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Encyclopedia > Kathmandu (company)

Kathmandu
Type
Founded 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand
Founder Jan Cameron
Headquarters
Industry Retail
Website http://www.kathmandu.co.nz
One of the flagship stores in Auckland.
One of the flagship stores in Auckland.

Kathmandu is the name of a transnational chain of retail stores, selling outdoor clothing and equipment. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Christchurch (Māori: ) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ... For the sequel to the computer game Entrepreneur, which has no article of its own, see The Corporate Machine. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with transnationalism. ... Chain stores are a range of retail outlets which share a brand and central management, usually with standardised business methods and practices. ... Wilderness is generally defined as a natural environment on Earth that has not been modified by human activity. ...


The company was founded by Jan Cameron in 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Kathmandu have 46 stores, 20 in New Zealand, 22 in Australia and 4 in the United Kingdom. The company was in 2006 fully acquired by an Australasian private equity company for NZ$ 275 million, after the reclusive founder had previously sold the other half of her business.[1] Christchurch (Māori: ) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ... Australasia is the area that includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and the many smaller islands in the vicinity, most of which are the eastern part of Indonesia. ... Private equity is a broad term that refers to any type of equity investment in an asset in which the equity is not freely tradable on a public stock market. ...


References

  1. ^ Kathmandu clothing founder quits business for $275m - New Zealand Herald, Friday 15 September 2006

The New Zealand Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand. ...

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