DavidsTea

DavidsTea (often stylized as DAVIDsTEA) (in French Les Thés DavidsTea) is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec.[2] It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country. Following the company's initial public offering, common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on June 5, 2015.

DavidsTea
Public
Traded asNASDAQ: DTEA
FoundedMontreal, Quebec, Canada (2008)
FoundersDavid Segal
Herschel Segal
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Number of locations
Over 240
Area served
Canada, United States
Key people
  • Herschel Segal (Executive chairman and interim CEO)
  • Frank Zitella (COO/CFO)
  • Sarah Segal (CBO)
ProductsLoose-leaf tea, tea bags
Revenue41.2 million (2019)[1]
Websitedavidstea.com

The company had 240 locations but by July 8, 2020 required financial reorganization with plans to close all 42 U.S. stores, 82 stores in Canada, and to focus on its e-commerce and wholesale business.

History

In 2008, David Segal and his cousin Herschel Segal founded DavidsTea's headquarters and main offices in Montreal, but opened its first store on Queen Street in Toronto the same year,[2] followed by its first Montreal store, in 2009.[3] In 2010, the company had stores located across Canada, opening its 50th store in Waterloo, Ontario in 2011 and, that November, opened its first store outside of Canada, in New York City. A growing boutique tea industry[4] expanded the company, by 2012, to more than 75 stores across North America, with over 150 varieties of tea.[5]

The company conducted an initial public offering in the United States in June 2015, the proposed NASDAQ stock symbol being DTEA.[6][7]

In 2013, former talkshow host Oprah Winfrey surprised the small company by promoting the brand in live shows, and later in O, The Oprah Magazine.[8]

In March 2016, co-founder David Segal resigned from DavidsTea.[9]

On May 24, 2016, Christine Bullen was appointed managing director of U.S. markets.[10] On December 8, 2016, Bullen was named interim president and CEO, effective February 1, 2017.[11]

On March 13, 2017, DavidsTea appointed Joel Silver as president and chief executive officer.[12] On June 14, 2018, Silver resigned as chief executive after the company’s shareholders voted to elect a new group of directors to the company's board, including Herschel Segal, one of the company's original founders.[13]

In August 2018, DavidsTea announced plans to sell tea bags of their best-selling blends at Loblaw locations across Canada.[14]

In June 2020, DavidsTea announced that it has not paid rent at any of its store locations for three months as all its stores have been closed since March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also indicated that it may pursue a formal restructuring.[15] The company announced on July 8 that it was filing for bankruptcy protection from its creditors in Canada to continue operations while it restructured, and planned to close down a significant number of stores. By that date, the company had obtained Chapter 15, Title 11, United States Code court protection from creditors in the US.[16][17] The next day, it was announced that 82 locations in Canada and all 42 locations in the United States would close, while more favourable leases were sought for the remaining 100 stores, with more to potentially close depending on the outcome of these talks with landlords.[18]

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References
  1. http://ir.davidstea.com/news-releases/news-release-details/davidstea-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2019
  2. "DavidsTea | About Us". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  3. Budak, Jasmine (June 8, 2011). "Steeped in success". Canadian Business.
  4. "From Starbucks to DavidsTea: Why big business is betting on Tea". CBC Radio.
  5. "The DavidTtea experience". DavidsTea. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  6. Schultz, Clark (June 5, 2015). "DAVIDsTEA pops on IPO open". Seeking Alpha.
  7. Schultz, Clark (April 7, 2015). "David's Tea files for U.S. IPO". Seeking Alpha.
  8. Bryan-Baynes, Elysia (April 12, 2013). "Montreal tea company gets plug from Oprah". Global News.
  9. Shaw, Hollie (March 21, 2016). "DavidsTea co-founder, namesake, David Segal resigns as chain's brand ambassador". Financial Post.
  10. "DAVIDsTEA Inc. Appoints Managing Director for U.S. Market and Opens 200th Store in North America". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  11. "BRIEF-DAVIDsTEA appoints Joel Silver as president and CEO". Reuters. 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  12. "Release". March 13, 2017.
  13. Marowits, Ross (June 14, 2018). "DavidsTea founder wrests control of retailer, pledges path to profitability". Financial Post.
  14. "DavidsTea is coming soon to Loblaw grocery store shelves". Daily Hive Toronto. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. "DavidsTea Inc. may pursue formal restructure, hasn't paid rent in three months". CTV News. June 15, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  16. "DavidsTea closing 82 stores in Canada, exiting the U.S. market". BNN Bloomberg. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  17. "DavidsTea files for bankruptcy protection while negotiating with landlords". Global News. July 8, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020 – via The Canadian Press.
  18. "DavidsTea to close 82 Canadian stores amid coronavirus pandemic". Global News. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via The Canadian Press.
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