https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:58:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-425766 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:24:34 +0000 Lynne 425766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:( Joha, thanks for the info. I have been admiring Espirit of late; I really like a lot of their things and they're affordable, if not premium quality. I'm surprised they could be doing so poorly? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-425755 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:06:47 +0000 Scarlet 425755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Huh, and now here I thought they were really stepping up their game in the last couple of years. I had stopped checking them for years and suddenly their designs started catching my eye. I actually bought several things in the last year and just saw some cute fall pieces yesterday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423586 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:14:45 +0000 chewyspaghetti 423586@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I keep hope they keep the online store open to the US market! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423531 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:35:26 +0000 Joha 423531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>bumpin for Lynne </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423234 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:09:45 +0000 Isabel 423234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is too bad. I hate to see anything go belly up these days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423218 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:46:34 +0000 DressLover 423218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>98% loss?! Wow, how did their leadership manage to tank things so quickly? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423214 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:44:22 +0000 Kari 423214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is really too bad. (98%? Wow!) I like Esprit, but in the past year I haven't bought anything there that I kept. I tried out a couple items but the cut or quality always seemed to have some major issue and I brought everything back to the store. In years past the quality seemed to be overall pretty high. I wonder if they have perhaps been cutting corners that led to a decline in quality and consequently in their sales/profits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423213 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:43:11 +0000 annagybe 423213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I miss the fun, exuberant Esprit of the 80's. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423210 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:41:56 +0000 crazyone 423210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>does this mean that their online operations in the US will close, too? That will make me sad. IMO, their quality is higher than many of the mainstream American retailers (Esprit knits are usually much better in quality than Gap knits, say) and with coupons, their prices could often be much lower. I loved the free shipping and returns, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lynne-other-us-esprit-fans-bad-news#post-423201 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:34:40 +0000 Joha 423201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was in the news 3 hours ago: Due to a 98% loss in earnings in the last year, the ESPRIT clothing chain is closing in North America, Sweden, Denmark &amp; Spain. 130 shops will be closed worldwide. In Germany 24 shops are affected. After losing about 400 Mio Euro (more than 500 Mio USD) last year, they still plan to invest 1,7 Billion Euros over the next 4 years and want to open more new shops than they are closing down now (most of them in China).</p> <p>More information in English can be found here: <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/15/esprit-idUKL3E7KC0CP20110915" rel="nofollow">http://uk.reuters.com/article/.....CP20110915</a></p> <p>While I myself am not an ESPRIT-girl at heart, I know that many certainly are so this is really bad news. Its always so sad when a good shop is closing down.... </p>