Enhanced Showroom, Expanded Office and Warehouse Space
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada (May 31, 2006) – Popular golf and sportswear designer Linda Hipp announces that her company, LIJA, has moved its corporate headquarters to a new location that better serves the personnel, warehousing, shipping and showroom needs precipitated by the brand’s rapid growth.
Among the highlights of the 11,700-plus square foot facility is an expanded showroom area with large images of current collections and ever-popular basics, allowing customers, professional golf staff players and media to touch and feel the latest LIJA styles.
The space, Unit 610 – 13211 Delf Place, Richmond, BC, V6V 2A2 Canada, also offers closer proximity to LIJA manufacturers and several other benefits, including:
"This move is a milestone for us, as it marks the latest evolution of our vision to provide golfers and non-golfers alike with luxuriously unique apparel for all aspects of their lives," says Hipp. "The entire LIJA team is tremendously excited to be working in this extraordinary new space."
LIJA phone numbers will remain the same. More information is available at www.LIJAStyle.com or 604.270.6060.
About LIJA
LIJA’s Spring and Fall 2006 collections are currently available in better on- and off-course retailers throughout North America, including select Nordstrom stores and world-renowned resorts like Pebble Beach, Doral, Kiawah Island and Kapalua. The collections feature the distinctive European-inspired styling that has made LIJA a favorite of fashion-conscious golfers and non-golfers alike for the past nine years.
A trend-setter and market leader, Hipp showcases innovative textures, superior styling, unique prints and functional fabrics to create elegant yet sporty complements to the various moods of a modern woman’s lifestyle.
LIJA has received significant recognition within and outside the golf industry, achieving organic annual sales growth of at least 50 percent each of the past seven years. Enjoying a rapidly expanding sales force and account base in North America, LIJA recently began selling into the UK, Australian and Japanese markets.
Recognition for the company includes:
Individually, Hipp has been honored as a grant recipient of the Matinee Fashion Foundation Award, which annually recognizes and funds select Canadian designers, and voted a "40 Under 40" winner by Business in Vancouver.
Hipp, 39, previously worked as a business development executive for Vancouver’s Canucks (NHL) and Grizzlies (NBA). An avid and highly-skilled golfer, Hipp struggled to find on-course apparel that meshed with her off-course fashion sensibility. Recognizing a market opportunity – and the chance to combine her passions for fashion, golf and business – Hyp Golf was launched in July 1997. The company re-branded as LIJA in late 2004. Chiefly influenced by both European trends and West Coast style, Hipp has garnered a widespread reputation as one of North America’s hottest sportswear designers.
Contact:
Tom Williams
Buffalo Communications
703-891-3322
twilliams@billycaspergolf.com
