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“Stuart’s rare mix of global brand business leadership and direct-to-consumer expertise will be invaluable as we accelerate Arc’teryx direct-to-consumer strategies and position the brand for long-term success,” Zheng said. “With Stuart’s leadership and deep experience in engineering profitable growth for disruptive vertical brands, I am confident that Arc’teryx can reach the next level and we look forward to his immediate contributions.”<\/p>\n
Haselden said, “Arc’teryx is an inspiring brand that represents the pinnacle of design innovation. I’m thrilled to join this talented team to extend their track record of success and build new capabilities to take the business forward.”<\/p>\n
Arc’teryx is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada. Its products are carried in more than 3,000 retail stores around the world, including more than 80 branded stores. Last fall, the company introduced a smaller-concept retail concept in California called Icon with a rollout planned for this year across the U.S. Icon stores are about half the size of the brand’s other units — around 1,000 to 1,500 square feet, compared with 2,500 to 3,000 square feet. As a result of the smaller footprint, the Icon stores carry a pared-down assortment of the brand’s most popular pieces.<\/p>\n
In December, Arc’teryx partnered with Jil Sander creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier on a men’s and women’s capsule collection for skiing, snowboarding and mountain sports that will launch in October.<\/p>\n
Arc’teryx was founded in 1989 by local climbers in British Columbia and is named after the Archaeopteryx Lithographica, the first reptile to develop feathers for flight. The brand began by creating climbing harnesses and expanded into apparel in 1998.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n