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Canada Goose (clothing)

April 09, 2024

Canada Goose is a Canadian holding company of winter clothing manufacturers. The company was founded in 1957 by Sam Tick, under the name Metro Sportswear Ltd.[5]

Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
Company typePublic
TSX: GOOS
NYSE: GOOS
IndustryRetail
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
FounderSam Tick[1]
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
Area served
Online, retail stores: Chicago, New York, Boston, Minneapolis, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Tokyo, London, Paris, Frankfurt[2]
Key people
ProductsOuterwear
Knitwear
Revenue CA$1.22 billion (2023)
CA$136 million (2023)
CA$69 million (2023)
Total assets CA$1.59 billion (2023)
Total equity CA$478 million (2023)
OwnerBain Capital and others
Number of employees
4,760 (2023)
Websitecanadagoose.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of April 2, 2023[4]

History edit

In 1957, Polish-Jewish immigrant Sam Tick founded Metro Sportswear, the company that would later become Canada Goose.[1][6] The company's first products were wool vests, raincoats, and snowsuits.[1] Tick's son-in-law David Reiss joined Metro Sportswear in 1972 and introduced a down-filling machine that allowed the company to more efficiently produce winter jackets.[7][8]

By the late 1970s, the company was supplying parkas to police, corrections officers, park rangers, and other public sector workers under the Snow Goose brand name.[9][5] It also sold designs to larger apparel manufacturers such as L.L. Bean and Eddie Bauer.[9][5] In 1982, Reiss succeeded Tick as the company's CEO.[8][7] In 1985, Reiss acquired a majority stake in the company and changed its name to Snow Goose.[9][7]

In 1997, David's son Dani Reiss joined the company, initially working in sales.[1][5] In 2000, at Dani Reiss's urging, the company changed its name from Snow Goose to Canada Goose.[10] The following year, Dani Reiss took over from his father as CEO of the company.[5][6]

21st century edit

Under Dani Reiss' leadership, the company discontinued its private label operations to focus mainly on consumer products. The manufacturing continued solely in Canada.[5] The business saw rapid growth around the turn of the millennium and revenues increased from roughly $3 million in 1991 to roughly $17.5 million in 2008.[11]

In 2010 Canada Goose opened an office in Stockholm, Sweden, for its European operations.[12] In 2011, Canada Goose acquired a new plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[13] As global growth continued, Canada Goose moved its Winnipeg operations into a larger facility in 2013.[14]

 
A seamstress sewing the brand label onto a piece of fabric at the Canada Goose manufacturing plant in Toronto.

In December 2013, Boston-based private equity firm Bain Capital acquired a 70% equity stake in Canada Goose at a $250 million valuation.[15][16] The deal included a commitment to keep manufacturing in Canada.[17] At the time, the company had grown to approximately 1,000 employees and had recently opened new manufacturing plants in Toronto and Winnipeg.[18] In December 2014, Canada Goose opened a showroom and sales office in New York City.[19][20] From 2001 to 2014, the company's sales revenue had grown from $3 million to $200 million.[21] Canada Goose also acquired a factory in the former city of York in Toronto formerly owned by ACCO Brands' Hilroy stationery.

 
Storefront for Canada Goose at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in 2017.

In January 2015, Canada Goose acquired a second manufacturing facility in Scarborough and opened a second factory in Winnipeg that November.[22][23] In late 2016, Canada Goose opened a store in Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre.[24][25]

The company announced preparations in November 2016 for an initial public offering,[26] reporting that it generated $291 million in revenue and $27 million in profit in 2016 and had $278 million in debt.[27] On March 16, 2017, shares of the company began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GOOS.[28] The IPO was composed of 20 million shares selling for around $13 per share, and raised approximately $255 million in new revenue.[29][30]

In June 2017, Canada Goose opened its first manufacturing facility in Quebec, a 95,000 square foot facility in Boisbriand.[31] In October 2017, Canada Goose opened its second United States flagship store on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.[32]

