Leading Activewear Brand Makes PROFIT List for Fifth Consecutive Year
(Vancouver, BC, Canada) – Popular activewear designer Linda Hipp announces that her company, LIJA, has been recognized in the 21st annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by PROFIT magazine.
This marks the fifth consecutive year that LIJA has been included among the PROFIT 100. Ranking companies by five-year revenue increases, the list is Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. It is published in the June issue of PROFIT and online at PROFIT100.com.
“It’s truly an honor to once again be recognized among Canada’s top companies,” says Hipp. “We continue to offer a broad range of apparel for a variety of leisure pursuits. This distinction, in particular, is a wonderful recognition of our successful entry into the active and tennis categories.”
“The PROFIT 100 are an inspiration to entrepreneurs at all stages of growth, from startup to major corporation,” says Ian Portsmouth, editor of PROFIT. “Their business practices and product innovations are exemplary of how businesses can succeed in uncertain times.”
LIJA’s Fall 2009 collections include golf, tennis and active apparel featuring distinctively feminine silhouettes and chic accents. Arriving this month in stores and online, the latest looks are inspired by art and literature from the 1920s-1950s, with individual pieces named for famous artists, design aesthetics, shoes and other period themes.
A staple in finer golf and sport specialty retailers across North America, LIJA is available at world-renowned resorts and clubs like Riviera, Kiawah Island, The Greenbrier and Winged Foot. The company’s clothing is worn by scores of women golf professionals worldwide, including LPGA Tour star Leta Lindley, the 2008 LIJA Tour Style Leaders Grand Prize winner.
For more information, call 888.263.1191 or visit www.lijastyle.com.
About LIJA
LIJA is a market leader in fashion-forward styles featuring feminine and comfortable silhouettes inspired by the fusion of sport, leisure and fashion. The brand’s distinctive excellence is driven by LIJA’s passion, commitment and dedication to creating innovative designs.
Having received significant recognition within and outside the golf industry, LIJA has achieved double digit sales growth every year. Further, LIJA recently began selling into the UK, Ireland, South Africa and United Arab Emirates markets.
Recent recognition for the company includes:
2009 PROFIT 100 Rankings of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies
2009 Progressive Employer of Canada
2009 The Hackers Paradise Golfer’s Choice Award – Best Ladies Apparel
2008 Executive of the Year – Score Golf Magazine
2008 PROFIT W100 Rankings of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs
2008 PGA Magazine — Resort Top Seller and Private Course Top Seller
2008 PROFIT 100 Rankings of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies
2007 “Business of the Year” — Richmond Chamber of Commerce
2007 PGA Magazine — Resort Top Seller and Private Course Top Seller
2007 Best of Show Honors at PGA Show — Golfing Magazine
2006 Business in Vancouver “BC’s 50 Fastest-Growing Companies”
2005 Canadian Golf Company of the Year — Score Golf magazine
Individually, Hipp has been named 2008 “Canadian Executive of the Year” by Score Golf, honored as a grant recipient of the Matinee Fashion Foundation Award, which recognizes and funds select Canadian designers, and voted a “40 Under 40” winner by Business in Vancouver.
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.
About PROFIT Magazine
PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success, is Canada’s preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For more than 25 years, Canadian entrepreneurs across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it’s a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them increase their revenues, boost their profitability and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Published six times a year by Rogers Publishing
Ltd., PROFIT is distributed almost exclusively to the chief executives of companies with 5 to 250 employees and annual revenue of $1 million to $25 million, reaching 306,000 readers across Canada. Visit PROFIT online at http://www.PROFITmagazine.ca.
Contact:
Andrea Latta
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3383
alatta@billycaspergolf.com
