Nygård International

Corporate headquarters in Times Square

Nygård International, is one of the largest women's clothing manufacturers and suppliers in the world, with annual sales of over $500 million.^[1] Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the company employs 12,000 people worldwide and supplies its clothing lines to more than 200 retail stores in North America.^[2]

The company has corporate facilities in:^[3]

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

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

History

Nygård International began as a sportswear manufacturer, founded in 1967 by Peter J. Nygård.^[4]

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

Product Lines and Retail Outlets

Nygård International has seven product lines, including ALIA, ALIA Sport and TanJay. The Nygård Fashions brands include Peter Nygård, Bianca Nygård and Nygård Collection. 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, Sears, J.C. Penny, Belks, The Bay and Zellers.

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]

References

1. ^ "Case Study: Nygård International". http://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/nygard.mspx. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
2. ^ "Nygård International, Company Profile". http://company.monster.com/nygardca/. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
3. ^ "Nygård International, Corporate Website, Headquarters". http://corporate.nygard.com/SCF/Headquarters.aspx?ID=33&Folder_id=25. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
4. ^ Aronovich, Hanna (2005-03-15). "Ready-Made Couture". U.S. Business Review. usbusiness-review.com. http://www.usbusiness-review.com/content/view/419/. Retrieved 2008-07-31. 
5. ^ ""VICS 2007 - Merit-Trax Technologies Food Traceability Software"". http://www.merit-trax.com/vics-award.html. Retrieved 2010-06-15. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "BeyeNETWORK: Global coverage of the business intelligence ecosystem". http://www.b-eye-network.com/awards/vision2009/. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
7. ^ "Case Study: Nygård International". http://www.microsoft.com/canada/casestudies/nygard.mspx. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 

External links

• Corporate Website.
• Corporate Public Relations Website.
• Industry Canada's Company Profile.