Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson. Image Credit: Instagram.
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is the talk of the town after making some comments in a recent interview with Forbes. He is facing much backlash for his comment, which is a trending topic worldwide.
Follow this article until the end to find out about what he said and why it has created a lot of backlash from the public and media.
Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson Is Facing Backlash – What Did He Say?
Chip Wilson is a Canadian-American businessman and billionaire. He has founded multiple retail apparel companies. The most famous among them is the yoga-inspired Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Wilson, who founded the yoga wear company in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1998, attacked the business’s whole diversity and inclusion thing in a recent interview with Forbes.
Chip also criticized corporate advertisements for showing individuals who, in his words, are not inspirational, unhealthy, and sickly.
Further, the billionaire businessman also said that the company is trying to be like the Gap, everything to everybody. Further, he also mentioned that, according to him, a brand is not everything to everybody, and he does not want particular customers coming in.
This statement has created an uproar on the internet. Moreover, the founder is receiving backlash from the public and the company itself.
What Did Lululemon’s Representative Say About the Comment?
Lululemon stated in response to Chip’s comment. The statement was against the comments made by the American businessman, and the company has distanced itself from him.
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The statement stated that Wilson does not speak for the company, and his remarks do not reflect the company’s views or beliefs. He has not been associated with the company since he resigned from the board in 2015. In his view, Lululemon is a very different company today.
Interestingly, Chip’s comment did not affect the company’s stock price, but he received wide criticism.
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Why did Wilson Resign from the Lululemon Board?
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson made another controversial comment in 2015 about his support of Libertarian philosopher Ayn Rand and birth control.
Similarly, Wilson said that “some women’s bodies just actually don’t work for it,” which spurred the controversy around the brand that year regarding its see-through jeans.
It looks like another controversy has come to haunt him. So, let’s see how he deals with it.
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