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]
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]