Foundation Story

Founded by three partners of French origin in 1988, LC Waikiki started its commercial life as a wholesale brand. Established and registered in Paris, LC Waikiki attracted attention with its t-shirt and sweatshirt designs in the first place. With the separation of the two founding partners of the brand in time, LC Waikiki was passed to George Amouyal as the sole shareholder. Tema Tekstil, which is connected to Taha Group and is the producer as well as licensor of LC Waikiki in Turkey, bought the worldwide rights of the LC Waikiki brand in 1997.

Taha Group, founded in 1988, bought LC Waikiki, which was born in Paris but grew in Istanbul, and brought it to its current level. The adventure of our brand has started with the capital support of the shareholders of Taha Dış Ticaret, which carried out import and export operations in the iron and steel sector of the period, and Taha Tekstil, a start-up in which Mustafa Küçük took responsibility as a founder/managing partner. Taha Tekstil, located in Zeytinburnu, on a small area of approximately 150 square meters on the ground floor of an apartment building, was established as a sample sewing and cutting workshop. Taha Tekstil, which exports clothing based on contract manufacturing, met with LC Waikiki via an intermediary marketer.

Store Location Information

In this section please share with us any locations you propose, that would be an ideal location for an LC Waikiki store. Please keep in mind that for street locations, LC Waikiki prefers to be in high foot traffic areas that will also give the brand the most exposure. In shopping centers, LC Waikiki prefers to be on the ground level near the main entrances and/or close to other anchor brands. The ideal size of our stores should be around 1500m2, however this may vary depending on the country/market.

LC Waikiki currently operates in more than 52 countries with over 1100 Stores worldwide. We are very interested in all franchise opportunities, and encourage all applicants to send us their information using the Franchise Application Form. Please fill in all the information below, and someone from our team will contact you.

https://corporate.lcwaikiki.com/en-US/franchise-application-form