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Lululemon, often stylized as lululemon, or sometimes called llm, is an American sports and casual wear company that provides athletic apparel with other related consumer products. The company's primary product offering focuses on high-performance activewear for various activities such as yoga (e.g., the signature "Zen" collection), running, pilates, and general fitness classes at their in-store locations worldwide known as Lululemon Athletica or simply lulu. Lululemon also produces sports equipment including workout machines like ellipticals.
Lululemon has become a popular chain across many countries around North America since its inception by Greg McMillan with his then-girlfriend, Christine Durham (who is still the company president) in 2008 to produce high-performance active wear for their needs. In recent years it also focused on retail and became one of only three companies under Nike's Flyknit brand.
The name "lulu" derives from Lululemon Athletica being derived from McMillan as well, which is a combination of the first initial letters in Greg (G) & Christine (C), representing its founders. In 2019 it acquired another activewear company called Zappos for approximately $3 billion and opened stores under their own name while maintaining some old ones with new names starting with "lulu" as well to create a synergy between the two retail giants.
The company's high-performance apparel is typically made of technical performance, stretchable fabrics such as modal or spandex that allow full range-of-motion for flexibility. The company also offers different variations in each store catering toward their target market and its members including students (e.g., Lululemon Athletica at the University of Virginia), professional athletes through partnerships with local teams to provide apparel, casual wear among other items like yoga classes on-site.
The 2018 financial report showed that it sold about $1.9 billion in revenue while having a valuation between approximately $11 and $12 million (depending upon reports) but had also suffered some losses for the previous few years such as losing more than half of its investment capital from Zappos acquisition before being able to break even after only 7 months.
The company initially targeted university campuses, high school facilities like rec centers or gyms where they could set up in-store locations. However since their expansion into new places (e.g., Target for one time) the target market shifted further toward general consumers as well with some stores targeting corporate offices and other specialized events such as fitness conventions to showcase different styles of Lululemon apparel through demonstrations instead.
In 2018, it was estimated that there were about a total number of over two hundred physical locations spread across North America (i.e., US states like Virginia or Texas) along with approximately half more in the United Kingdom. In addition stores exist all around Europe where they have recently acquired some chains including Swedish chain Lindex and French retailer Bodyform as well to further enhance their offerings into different segments of target customers while also being a strong presence during events such as major sports competitions.
The company has focused its efforts toward social causes with initiatives like helping underprivileged communities by providing them job opportunities for many years now. It was recognized in 2019 when it received the Wharton Global Child Award after making contributions towards global learning and development programs that would benefit local children from developing countries through activities such as school supplies or building new facilities.
In conclusion, Lululemon is a company focused on high-performance activewear which has expanded its target market beyond university campuses into other areas for many years with recent expansions in places like the UK. It had suffered financial setbacks when acquiring Zappos but managed to turn around their losses while maintaining strong presence across North American cities along with expanding operations internationally by adding stores worldwide as well including Lindex and Bodyform which provides them access among various segments of potential customers looking for activewear that is both performance-oriented yet fashionable.
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created | 2025-06-21 |
updated | 2025-07-03 |
summarized | 2025-07-03 |
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