Nygård International


Nygård International was a Canadian clothing brand based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

History

Nygård International began as a sportswear manufacturer, founded in 1967 by Peter Nygård in Winnipeg, Canada.
In 1978 the company expanded into the United States and in 1987 Peter Nygård opened the company's international sales and marketing team in Toronto, Canada.
The company has corporate facilities in:
  1. New York, New York, United States
  2. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  3. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The corporation also has manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, Tianjin, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Mexico.

Product lines and retail outlets

Nygård International has multiple product lines, including ALIA, and TanJay. The Nygård Fashions brands include Peter Nygård Collections, Bianca Nygård, and Nygård SLIMS. Nygård Moderate also has three National Brands that are exclusively available at Dillard's in the US.
Retail Stores Carrying Nygård Brands include: Dillard's, Walmart, Costco, Winners, and Belks, as well as a number of small independent stores across North America.
In February 2020, Dillard's dropped Nygård products due to allegations of Peter Nygård being involved with rape and sex-trafficking.

Fashion and technology

Nygård's company slogan is "Where Fashion Meets Technology" and the company has won numerous technology-related awards, including the 2007 Most Innovative VICS CPFR Implementation, and 2009 BeyeNETWORK Vision Award for Business Impact. Nygård International has also been used by Microsoft as the subject of a case study highlighting the early adoption of an electronic ordering system.

Liquidation and Closure

Nygård International filed for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in New York on March 18, 2020 and began liquidating stores, including its Alia and Tan Jay storefronts.