Dynamite Clothing

Dynamite

Dynamite Clothing logo
Industry	Retail
Founded	1984
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Number of locations	127
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Andrew Lutfy[1] (CEO)
Products	Apparel footwear accessories
Parent	Groupe Dynamite
Website	www.dynamiteclothing.com

Dynamite Clothing (stylized as DYNAMITE) is a clothing store catered to women between the ages of 25 and 30 years old.^[2] Founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of Groupe Dynamite, Dynamite currently has locations in Canada, the United States, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.^[3] Alongside its sister brand, Garage, Dynamite has been recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for young people in 2019.^[4] The current CEO, Andrew Lutfy, has started working at Groupe Dynamite at the age of 18 and was one of the creators of the Dynamite clothing brand.^[5] Dynamite contributes to the CURE Foundation, a Canadian foundation that provides funding for basic and clinical research for breast cancer.^{[6][unreliable source?]} On September 8, 2020, it was announced that Groupe Dynamite filed for creditor protection in Canada as well as Chapter 15 in the United States.^[7]

History

The first Dynamite store opened in Carrefour Laval in 1984.^[8] As of July 2019^[update], the company had 127 stores in 5 countries (117 in Canada, four in the United States, three in Saudi Arabia, two in Kuwait, and one in Jordan).^[3]

References

1. "Groupe Dynamite CEO, Andrew Lutfy, named Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year by Retail Council of Canada". Newswire. May 2, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. Shcick, Shane (June 6, 2012). "How Groupe Dynamite got more mobile and social". IT World Canada. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
3. "Dynamite Store Locator". Dynamite Clothing. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
4. Yerema, Richard; Leung, Kristina (January 30, 2019). "Groupe Dynamite Inc. Recognized as One of Montreal's Top Employers (2019)". Canada's Top 100 Employers. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
5. Fournier, Marie-Eve (July 3, 2016). "Personnalité de la semaine - Andrew Lutfy". LaPresse (in French). Retrieved July 24, 2019.
6. "Dynamite 2015 Title Sponsor for the CURE Foundation's National Denim Day". Cision. April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
7. Ho, Solarina (September 11, 2020). "Retailer behind Garage, Dynamite latest company hit by pandemic". CTV News. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
8. Havasy, Isabelle. "The 70's - Part 3". Place Ville-Marie. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

External links

• Official website