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News Oct. 12, 2018, 10:47 AM

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is a genius at spotting trends — and he has a wild new prediction about what we’ll all be wearing in the future

Chip Wilson, the founder of Lululemon, is an expert at spotting trends many years before they become a reality. His predictions about athletic clothing spawned the fashion trend known as athleisure: apparel designed for exercise worn outside the gym. When asked to predict the next big trend in clothing, Wilson […]

News Oct. 12, 2018, 4:57 AM

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson reveals he once considered acquiring Under Armour, but that CEO Kevin Plank’s ‘macho philosophy’ convinced him not to

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has written a new tell-all book called “Little Black Stretchy Pants,” which will be released on October 16. In it, he reveals that he and Lululemon met with Under Armour representatives about a possible acquisition in 2008. Wilson writes that he ultimately decided against acquiring the […]

Strategy Oct. 12, 2018, 1:08 AM

Chip Wilson reveals the one question he asked himself every day while building Lululemon into the $18 billion company it is today

Chip Wilson built Lululemon into one of the most successful women’s clothing brands in the world. “Each day I walked into the office and asked myself, ‘If I had to compete against Lululemon, what would I do?'” Wilson writes in his new tell-all book, “Little Black Stretchy Pants,” which will […]

News Oct. 11, 2018, 2:14 PM

Lululemon’s controversial founder reveals in his new book that he isn’t entirely opposed to child labour and that his own children have worked since age five

Lululemon’s founder, Chip Wilson, takes a controversial stance on child labour in his new ebook, saying he isn’t necessarily opposed to the practice. In the book, titled “Little Black Stretchy Pants,” Wilson writes that he likes the alternative of working when children are “not ‘school material.'” The father of five […]

News Oct. 10, 2018, 4:00 PM

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson describes how he made the company’s ex-CEO cry, slams Under Armour, and insults Diet Coke-drinking women, in a new tell-all book

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has published a tell-all ebook that eviscerates the company’s current and former directors and chief executives. In the book, titled “Little Black Stretchy Pants,” Wilson writes that Lululemon “self-imploded” by allegedly lowering investments in quality control and focusing too heavily on strategies that would drive up […]

Markets Sep. 6, 2018, 8:03 PM

The founder of Lululemon is now one of the 500 richest people in the world

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is now one of the 500 richest people in the world. His fortune hit $US3.9 billion thanks to a 15% surge in shares of the company. He stepped down from the board in 2015, but still owns a 13% stake in the activewear brand. Wilson is […]