Kenvelo
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2019) |
Kenvelo is a clothing firm originally from the Czech Republic. It currently[when?] operates in approximately 270 stores in 18 countries: Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Romania, Israel, Bulgaria, Russia, Austria, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Belarus, Albania, Latvia, Estonia, Malta, Ukraine, Serbia, Germany and Malaysia[1][citation needed]
History
Kenvelo dates back to December 1991, when Dany Himi and Michael Saul founded the Prague-based company, CTC - SPORTWEAR.[2] Registered capital of the company was CSK 100 thousand.[2] A few months later, Israel-born Himi became the sole owner of the company[2] and gradually built a chain of clothing stores, Himi's Jeans.
In 1996, Himi decided to establish a new brand to compete with the well-established clothing chains. His initial proposal was Josh; other managers had different proposals.[3] After each proposal, some managers said "yes" while others said "no".[3] Dave Gahan proposed a brand name Kenvelo,[3] Hebrew for "yesandno" (כן ולא).
In March 1998, Himi transferred a 30% share in CTC to Dave Gahan. In June 1999 CTC was renamed Kenvelo CZ.[2]
References
- ^ https://www.travelforall.my/
- ^ a b c d Commercial register at justice.cz, identification number (IČ) 44794436, both founders had in 1991 permanent residence in Bamberg, Germany; in October 1994 the company was renamed CTC - SPORTSWEAR
- ^ a b c Marius Dragomir, "The answer has been a big ´yes´", Prague Business Journal, May 2003
External links
- Articles needing additional references from December 2019
- All articles needing additional references
- All articles with vague or ambiguous time
- Vague or ambiguous time from September 2017
- All articles with unsourced statements
- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2010
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- Clothing manufacturers
- Clothing companies established in 1991
- Manufacturing companies of the Czech Republic
- Czech brands
- Israeli brands
- 1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia
- All stub articles
- Israeli company stubs
- Czech company stubs
- Fashion company stubs