A third Winnipeg-based Canada Goose manufacturing plant opened in September 2018.[33] This facility brought Canada Goose's employee count in Winnipeg to 1,700 workers.[33] Two months later, the company expanded into China, despite calls to boycott Canadian products over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Canada. It established a store in Beijing,[34] opening in December 2018.[35]

In May 2019, the company opened its eighth Canadian production facility and first in Montreal.[36][37] At this time, the company had grown to approximately 3,800 employees and its apparel was being sold in 40 countries.[38]

Canada Goose is headquartered in Toronto, Canada,[39] with manufacturing facilities in Canada.[18] It has stores in Toronto, New York, Chicago, and Beijing.[40][34] It is a publicly traded company, with Bain Capital owning a majority stake.[18] Its CEO, Dani Reiss, has been in his position since 2001.[5] Its current president is Carrie Baker, who moved into her role in March 2022.[41] As of December 2022, Canada Goose had approximately 3,850 employees.[42]

Products edit

 
Members of the United States Antarctic Program in Canada Goose parkas at Observation Hill in Antarctica

Canada Goose manufactures outerwear and apparel, including coats, parkas, knitwear, hats, gloves and footwear.[43][44] Its longest-running products are its parkas, which are meant to keep the wearer warm in freezing temperatures.[1][45] These coats have been worn by researchers in the United States Antarctic Program and in dogsledding events such as the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest[46][47] In November 2018, the company acquired the bootmaker Baffin. In November 2021, Canada Goose launched its first-ever footwear collection.[48][49]

 
The brand's logo on a piece of apparel

The brand is known for its distinctive logo, which resembles an arctic map of the North Pole encircled by red text that reads "CANADA GOOSE" on top and "ARCTIC PROGRAM" along the bottom. This badge is usually placed on the upper arm of a coat or jacket.[50] The company does not outsource its manufacturing or license its brand to other manufacturers, and brands its products as "Made in Canada".[51][52]

Counterfeiting edit

To combat counterfeiting, Canada Goose has set up a web page that verifies whether Canada Goose goods sold by a particular vendor are authentic or not.[53] Fake Canada Goose Jackets are one of the many counterfeit items being handled by Project Chargeback, a collaboration between the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, credit-card companies, and banks, to scrutinize online merchant accounts.[54] In 2011, as an anti-counterfeiting measure, Canada Goose began sewing hologram trademarks into its jackets as proof of authenticity.[55]

In October 2012, Canada Goose won a legal battle against counterfeiters in Sweden. The District Court of Stockholm found five individuals guilty of felony fraud, trademark infringement, and customs offences. The Court sentenced two of the defendants to serve time in prison and awarded Canada Goose damages of 701,000 SEK (approximately CAD$105,000).[56][57]

Sustainability and treatment of animals edit

Canada Goose has been criticized by animal rights groups and anti-fur advocates for the use of goose down and coyote fur in the construction of its jackets.[58][59] In 2015, a group called Animal Justice Canada filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau of Canada claiming that the trapping methods used by Canada Goose's coyote fur suppliers were inhumane.[58] In March 2017, PETA bought 230 shares of the company so it could propose a shareholder resolution at Canada Goose's next annual meeting to "ask them to abandon the cruel use of fur and feathers." [60]

In April 2020, the company announced that by 2022, all of the fur in its jackets would be sourced from reclaimed coyote fur already existing within supply chains.[61] In June 2021, Canada Goose amended that plan, announcing it would stop using fur entirely by 2022.[62] PETA subsequently suspended its international campaign against Canada Goose, while still urging the manufacturer not to use goose down in its jackets.[63] In November 2021, the company's goods achieved the Responsible Down Standard, a certification that ensures feathers in Canada Goose jackets are sourced, according to certifying body the Environmental and Ethical Certification Institute, from "farms that respect animal welfare".[64][65]

In 2023, the company launched Generations, a platform intended to keep its products in circulation by allowing consumers to trade in and purchase previously owned Canada Goose apparel.[66][67]

