At a glance
- Founded
- Chip Wilson set the company up in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 12 January 1998.3
- Founded by
- Chip Wilson, who started it on his own and stayed as chairman until 2013.3
- Home
- Vancouver, British Columbia. The first standalone store opened in the city in November 2000.3
- Owned by
- Public shareholders. The company listed on Nasdaq in July 2007, selling 18.2 million shares and raising $327.6 million.3
- What it sells
- Technical yoga and running clothes, with training, tennis and golf lines, sold mostly through its own stores and site.12
- Size
- Revenue of $11.1 billion in fiscal 2025, up 5 per cent, from 811 company-operated stores.1
How it got here
1998
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Chip Wilson sets the business up in Vancouver on 12 January.3
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