- Mango (clothing)
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Mango Inc. 
Type Private Industry Apparel Founded 1984 Founder(s) Isak Andic
(Co-Founder and CEO)Headquarters Palau-Solità i Plegamans, Barcelona, España Products Clothing, Accessories Employees 8,600 Website http://shop.mango.com Mango, stylized MANGO, is a clothing design and manufacturing company. Isak Andic is the president.
Its goal is "to be present in every city"[1] in the world. The company has more than 2,000 stores in 103 countries.
Its first website was created in 1995 and, five years later, in the year 2000, it opened its first online store.
Mango has over 8,600 employees, 1,850 of whom work at the Hangar Design Centre and at its Headquarters in Palau Solità i Plegamans (Barcelona).
H. E. by Mango is a men's line created in 2008.[2]
In the Philippines Mango has 20 stores as of May 2011.
Despite being a Spanish clothing company, and having the most stores in Spain, with a large proportion in Madrid, Istanbul, Turkey is the city with the largest number of Mango stores.[3]
Lawsuits
In 2010, the French division got sued by Anne-Cécile Couétil, creator of the brand Velvetine. She argued that Mango plagiarized two models of her handbags. Despite an attempt of protection via the INPI and similarities between her products and the ones of Mango, the creator lost the lawsuit. She was sentenced to pay 6,000 euros[4] to Mango over excessive procedure[5][6][7][8]. On her weblog, the creator claims she wants to lodge an appeal[9]. Several bloggers were surprised by the judicial decision saying it's unfair[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]. The brand Mango reacted on Facebook via its official fanpage[16] and answered also on the creator's blog[9].
References
- ^ Mango opens 215 new MNG points of sale at JCPenney, fashionmag.com, 3 March 2011
- ^ Football Player Gerard Pique Being Model HE by Mango, sostyles.com, 25 Febryary 2011
- ^ http://shop.mango.com/ayuda2/index.faces?opcion=tiendaAyuda#
- ^ 6,000 € = about $ 8,500 USD (according to Xe.eu)
- ^ Mango accused of copying Velvetine, Elise Hameau, thursday, june the 16th of 2011.
- ^ « Mango accusé de contrefaçon », Katrin Acou-Bouaziz, L'Express Styles, wednesday, june the 15th of 2011. (French)
- ^ « L'affaire Mango vs Velvetine », CD, Elle Belgique, saturday, june the 17th of 2011. (French)
- ^ « Mango accusé de contrefaçon : (in)justice et mauvaise foi », Hélène Decommer, Le Plus (Nouvel Observateur), saturday, june the 17th of 2011. (French)
- ^ a b spontaneous message « Le concept de Justice , VELVETINE vs MANGO » posted on thurday, june the 9th of 2011, onthe weblog of the brand Velvetine (French).
- ^ http://www.deedeeparis.com/blog/quand-les-grandes-marques-pillent-les-createurs. (French)
- ^ http://www.flanelleblog.com/?p=5437. (French)
- ^ http://www.madmoizelle.com/velvetine-mango-46664. (French)
- ^ http://www.mademoisellequincampoix.com/2011/06/16/soutien-a-velvetine/. (French)
- ^ http://www.transeet.fr/2011/06/14/quand-mango-zara-plagient-blogueuses-creatrices-mode.html. (French)
- ^ http://www.ykone.com/magazine/articles/mango-accuse-de-contrefacon-par-velvetine. (French)
- ^ Initial message on its fanpage, Answer by Mango.
External links
Categories:- Clothing brands
- Clothing companies of Spain
- Retail companies established in 1984
- Companies based in Catalonia
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