Competitors edit

Canada Goose has several competitors in the high-end outerwear market, a segment which grew considerably between 2011 and 2017.[68] Moose Knuckles, contrasting with Canada Goose's low key advertising which relies heavily on social media, has run controversial ads, including the FUQ (Fédération unilatérale du Québec) parodying the terrorist separatist group Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) which received complaints and resulting in the brand being dropped by a retailer,[69][70] and another one mimicking Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated cover where she wore a white Canada Goose Parka.[71][72] Mackage, Moncler, Nobis (whose founder Robin Yates was previously a vice president at Canada Goose), Parajumpers, and Woolrich are also frequently mentioned rivals.[73][74]

In January 2012, Canada Goose launched a lawsuit against International Clothiers in the Federal Court of Canada for trademark infringement. Canada Goose alleged International Clothiers of intentionally designing a logo and positioning it on jackets to mimic the Canada Goose Arctic Program trademark. The International Clothiers product lines in question were the foreign-manufactured Canada Weather Gear and Super Triple Goose.[75] Canada Goose claimed that unfair business practices were used including publishing print advertisements to promote the jackets as Canada Goose products.[76] A settlement was reached in November 2012.[77]

Triple F.A.T. Goose, owned by Turbo Holdings, a privately held company, with other brands Vaiden, and First Down, compete.[78][79][80][81]

In popular culture edit

Canada Goose has used product placement to promote its products.[82][83] The jackets have been worn in several films, starting with The Day After Tomorrow.[46] American model Kate Upton appeared on the cover of the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition in a bikini bottom and a Canada Goose parka.[84]

In 2016, rapper Lil Uzi Vert released a mixtape featuring a song titled "Canadian Goose".[85]

Professional athletes have also promoted Canada Goose. During Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz's final trip to Toronto during the 2016 Major League Baseball season, Toronto Blue Jays players José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación each gave Ortiz a custom-made Canada Goose jacket, valued at US$1000.[86][87]

In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, actor Ryan Reynolds and Canada Goose donated parkas for 300 students in Arctic Bay, Nunavut.[88]

