IC Companys Inc., Saint-Laurent, QC

One of the largest apparel companies in the Nordic region IC Group A/S is a Danish listed group formed in 2001 by the merger of Carli Gry International A/S and InWear Group A/S. We run and develop five strong brands divided into two business segments - a Premium focus core business and a non-core segment. The core business - where the Group’s strategic focus lies - comprises the three Premium brands Tiger of Sweden, By Malene Birger and Peak Performance. The non-core activities comprise the two brands Designers Remix and Saint Tropez. With revenues of around DKK 2.6 billion and more than 1, 000 employees, we rank among the largest clothing companies in the Nordic region. Our brands are sold through nearly 240 retail and franchise stores, through e-commerce and via more than 4, 300 distributors in more than 25 countries. We want to be among the best developers of fashion and sports brands IC Group builds successful brands by uniting business expertise with creativity and innovation. All five brands are responsible for the parts of the value that are directly related to the end-consumer and are supported by an efficient operational platform. As part of IC Group, all Group brands work from a shared set of business models which constitute the Group’s frames for how we do business. These standard principles, guidelines and tools have been developed in co-operation between Group brands and the Executive Management and define how the key business disciplines are practised. Furthermore, the Group brands are supported by the corporate shared services functions which provide each brand with significant cost and quality benefits by operating activities that are not core to the brands.