Lescon
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| Public | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Apparels, accessories |
| Founded 📆 | 1980 |
| Founder 👔 | Aydın Erbay |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Aydın Erbay |
| Products 📟 | Athletic footwear and apparel, sport equipments and other athletic and recreational products |
| Revenue🤑 |  TL 19.300 billion (FY 2011) |
| TL 2.700 billion (FY 2011) | |
| TL 2.000 billion (FY 2011) | |
| Total assets | TL 13.900 billion (FY 2011) |
| Total equity | TL 9.100 billion (FY 2011) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 19,000 (May 2011) |
| 🌐 Website | lescon.com.tr |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Lescon is a Turkish major publicly traded clothing, footwear, sportswear, and equipment supplier. The company is headquartered near Beyoğlu, İstanbul. Lescon is a supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of TL16.9 billion in its fiscal year 2008 (ending May 31, 2008). As of 2008, it employed more than 15,000 people worldwide.
The company was founded in 1980 as Aydın Erbay and officially became Lescon in 1992. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the LesconStore name. Lescon sponsors high profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of "Göreceksin Kazanmak Gibisi Yok".
Origins and history
1980 marked the start of production of plastic injection shoes in Nizip, in the district of Gaziantep.
1990 saw the corporate headquarters and activities moved to Istanbul.
1992 marked the beginning of production under the brand name LESCON.
1993 saw the first astroturf footwear production in Turkey by LESCON.
1998 marked the start of manufacturing textile products under the name LESCON.
2004 saw the opening of the first LESCON concept store.
2005 a sponsorship agreement was signed with Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.
2006 saw the production of a FIFA approved ball by LESCON.
2010 the number of LESCON concept stores reached 34.
Products
Lescon produces a wide range of sports equipment. Their first products were track running shoes. They currently also make shoes, jerseys, shorts, baselayers, etc. for a wide range of sports, including track and field, baseball, ice hockey, tennis, association football (soccer), lacrosse, basketball, and cricket. Lescon LY Series is a line of shoes first released by Lescon in 1993.
Lescon sells an assortment of products, including shoes and apparel for sports activities like association football, basketball, running, combat sports, tennis, American football, athletics, golf, and cross training for men, women, and children. Lescon also sells shoes for outdoor activities such as tennis, golf, skateboarding, association football, baseball, American football, cycling, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities, auto racing, and other athletic and recreational uses. Lescon is well known and popular in youth culture, chav culture and hip hop culture for their supplying of urban fashion clothing.
Headquarters
Lescon's world headquarters are in the outskirts of the city of Beyoğlu, but are within the İstanbul urban area.
Manufacturing
Lescon has contracted with more than 44 shops around the world and has offices located in 1 country outside of Turkey. The only store outside of Turkey is in Iran. And one in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Environmental record
Lescon is Turkey's first and only active sports brand.
Marketing strategy
Club teams
Europe
Araz- Neftchala FK
Antalyaspor- Balıkesirspor
- Bucaspor
- İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
- Kardemir Karabükspor
- Kayseri Erciyesspor
- Manisaspor
- Samsunspor
Basketball
Club teams
References
External links
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