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Canada Goose is a Canadian holding company of winter clothing manufacturers The company was founded in 1957 by Sam Tick under the name Metro Sportswear Ltd 5 Canada Goose Holdings Inc Company typePublicTraded asTSX GOOSNYSE GOOSIndustryRetailFounded1957 67 years ago 1957 FounderSam Tick 1 HeadquartersToronto Ontario CanadaArea servedOnline retail stores Chicago New York Boston Minneapolis Toronto Montreal Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Tokyo London Paris Frankfurt 2 Key peopleDani Reiss Chairman and CEO Carrie Baker 3 President ProductsOuterwear KnitwearRevenueCA 1 22 billion 2023 Operating incomeCA 136 million 2023 Net incomeCA 69 million 2023 Total assetsCA 1 59 billion 2023 Total equityCA 478 million 2023 OwnerBain Capital and othersNumber of employees4 760 2023 Websitecanadagoose wbr comFootnotes referencesFinancials as of April 2 2023 update 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 21st century 2 Products 2 1 Counterfeiting 2 2 Sustainability and treatment of animals 3 Competitors 4 In popular culture 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1957 Polish Jewish immigrant Sam Tick founded Metro Sportswear the company that would later become Canada Goose 1 6 The company s first products were wool vests raincoats and snowsuits 1 Tick s son in law David Reiss joined Metro Sportswear in 1972 and introduced a down filling machine that allowed the company to more efficiently produce winter jackets 7 8 By the late 1970s the company was supplying parkas to police corrections officers park rangers and other public sector workers under the Snow Goose brand name 9 5 It also sold designs to larger apparel manufacturers such as L L Bean and Eddie Bauer 9 5 In 1982 Reiss succeeded Tick as the company s CEO 8 7 In 1985 Reiss acquired a majority stake in the company and changed its name to Snow Goose 9 7 In 1997 David s son Dani Reiss joined the company initially working in sales 1 5 In 2000 at Dani Reiss s urging the company changed its name from Snow Goose to Canada Goose 10 The following year Dani Reiss took over from his father as CEO of the company 5 6 21st century edit Under Dani Reiss leadership the company discontinued its private label operations to focus mainly on consumer products The manufacturing continued solely in Canada 5 The business saw rapid growth around the turn of the millennium and revenues increased from roughly 3 million in 1991 to roughly 17 5 million in 2008 11 In 2010 Canada Goose opened an office in Stockholm Sweden for its European operations 12 In 2011 Canada Goose acquired a new plant in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 13 As global growth continued Canada Goose moved its Winnipeg operations into a larger facility in 2013 14 nbsp A seamstress sewing the brand label onto a piece of fabric at the Canada Goose manufacturing plant in Toronto In December 2013 Boston based private equity firm Bain Capital acquired a 70 equity stake in Canada Goose at a 250 million valuation 15 16 The deal included a commitment to keep manufacturing in Canada 17 At the time the company had grown to approximately 1 000 employees and had recently opened new manufacturing plants in Toronto and Winnipeg 18 In December 2014 Canada Goose opened a showroom and sales office in New York City 19 20 From 2001 to 2014 the company s sales revenue had grown from 3 million to 200 million 21 Canada Goose also acquired a factory in the former city of York in Toronto formerly owned by ACCO Brands Hilroy stationery nbsp Storefront for Canada Goose at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in 2017 In January 2015 Canada Goose acquired a second manufacturing facility in Scarborough and opened a second factory in Winnipeg that November 22 23 In late 2016 Canada Goose opened a store in Toronto s Yorkdale Shopping Centre 24 25 The company announced preparations in November 2016 for an initial public offering 26 reporting that it generated 291 million in revenue and 27 million in profit in 2016 and had 278 million in debt 27 On March 16 2017 shares of the company began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GOOS 28 The IPO was composed of 20 million shares selling for around 13 per share and raised approximately 255 million in new revenue 29 30 In June 2017 Canada Goose opened its first manufacturing facility in Quebec a 95 000 square foot facility in Boisbriand 31 In October 2017 Canada Goose