After having basically created the yoga-wear segment more than a decade earlier and having become a stock market darling, Lululemon Athletica finds itself at a critical point in its development. After a number of missteps and a first-quarter profit fall of 60%, the Yoga retailer owner, Chip Wilson prepares for a conflict, meeting with private equity firms to push for a buyout and for banks to take the business private.
Much like other tremendously successful entrepreneurial companies and their leaders, Lululemon, Wilson as well as the company executives confront essential battles in their attempts to balance an aspiration to grow with the need to maintain core aspects of the brand as the business evolves.
Lululemon Stay Public or Go Private Case Study Solution
PUBLICATION DATE: April 07, 2015 PRODUCT #: W15246-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about STRATEGY & EXECUTION