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year by Retail Council of Canada . May 2, 2016 . Newswire . July 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: How Groupe Dynamite got more mobile and social . Shcick . Shane . June 6, 2012 . IT World Canada . July 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Dynamite Store Locator . Dynamite Clothing . July 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: Groupe Dynamite Inc. Recognized as One of Montreal's Top Employers (2019) . Yerema . Richard . Leung . Kristina . January 30, 2019 . Canada's Top 100 Employers . July 24, 2019.
  5. Web site: Personnalité de la semaine - Andrew Lutfy . Fournier . Marie-Eve . July 3, 2016 . LaPresse . french . July 24, 2019.
  6. Web site: Dynamite 2015 Title Sponsor for the CURE Foundation's National Denim Day . April 27, 2015 . Cision . July 31, 2019.
  7. News: Ho. Solarina. September 11, 2020. Retailer behind Garage, Dynamite latest company hit by pandemic. CTV News. November 20, 2020.
  8. Web site: The 70's - Part 3 . Havasy . Isabelle . Place Ville-Marie . July 24, 2019.