Nygård International

Nygård International was a Canadian clothing brand based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Nygård International
Private
IndustryClothing
FateChapter 15 bankruptcy
Founded1967 (1967)
FounderPeter Nygård
Defunct2020 (2020)
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Peter Nygård (Founder)
ProductsApparel
Number of employees
1450 [1]
Websitewww.nygard.com
Corporate headquarters in Times Square

History

Nygård International began as a sportswear manufacturer, founded in 1967 by Peter Nygård in Winnipeg, Canada.[2]

In 1978 the company expanded into the United States and in 1987 Peter Nygård opened the company's international sales and marketing team in Toronto, Canada.

The company has corporate facilities in:[3]

  1. New York, New York, United States (World Headquarters, Research and Design)
  2. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (IT/Retail/Services/Design & Merchandising, Production & Distribution)
  3. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (International Sales & Marketing Team)

The corporation also has manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, Tianjin, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Mexico.

Product lines and retail outlets

Nygård International has multiple product lines, including ALIA, and TanJay. The Nygård Fashions brands include Peter Nygård Collections, Bianca Nygård, and Nygård SLIMS. Nygård Moderate also has three National Brands that are exclusively available at Dillard's in the US.

Retail Stores Carrying Nygård Brands include: Dillard's, Walmart, Costco, Winners, and Belks, as well as a number of small independent stores across North America.

In February 2020, Dillard's dropped Nygård products due to allegations of Peter Nygård being involved with rape and sex-trafficking.[4]

Fashion and technology

Nygård's company slogan is "Where Fashion Meets Technology" and the company has won numerous technology-related awards, including the 2007 Most Innovative VICS CPFR Implementation,[5] and 2009 BeyeNETWORK Vision Award for Business Impact.[6] Nygård International has also been used by Microsoft as the subject of a case study highlighting the early adoption of an electronic ordering system.[7]

Liquidation and Closure

Nygård International filed for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in New York on March 18, 2020.[8]

References
  1. HARTNELL, NEIL. "Receiver takes over Nygard firms". www.tribune242.com. The Tribune Limited. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. Aronovich, Hanna (2005-03-15). "Ready-Made Couture". U.S. Business Review. usbusiness-review.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  3. "Nygård International, Corporate Website, Headquarters". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  4. "In Wake of Rape, Sex-Trafficking Allegations, Dillard's Drops Peter Nygård Collection". Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. "VICS 2007 - Merit-Trax Technologies Food Traceability Software". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  6. "BeyeNETWORK: Global coverage of the business intelligence ecosystem". Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  7. "Case Study: Nygård International". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  8. Al-Muslim, Aisha (19 March 2020). "Canadian Fashion Tycoon Peter Nygard's Company Files for Bankruptcy". Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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