Esprit Holdings

Disappearing destinations

source: mnn.com

 GA Expat activists Doug Tompkins, the American founder of the North Face and Esprit brands, refuses to allow Endesa surveyors on the reserve he owns near the town of Cochrane. He and his wife, former Patagonia CEO Kristine mcdivitt Tompkins, ...

Published Wed, May 27

The new eco barons

source: WA today

 Australia Tompkins has bought or organised the purchase of about 25 properties, covering 891000 hectares of Chile and Argentina. He earned his fortune with clothing labels North Face and Esprit. He was cruising in the top levels of the jetset, with a huge estate ...

Published Sun, May 17

Asian Stocks Rise as Olympus, Nissan Forecasts Stoke Optimism

source: Bloomberg

Esprit Holdings Ltd. added 3.6 percent to HK$51.30. The biggest clothing retailer listed in Hong Kong said nine-month sales in stores open at least a year rose 6 percent. Comparable store sales gained 6.9 percent in Europe, 0.4 percent in Asia and 1.6 ...

Published Wed, May 13

Hang Seng Advances for Third-Day - ASX Pares Gains, Pulls Back ...

source: CFD Trading

The Hong Kong stock market extended its three-day rally, with the Hang Seng Index adding 49.03 points or 0.30% to end the session at 16430.08, which is the highest close since October 14. Esprit Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong based global clothing retailer ...

Published Tue, May 5

Meet the eco-barons

source: mnn.com

 GA Which is why as well as examining at length the story of millionaire Doug Tompkins (who founded clothing labels The North Face and Esprit and has, along with his wife, spent the past two decades creating 11 parks and preserves in more than two million ...

Published Tue, Apr 28

Eco Barons by Edward Humes

source: Houston Chronicle

 United States Humes devotes most of this book to conservationists such as Doug Tompkins, the fashion mogul who founded Esprit and then took his fortune to South America to buy up vast swaths of Patagonia, forming Pumalin Park; Ted Turner, the media empire-builder ...

Published Sat, Apr 18

"Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers and Millionaires Who Are ...

source: Denver Post

 CO Humes devotes most of this book to conservationists such as Doug Tompkins, the fashion mogul who founded Esprit and then took his fortune to South America to buy up vast swaths of Patagonia, forming Pumalin Park; Ted Turner, the media empire-builder ...

Published Sat, Apr 11

Asian Shrs End Down; Alcoa Report Spooks Markets

source: Wall Street Journal

Shares of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing dropped 5.7% after Macquarie Research downgraded the stock to "underperform" from neutral. Esprit Holdings fell 6% after the clothing retailer said it was replacing Chief Executive Heinz Krogner by Nov. 1. ...

Published Wed, Apr 8