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Feb 2020
54m 12s

Lululemon Athletica: Chip Wilson (2018)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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After noticing more and more people sign up for yoga in the late 1990s, Chip Wilson bet everything on an athletic apparel company aimed toward young professional women. What started as a small pop-up store in Vancouver eventually became the multibillion-dollar brand Lululemon Athletica, spawning a new fashion trend and forever changing what women wear at the ... Show More
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