opened its second United States flagship store on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago 32 A third Winnipeg based Canada Goose manufacturing plant opened in September 2018 33 This facility brought Canada Goose s employee count in Winnipeg to 1 700 workers 33 Two months later the company expanded into China despite calls to boycott Canadian products over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Canada It established a store in Beijing 34 opening in December 2018 35 In May 2019 the company opened its eighth Canadian production facility and first in Montreal 36 37 At this time the company had grown to approximately 3 800 employees and its apparel was being sold in 40 countries 38 Canada Goose is headquartered in Toronto Canada 39 with manufacturing facilities in Canada 18 It has stores in Toronto New York Chicago and Beijing 40 34 It is a publicly traded company with Bain Capital owning a majority stake 18 Its CEO Dani Reiss has been in his position since 2001 5 Its current president is Carrie Baker who moved into her role in March 2022 41 As of December 2022 Canada Goose had approximately 3 850 employees 42 Products edit nbsp Members of the United States Antarctic Program in Canada Goose parkas at Observation Hill in AntarcticaCanada Goose manufactures outerwear and apparel including coats parkas knitwear hats gloves and footwear 43 44 Its longest running products are its parkas which are meant to keep the wearer warm in freezing temperatures 1 45 These coats have been worn by researchers in the United States Antarctic Program and in dogsledding events such as the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest 46 47 In November 2018 the company acquired the bootmaker Baffin In November 2021 Canada Goose launched its first ever footwear collection 48 49 nbsp The brand s logo on a piece of apparelThe brand is known for its distinctive logo which resembles an arctic map of the North Pole encircled by red text that reads CANADA GOOSE on top and ARCTIC PROGRAM along the bottom This badge is usually placed on the upper arm of a coat or jacket 50 The company does not outsource its manufacturing or license its brand to other manufacturers and brands its products as Made in Canada 51 52 Counterfeiting edit To combat counterfeiting Canada Goose has set up a web page that verifies whether Canada Goose goods sold by a particular vendor are authentic or not 53 Fake Canada Goose Jackets are one of the many counterfeit items being handled by Project Chargeback a collaboration between the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre credit card companies and banks to scrutinize online merchant accounts 54 In 2011 as an anti counterfeiting measure Canada Goose began sewing hologram trademarks into its jackets as proof of authenticity 55 In October 2012 Canada Goose won a legal battle against counterfeiters in Sweden The District Court of Stockholm found five individuals guilty of felony fraud trademark infringement and customs offences The Court sentenced two of the defendants to serve time in prison and awarded Canada Goose damages of 701 000 SEK approximately CAD 105 000 56 57 Sustainability and treatment of animals edit Canada Goose has been criticized by animal rights groups and anti fur advocates for the use of goose down and coyote fur in the construction of its jackets 58 59 In 2015 a group called Animal Justice Canada filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau of Canada claiming that the trapping methods used by Canada Goose s coyote fur suppliers were inhumane 58 In March 2017 PETA bought 230 shares of the company so it could propose a shareholder resolution at Canada Goose s next annual meeting to ask them to abandon the cruel use of fur and feathers 60 In April 2020 the company announced that by 2022 all of the fur in its jackets would be sourced from reclaimed coyote fur already existing within supply chains 61 In June 2021 Canada Goose amended that plan announcing it would stop using fur entirely by 2022 62 PETA subsequently suspended its international campaign against Canada Goose while still urging the manufacturer not to use goose down in its jackets 63 In November 2021 the company s goods achieved the Responsible Down Standard a certification that ensures feathers in Canada Goose jackets are sourced according to certifying body the Environmental and Ethical Certification Institute from farms that respect animal welfare 64 65 In 2023 the company