LC Waikiki

LC Waikiki or also known as LCW, is an Istanbul based chain ready-to-wear fashion company with 54.000 employees. The company took its name from the Waikiki Beach at the Hawaii and the initial letters of the French word of "Les Copains" (Friends of).

LC Waikiki
IndustryRetail
Founded1988
FounderGeorge Amoual
Headquarters
Istanbul
,
Turkey
Number of locations
1200-1250[1][2]
Key people
Mustafa Küçük (CEO)[3]
ProductsFashion
Revenue34.1 Billion TL
OwnerLC Waikiki Mağazacılık[1]
Number of employees
54,000 [4]
SubsidiariesXSIDE
Websitewww.lcwaikiki.com

Early history

The company was founded in France in 1988. It became a Turkish organization in 1997 after a purchase by Tema Tekstil. The brand gained popularity in the 1990s with clothes featuring its monkey mascot.[5]

Stores

International
Presence of the company in the world

After the acquisition of the Taha Tekstil, the first store is opened in Romania and in March 2020, the company has 1,004 stores in 47 countries.[3] In 2021, the company opened its first store in Latin America.[6]

Turkey
Stores in Turkish provinces

In Turkey, the company has more than 400 stores in 80 provinces.[7]

Other Stores
  • LC Waikiki Home
  • LC Waikiki Outlet
  • LC Waikiki Dream
  • LC Waikiki Baby
  • LC Waikiki Steps
  • LC Waikiki Look

References
  1. "Hakkımız". lcwaikiki.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. Group, Apparel (2022-08-11). "LC Waikiki - Fashion for Men, Women & Kids | APPAREL GROUP". Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. "Mustafa Kucuk". Forbes. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  4. ""Hakkımızda"". lcwaikiki. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. Akcan, Burçe; Kazaz, Arzu (2022). "Deneyimsel Pazarlama Stratejisi Olarak Oynanabilir Reklamlar". Yeni Medya (in Turkish). Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University. 2022 (12): 53–78. doi:10.55609/yenimedya.1102659. eISSN 2587-1285. S2CID 250290311. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. "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.
  7. "LCW Mağazaları". lcwaikiki.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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