LC Waikiki
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | George Amoual |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 1200-1250 stores [1][2] |
Key people | Mustafa Küçük (CEO)[3] |
| Products | Fashion |
| Revenue | US$4.9 billion (2023) |
| Owner | LC Waikiki Mağazacılık[1] |
Number of employees | 54,000 [4] |
| Subsidiaries | XSIDE |
| Website | www |
LC Waikiki or also known as LCW, is an Istanbul-based Ankuth 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".
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]
Operations
Turkey
In Turkey, the company has more than 400 stores, spread out through 80 provinces.[7]
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.[3] 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] The first store opened in Costa Rica. It's located in City Mall, in the city of Alajuela.
Current store formats
- LC Waikiki
- LC Waikiki Baby
- LC Waikiki Dream
- LC Waikiki Home
- LC Waikiki Look
- LC Waikiki Outlet
- LC Waikiki Steps
References
- ^ a b "Hakkımız". lcwaikiki.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Group, Apparel (2022-08-11). "LC Waikiki - Fashion for Men, Women & Kids | APPAREL GROUP". Retrieved 2022-11-17.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Mustafa Kucuk". Forbes. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ ""Hakkımızda"". lcwaikiki. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "LC Waikiki - Corporate | About Us". corporate.lcwaikiki.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Akcan, Burçe; Kazaz, Arzu (2022). "Deneyimsel Pazarlama Stratejisi Olarak Oynanabilir Reklamlar". Yeni Medya (in Turkish). 2022 (12). Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University: 53–78. doi:10.55609/yenimedya.1102659. eISSN 2587-1285. S2CID 250290311. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "LCW Mağazaları". lcwaikiki.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Preuss, Simone (2021-01-04). "LC Waikiki eröffnet ersten Flagshipstore in Uganda, treibt Expansion in Afrika voran". FashionUnited (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Perú: LC Waikiki llega al centro comercial Plaza Norte". Perú Retail (in Spanish). 2021-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2022-06-08.