launched Generations a platform intended to keep its products in circulation by allowing consumers to trade in and purchase previously owned Canada Goose apparel 66 67 Competitors editCanada Goose has several competitors in the high end outerwear market a segment which grew considerably between 2011 and 2017 68 Moose Knuckles contrasting with Canada Goose s low key advertising which relies heavily on social media has run controversial ads including the FUQ Federation unilaterale du Quebec parodying the terrorist separatist group Front de liberation du Quebec FLQ which received complaints and resulting in the brand being dropped by a retailer 69 70 and another one mimicking Kate Upton s Sports Illustrated cover where she wore a white Canada Goose Parka 71 72 Mackage Moncler Nobis whose founder Robin Yates was previously a vice president at Canada Goose Parajumpers and Woolrich are also frequently mentioned rivals 73 74 In January 2012 Canada Goose launched a lawsuit against International Clothiers in the Federal Court of Canada for trademark infringement Canada Goose alleged International Clothiers of intentionally designing a logo and positioning it on jackets to mimic the Canada Goose Arctic Program trademark The International Clothiers product lines in question were the foreign manufactured Canada Weather Gear and Super Triple Goose 75 Canada Goose claimed that unfair business practices were used including publishing print advertisements to promote the jackets as Canada Goose products 76 A settlement was reached in November 2012 77 Triple F A T Goose owned by Turbo Holdings a privately held company with other brands Vaiden and First Down compete 78 79 80 81 In popular culture editCanada Goose has used product placement to promote its products 82 83 The jackets have been worn in several films starting with The Day After Tomorrow 46 American model Kate Upton appeared on the cover of the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition in a bikini bottom and a Canada Goose parka 84 In 2016 rapper Lil Uzi Vert released a mixtape featuring a song titled Canadian Goose 85 Professional athletes have also promoted Canada Goose During Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz s final trip to Toronto during the 2016 Major League Baseball season Toronto Blue Jays players Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion each gave Ortiz a custom made Canada Goose jacket valued at US 1000 86 87 In 2020 amidst the COVID 19 pandemic actor Ryan Reynolds and Canada Goose donated parkas for 300 students in Arctic Bay Nunavut 88 References edit a b c d e Debter Lauren May 31 2019 The Golden Goose How Dani Reiss Became A Billionaire Turning Canada Goose Into A Luxury Brand Powerhouse Forbes Retrieved March 28 2022 Canada Goose sees half of profits in long term from own stores e commerce CBC News Cbc ca 2017 11 09 Retrieved 2018 11 26 Clark Evan 31 March 2022 Carrie Baker Promoted to President at Canada Goose WWD Canada Goose Holdings Inc Annual Report Form 20 F U S Securities and Exchange Commission May 18 2023 a b c d e f g Lorinc John 17 October 2012 The Golden Goose Profit Guide Archived from the original on 2013 11 09 Retrieved 19 November 2012 a b Healy Beth March 16 2017 With 900 parkas Bain s Canada Goose goes public Boston Globe Retrieved March 30 2022 a b c Gajo Patricia November 18 2012 Dani Reiss of Canada Goose Nuvo Retrieved March 30 2022 a b Sorge Melissa January 29 2019 Canada Goose A Window to the Arctic Vue NJ Retrieved March 30 2022 a b c Syme Rachel February 16 2017 The Rise of Canada Goose s Hollywood Friendly Coats The New Yorker Retrieved March 30 2022 Atkinson Nathalie October 22 2010 Style Canada Goose makes its coats for foresters and fashionistas The National Post Retrieved March 30 2022 ESQwire com Archived from the original on 2014 12 31 Retrieved 2018 11 18 Shaw Hollie 3 June 2010 Canada Goose opens European headquarters in Sweden Financial Post Retrieved 19 November 2012 Chippeway Darrell 6 January 2011 Canada Goose buys city firm Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved 19 November 2012 Cash Martin 10 April 2013 Canada Goose moves into bigger plant in Winnipeg Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved 26 April 2013 Gelles David Canada Goose Sells Majority Stake to Bain Capital The New York Times December 10 2013 Deveau Scott 2017 02 15 Canada Goose Files for IPO in New York and Toronto Bloomberg com Retrieved 2017 02 18 Marlow Iain