Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2020
Lululemon responds to employee’s promotion of offensive T-shirt
Lululemon said it apologized that an employee was affiliated with promoting an offensive T-shirt, called the image and post inappropriate, and said the employee was no longer with the company.
2020
Lululemon faces backlash over employee’s promotion of racist T-shirt
Lululemon faced criticism after art director Trevor Fleming shared a link to a T-shirt described in the article as racist; some customers condemned the brand and said they would stop supporting it. The article also reports criticism of the brand’s hiring of Fleming.
2020
Lululemon responds to backlash over shirt design and fires employee
Lululemon responded to outrage over its affiliation with a shirt design, said the design was not a Lululemon product and opposed discriminatory behaviour, and said the employee involved was no longer employed by the company.
2020
Lululemon reports fiscal-year earnings
Lululemon athletica reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year results, including annual net income of $645.6 million and net revenue of nearly $4 billion.
2020
lululemon launches livestream yoga classes
lululemon partnered with 28 brand ambassadors to offer more than 40 livestream yoga classes during store closures and maintain interaction with consumers.
2020
lululemon temporarily closes stores in several Chinese cities
lululemon temporarily closed stores in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Wuhan and other cities; its Nanjing store was reported to remain open.
2020
Lululemon closes most China stores amid coronavirus outbreak
Lululemon said most of its 38 stores in China had been closed since February 3 in accordance with Chinese guidance; some were operating on reduced schedules while its online business continued.
2020
Lululemon raises quarterly sales and profit outlook
Lululemon Athletica raised its sales and profit outlook for the quarter ending February 2, citing strong holiday-season demand. Its expected profit per share increased to $2.22–$2.25 from $2.10–$2.13, and its net revenue forecast increased to $1.37–$1.38 billion from $1.32–$1.33 billion.
2020
lululemon announces Nikki Neuburger as chief brand officer
lululemon announced Nikki Neuburger's appointment as chief brand officer, effective January 20. She will oversee strategy for upgrading the brand and lead marketing, creative, communications and sustainability.
2019
Lululemon opens experiential store at Mall of America
Lululemon opened a 19,700-square-foot experiential store at the Mall of America, with shopping, workout classes and a fuel bar.
2019
Lululemon's Inner Expanse Infinity Coat arrives
Lululemon's Inner Expanse Infinity Coat, a versatile coat with removable and convertible components, had arrived and was described as one piece of its collaboration collection with Roksanda Ilinčić.
2019
Lululemon and Roksanda collaborate on apparel collection
Lululemon and designer Roksanda Ilinčić collaborated on a 16-item collection combining Roksanda's aesthetic with Lululemon's technical innovation; the collection was available on Lululemon's website at the time of the report.
2019
Lululemon opens downtown Lincoln store
Lululemon opened its downtown Lincoln store on Friday morning.
2019
Lululemon investigates alleged worker abuse at supplier factory
Lululemon said it had launched an investigation after learning of reports alleging worker abuse at a manufacturing facility in Bangladesh that supplies the retailer. The company said team members had visited the factory and that it would work with an independent, non-profit third party to investigate.
2019
Workers allege abuse at Lululemon garment factory in Bangladesh
Female garment workers at a factory in Chittagong, Bangladesh, alleged regular workplace abuse, including physical assault and verbal humiliation by managers. Lululemon said it would investigate independently, that its team visited the factory, and that orders from the factory had been halted.
2019
Lululemon partners with the United Nations Foundation on aid-worker health initiative
Lululemon partnered with the United Nations Foundation on Peace on Purpose, an initiative providing self-care tools and resources to UN workers. Lululemon committed US$1 million over three years to the program.
2019
Lululemon to discontinue Ivivva
Lululemon decided to discontinue its Ivivva childrenswear business, saying it would release capacity to support long-term growth. It expected to close its remaining seven standalone Ivivva stores by mid-2020 and gradually withdraw the product line from Lululemon stores.
2019
Lululemon launches Lab brand
Lululemon launched its Lab luxury brand in mid-September 2019. Its products were to be offered through Lululemon’s online store and 45 stores in North America, Europe and Asia.