elope, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado that designs, manufactures, and distributes costumes and accessories. The name is an acronym for "Everybody Laughs on Planet Earth," a phrase they branded in November 2013. In 2016, the company's headquarters is staffed by 45 employees, with an additional 325 factory employees in Guangzhou, China.
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History
Establishment
Kevin Johnson, Keith Johnson, and Franzi Fu established the elopement in 1993 after backpacking through Nepal, Thailand, Taiwan, India, Japan, China and Indonesia. To offset travel expenses, they sell the products they buy during their trip at the rented kiosk at The Citadel Mall, where they sell 1,000 hats within two weeks.
They contracted Nepalese mills shortly afterwards to produce their hats, the first being Mad Hatter hats, clowns and chimneys that are marketed to skiers and snowboarders. In 1995, after a year of minor snowfall and bad sales, eloping brought products to their first trade show and began to flourish into the Halloween industry. The company was officially established in the same year.
Location
eloped renting his first non-residential headquarters, a 2,800-square-foot warehouse, in 1999. Two years later, the company bought its first building, an 18,000-square-foot office space, and moved their headquarters there. According to the Colorado Springs Business Journal, a 300% growth rate in 2003 meant "expansion is imminent," and 2004 saw larger purchases, 55,000 square feet of buildings. Their headquarters is currently purchased on October 10, 2012.
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Manufacturing
In an interview with Rocky Mountain News, CEO Kevin Johnson described Elope's international business model as a fair trade. Currently, the company does most of their production through their partner factories in Guangzhou, China, a partnership that began to follow quality control issues with previous Nepalese manufacturers. Construction of a 125,000 square foot Guangzhou plant began in 2003, as a joint effort between elopement and Zhan Gong. A Feng Shui expert is consulted throughout the process.
elope estimates a $ 1 million loss following the 2002 West Coast Workers Dispute Confiscation. In 2012, the Company was contacted by Anthony E. Held, PhD, and was given a 60-day Breach Notice pursuant to Proposition 65 alleging that they had sold the Halloween costumes and accessories contains DEHP, DBP, BBP, arsenic, cadmium, and tin in California without appropriate warning warning labels. They agree not to sell any product in the State of California unless they meet the reformulated standards outlined in the settlements.
Products
elopment has licenses from popular brands including Disney, Doctor Who, Dr. Seuss, Hasbro, Harry Potter, and Where's Waldo. In 2016, the company announced "Bricky Blocks", accessories that can be customized with LEGO or other brick building systems.
Partnership
Waldo Waldo 5K
The Waldo Waldo 5K was founded by Chelise Foster, a working man, following fire Waldo Canyon. As a sponsor, Elope provides Waldo and Wenda costumes at a discount, in addition to monetary and staff support. Fundraising is underway for "Waldo Canyon recovery, disaster relief, fire recovery, outdoor activities and pathways and maintenance of open spaces in local communities."
St. The Baldrick Foundation
In 2001, Elope partnered with St. Baldrick's Foundation to host a shaving event in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has hosted an annual event since then. In 2016, Fox 21 News claims the company has donated 20,000 hats, and raised more than $ 1.2 million for child cancer research.
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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