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Esprit Holdings Limited (Chinese: 思捷環球控股有限公司) is a global publicly traded retail company incorporated in Bermuda, [1] with headquarters in North Point, Hong Kong, and further major locations in Ratingen, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and New York City.
In the mid 2000s, Esprit Holdings Limited generated worldwide sales of around EUR 3.25 billion (as of 30 June 2008). Esprit operates in more than 770 retail stores worldwide and distributes products to more than 15,150 wholesale locations around the globe. Esprit has more than 1.1 million square meters of retail space in 40 countries.
Susie Tompkins Buell (née Russell; born 1943) [2] is an American entrepreneur, businesswoman and a donor to progressive causes. Tompkins Buell co-founded the Esprit clothing and The North Face brand with her first husband, Doug Tompkins whom she met when she picked him up while he was hitchhiking. [3]
Emerging as one of the hottest brands of the era, the company grew into a transnational company operating in 60 countries. In 1989, the Japanese art publisher Robundo published Esprit, the Comprehensive Design Principle (ISBN 4947613203), which documented the all-encompassing design principles that Tompkins had created for the brand. [18]
Since 1996, the group has developed beauty spas and food stores that expanded internationally to over 200 outlets and over 2000 employees. [6] It currently focuses on London and other parts of the world to develop new businesses [7] [8] partly because Chua understands that Singapore presents a limited market [9] that could restrict consistent growth in her business lines.
In June 2016, Draper Esprit was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange. [5] It moved to the main market in July 2021 becoming the largest technology-related venture capital company to be publicly listed. [6] In November 2021, Draper Esprit rebranded to Molten Ventures. [7]
This is where the products, which go on to be manufactured in production facilities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, are developed by different design teams. On an international level there are s.Oliver purchasing organisations in Hong Kong (China), Hangzhou (China), Chennai (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Istanbul ...
Esprit or L'Esprit may refer to: the French word for spirit; as a loanword: Enthusiasm, intense interest or motivation; Morale, motivation and readiness; Geist "mind/spirit; intellect" Esprit (name), a given name and surname; Esprit, a periodical; L'esprit, a 1990 album by In the Nursery; Lotus Esprit, a car; Esprit Holdings, a clothing ...