Silcoff Sean Krashinsky Susan December 10 2013 Canada Goose sells a majority stake with a made in Canada guarantee The Globe and Mail a b c Gelles David December 10 2013 Canada Goose Sells Majority Stake to Bain Capital New York Times Retrieved March 30 2022 Stock Kyle December 9 2014 How Wall Street Puffed Up Sales of 800 Down Parkas Bloomberg Retrieved March 30 2022 Hunstig Maria December 5 2014 Canada Goose opens sales office in New York City THe Spinoff Retrieved March 30 2022 Green Dennis February 15 2017 How a 60 year old Canadian sportswear manufacturer convinced regular people to wear 900 arctic parkas Business Insider Retrieved March 30 2022 Canada Goose acquires 2nd manufacturing plant in Toronto CBC News January 13 2015 Poised for expansion Canada Goose opens 2nd Winnipeg factory www cbc ca Retrieved 2016 04 05 Kopun Francine November 10 2016 Is Canada Goose ready to fly on the stock market Toronto Star Retrieved March 30 2022 Ori Ryan April 13 2016 Parka Hyatt Canada Goose plans store in Mag Mile hotel Chicago Tribune Retrieved March 30 2022 Is Canada Goose ready to fly on the stock market Toronto Star November 10 2016 page B1 Matthew Zeitlin Here are 7 things we learned about Canada Goose from its IPO filing CNBC February 16 2017 Shares of coat maker Canada Goose take flight on stock markets CBC News The Canadian Press March 16 2017 Retrieved March 16 2017 Debter Lauren March 16 2017 Canada Goose Shares Fly Higher In 250 Million IPO Forbes Retrieved March 30 2022 Thomas Lauren March 16 2017 Canada Goose closes its first day trading up more than 25 IPO CNBC Retrieved March 30 2022 450 jobs as Canada Goose opens new Boisbriand factory CTV June 29 2017 Retrieved March 30 2022 Zumbach Lauren 27 October 2017 Parka brand Canada Goose opens 10 000 square foot Michigan Avenue flagship store chicagotribune com Retrieved 30 October 2017 a b Cash Martin September 11 2018 Canada Goose opens new plant Winnipeg Free Press Retrieved March 30 2022 a b Canada Goose opens Beijing store following delay CBC December 29 2018 Retrieved March 30 2022 Chinese line up for Canada Goose jackets despite anti Canadian sentiment National Globalnews ca globalnews ca 31 December 2018 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Wright Beth May 1 2019 Canada Goose officially opens new Montreal factory Just Style Retrieved March 30 2022 Canada Goose to open new Montreal factory hire 650 people CTV February 14 2019 Retrieved March 30 2022 van Elven Marjorie May 1 2019 Canada Goose opens new manufacturing facility in Montreal Fashion United Retrieved March 30 2022 Grant Jean August 8 2023 Workspace of the Week Inside Canada Goose s Museum Like Waterfront Office in Toronto Canadian Business Retrieved September 5 2023 Zumbach Lauren October 27 2017 Parka brand Canada Goose opens 10 000 square foot Michigan Avenue flagship store Chicago Tribune Retrieved October 30 2017 Clark Evan March 31 2022 Carrie Baker Promoted to President at Canada Goose Women s Wear Daily Retrieved March 31 2022 Jermyn Diane December 9 2022 Greater Toronto s Top Employers 2023 lead the way in workplace innovation The Globe And Mail Retrieved August 1 2023 Onita Laura November 17 2021 I wanted to write short stories Canada Goose chief spills on running the family business and finally ditching fur Financial Post Retrieved March 30 2022 Mulvey Kelsey November 29 2021 Canada Goose s Smash Hit Outerwear Is On Cyber Monday Sale at Saks Right Now Esquire Retrieved March 30 2022 Ismael Amir April 7 2022 I visited a Canada Goose Cold Room where you can test its jackets in below freezing temperatures and now I understand why they cost so much Insider Retrieved April 7 2022 a b Robertson Grant 25 February 2010 Year of the Goose The Globe and Mail Retrieved 23 July 2011 Broudy Berne November 12 2021 Canada Goose s First Footwear Has Insane Price Temp Rating Insider Retrieved April 7 2022 Bhasin Kim Rastello Sandrine November 1 2018 Canada Goose Acquires Winter Boot Maker Baffin to Enter Footwear Bloomberg Retrieved April 7 2022 Segran Elizabeth November 12 2021 Canada Goose s new boots are stylish and warm as hell Fast Company Retrieved April 7 2022 The secret inside the world s warmest parka The Star thestar com 18 February 2011 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Forester Pete 13 February 2018 How Canada Goose Went From Outdoors Outfitter to Fashion Force Esquire Retrieved 28 January 2019 Ligaya Armina 10 December 2013 Made in Canada still key