LC Waikiki explained

LC Waikiki
Industry:Retail
Founded:1988
Founder:George Amoual
Hq Location City:Istanbul
Hq Location Country:Turkey
Num Locations:1200-1250[1]
Key People:Mustafa Küçük (CEO)[2]
Products:Fashion
Revenue:34.1 Billion TL
Owner:LC Waikiki Mağazacılık[3]
Num Employees:54,000 [4]
Subsid:XSIDE

LC Waikiki or also known as LCW, is an Istanbul-based chain ready-to-wear fashion company with 54,000 employees. The company took its name from Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, and the initial letters of the French words "Les Copains", meaning "the friends".

Early history

The company was founded in Paris, France in 1988. It became a Turkish organization in 1997 after being purchased by Tema Tekstil.[5] The brand gained popularity in the 1990s with clothes featuring its monkey mascot.[6]

Stores

International

After being acquired by Tema Tekstil, the first store was opened in Romania. By March 2020, the company had 1,004 stores in 47 countries.[7] In January 2021, the company opened its first store in Uganda.[8] Later in 2021, the company opened its first store in Latin America.[9]

Turkey

In Turkey, the company has more than 400 stores, spread out through 80 provinces.[10]

Other Stores

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Group . Apparel . 2022-08-11 . LC Waikiki - Fashion for Men, Women & Kids APPAREL GROUP . 2022-11-17 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022-11-16. Mustafa Kucuk. 2022-06-08 . Forbes. en.
  3. Web site: 23 February 2020. 23 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023075840/http://corporate.lcwaikiki.com/hakkimizda. lcwaikiki.com. Hakkımız. dead.
  4. Web site: 4 August 2022. 8 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308095806/https://corporate.lcwaikiki.com/hakkimizda. lcwaikiki. "Hakkımızda". live.
  5. Web site: LC Waikiki - Corporate About Us . 2023-06-11 . corporate.lcwaikiki.com.
  6. Akcan. Burçe. Kazaz. Arzu. 2022. Deneyimsel Pazarlama Stratejisi Olarak Oynanabilir Reklamlar. Yeni Medya. 2022 . 16 November 2022. 6 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706015917/https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2371089. Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University. live. 2587-1285. 12. 53–78. 10.55609/yenimedya.1102659. 250290311 . Turkish. free.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-16. Mustafa Kucuk. 2022-06-08 . Forbes. en.
  8. Web site: Preuss . Simone . 2021-01-04 . LC Waikiki eröffnet ersten Flagshipstore in Uganda, treibt Expansion in Afrika voran . 2024-08-06 . FashionUnited . de.
  9. Web site: 2021-07-09 . Perú: LC Waikiki llega al centro comercial Plaza Norte . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709161928/https://www.peru-retail.com/peru-lc-waikiki-centro-comercial-plaza-norte/ . 2021-07-09 . 2022-06-08 . Perú Retail . es.
  10. Web site: LCW Mağazaları . https://web.archive.org/web/20200223111510/http://corporate.lcwaikiki.com/hakkimizda . 2020-02-23 . 2020-03-02 . lcwaikiki.com.

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