Foundation of LC Waikiki

LC Waikiki was founded in France, in 1988, by French designer Georges Amouyal and his partner. The partners  created the LC Waikiki brand by adding the word “Waikiki” (referring to the famous Waikiki Beach) to “LC” which is the first letters of "Les Copains" meaning “friends” in French.

LC Waikiki Becomes a Turkish Brand

In 1997, the group as it was doing researches on how to create its own brand, decided that they would buy LC Waikiki which was a French brand back then. LC Waikiki which is a Turkish brand as of that date, has opened 21 stores in Turkey and started to serve that same year.

Number Of Stores Increases Day By Day

Since 2000 LC Waikiki has made itself a prominent retail brand by opening only its own stores.The project has accelerated, enabling LC Waikiki to bring its collections to its customers through  a modern chain whose number increases day by day.

XSIDE Brand Meets Teenage Demand

In 2000, the  XSIDE brand was created, to cater for  teenagers above the age of 15 who follow fashion trends closely.
 

 

LC Waikiki Starts Investments Abroad

In 2009, LC Waikiki opened its first international store, in Romania. As of today the brand is now trading through 75 stores in 19 different countries, including Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan ,Macedonia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine.

The Leader Of The Ready-to-Wear Industry In Turkey

In 2011, Tema Group changed its name to “LC Waikiki Retailing Services Pte Ltd” and became the leader of the Turkish ready-to-wear sector with the help of the brand LC Waikiki’s achievements.

100th Store Abroad Opened In Mostar

The number of overseas LC Waikiki stores has reached 100. Aiming to be one of Europe's three most successful ready-made clothing brands in 2023, LC Waikiki has taken an important step forward on a global scale towards this goal. LC Waikiki announced the launch of its 100th Store in the city of Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina with a press conference organized on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.

New Category: LCW Home

LC Waikiki has launched a new category in September 2016 and met its customers with Home Textile products named under LCW HOME...

 

New Continents, New Countries

LC Waikiki opened two stores in a row in new countries: Indonesia and Kenya. The entry into these countries is a step towards increasing its footprints in Sub – Saharan Africa and South East Asia.

 

LCW Sense

LC Waikiki received 3 awards from the world's only independent awards organization Mercury Excellence Awards with LCW Sense, which is the first application programmed for people with visual impairment in the world.

500th Store Abroad Opened

 LC Waikiki opened its first stores in Croatia, Palestine, Malta and Congo and reached 500th store in abroad.

1000th Store Opened

Turkey's national ambassador LC Waikiki in line with its mission in the world, expressed by "Everyone deserves to dress well" motto, opened its 1000 store in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.