for Canada Goose after sale to U S private equity firm Bain CEO says Financial Post Retrieved 28 January 2019 Counterfeit Canada Goose www canadagoose com Retrieved 28 January 2019 Copaken Deborah 24 January 2019 I Spent 925 on a Fake Canada Goose Coat The Atlantic Retrieved 28 January 2019 Allard Jordan 9 August 2011 Go for the real Goose says store owner Herb Lash Sr The Sault Star Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 20 November 2012 Canada Goose wins 105K in Swedish counterfeit case CBC News 23 October 2012 Retrieved 20 November 2012 Marotte Bertrand 23 October 2012 Trendy jacket maker Canada Goose claims win in knockoff battle The Globe and Mail Retrieved 20 November 2012 a b Are Canada Goose Jackets Inhumane The Controversy Explained Newsweek 14 February 2018 Retrieved 9 April 2019 Kornelsen Shannon 31 March 2013 Is Canada Goose Afraid of Facing an 11 Year Old Girl Huffington Post Canada Retrieved 7 January 2014 Israel Solomon March 17 2017 Investing and protesting Why PETA bought shares of Canada Goose CBC News Retrieved April 7 2022 Testa Jessica April 22 2020 Canada Goose Will Stop Buying Fur Sort Of New York Times Retrieved April 7 2022 Fickenscher Lisa June 24 2021 Canada Goose to end the use of all fur on its pricey parkas New York Post Retrieved April 7 2022 Garcia Tonya June 26 2021 PETA suspends international campaigns against Canada Goose after fur free commitment MarketWatch Retrieved April 7 2022 Glove Simon November 10 2021 Canada Goose earns Responsible Down Standard EcoTextile News Retrieved April 7 2022 Responsible Down Standard ICEA April 7 2022 Retrieved April 7 2022 Deschamps Tara July 27 2023 Canada Goose launches second hand trade in program in Canada The National Post Retrieved August 1 2023 Simms Demetrius January 21 2023 Canada Goose Just Launched a Resale Platform to Give Your Old Parkas New Life The Robb Report Retrieved August 1 2023 Haynes Megan 2018 09 28 Enter the Parka Wars strategy Strategyonline ca Retrieved 2018 11 25 Fall Winter 2013 Collection Moose Knuckles www mooseknucklescanada com Retrieved 28 January 2019 Atkinson Nathalie March 6 2014 Bikinis rifles and hot tubs Moose Knuckles controversial FUQ ad totally makes you want to buy a parka National Post Retrieved 2019 09 01 Moose Knuckles Canada arnoldzwicky org 7 July 2013 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Silver Dena 2015 11 19 This Edgy Canadian Outerwear Line Just Might Dethrone Canada Goose Observer Retrieved 2018 11 25 Our Favourite Coats To Get You Through The Winter Loveyourleather ca 1999 02 22 Retrieved 2018 11 25 A Comprehensive Guide On How To Buy A Down Parka The Style Spy Retrieved 2018 11 25 Canada Goose sues competitor over alleged replicas CBC News 22 February 2012 Retrieved 20 November 2012 Henderson Peter 23 February 2012 Canada Goose sues rival International Clothiers over winter parka rip off National Post Retrieved 20 November 2012 Canada Goose settles jacket patent suit with retailer CBC News 7 November 2012 Retrieved 20 November 2012 How Does Canada Goose Compare To 80s Fashion Stalwart Triple F A T Goose finance yahoo com Retrieved 23 February 2023 T amp C Tried amp True The Winter Jacket to Get You Through Frigid Temps Town amp Country 6 February 2023 Retrieved 23 February 2023 Lorenzo Tom Triple F A T Goose Might Just Be Your New Favorite Coat Men s Journal Retrieved 23 February 2023 Hood Bryan 9 January 2021 Robb Recommends This Parka Is the Perfect Coat for People Who Hate Winter Coats Robb Report Retrieved 23 February 2023 Haynes Megan 28 September 2018 Enter the Parka Wars strategyonline ca Retrieved 28 January 2019 Syme Rachel 16 February 2017 The Rise of Canada Goose s Hollywood Friendly Coats The New Yorker Retrieved 19 February 2017 Trevor Melanson Kate Upton rocks Canada Goose for Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition Canadian Business Feb 14 2013 The 20 Best Lil Uzi Vert Songs All My Chains Complex Retrieved 28 January 2019 Zwolinski Mark 2016 09 09 Blue Jays honour retiring Red Sox slugger David Ortiz The Star Retrieved 2018 11 25 Hartwell Darren 2016 09 09 Blue Jays Present David Ortiz With Retirement Gift That s Classic Canada Boston Red Sox NESN com Retrieved 2018 11 25 Taylor Juanita November 9 2020 November 7 2020 How a tweet led Ryan Reynolds to donate parkas to this Nunavut community CBC News External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canada 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