Crocodile Garments SEHK: 0122 is a textile and garments company in Hong Kong. Crocodile Garments was founded by the late Dr. Chan Shun in 1952.
Chan sold the business in 1987 to Lai Sun Garment, controlled by the late billionnaire Lim Por Yen.[1]
Crocodile Garments originally sold dress shirts before expanding to become the largest chain garment store in Hong Kong. They exported to Japan, Singapore and other Asian Countries. A second line called Cal-Thomas was started in CA, USA. Crocodile emerged as the leading fashion label with the expansion of a woman’s line and children’s line called CrocoKids. At its peak, Crocodile garments was the largest garment chain before the conception of G2000, Giordano, U2 and Bossini in the 1990s.
Crocodile had a long standing dispute over the logo and clothing lines with Lacoste.[2] Crocodile uses a crocodile logo that faces left while Lacoste uses one that faces right. The two fought for the logo rights in China which was won by Crocodile.
References
- ^ 13元錢起家的一代富豪:林百欣生前身後事 “The Lim Por-yen story“, www.cctv.com, October 17, 2005 (Chinese)
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/10/31/crocodile.logo
