Women's Wear Daily, Esprit Holdings

Q & A with Tamotsu Yagi

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link • Wed, Sep 17

Q & A with Tamotsu Yagi - Sep 17, 2008 by WWD Staff In the late Seventies, design-conscious Esprit co-owner Doug Tompkins put together a top-notch team to hone the brand’s image and reach a wider ...

Timeline: History of Esprit

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link • Wed, Sep 17

- Sep 17, 2008 Esprit Far East Group begins when Doug and Susie Tompkins meet Michael Ying, who would become the group’s chairman and a shareholder of Esprit. ...

Timeline: History of Esprit

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link • Wed, Sep 17

Esprit is founded as Susie and Doug Tompkins start selling clothes bearing the new brand out of the back of their station wagon in San Francisco.

Esprit Pioneered High Concept Retail

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link • Wed, Sep 17

Doug Tompkins was an early innovator for in-store shop space.

Esprit Reports 37% Rise in Earnings

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link • Wed, Jan 30

Hong Kong-based apparel retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd. on Wednesday posted a 37 percent jump in earnings in the half and said it is considering possible acquisitions.

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