Contact: Rod Jerred Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@hattonsearch.com \v i:i> .\i:s i) .\v . i >!·(: im b i \< i. · i *.i}4<r»(> BUSINESS , "Great looking clothes are the icing · t ) At Lululemon a healthy company is defined by more than the bottom line By Melanie Cummings SPECIAL TO TH E BEAVER On the surface Lululemon is in the business of selling yoga clothing. But delve deep into the finely knit fibres of the company to discover a community conscious enterprise dedi cated to health, wellness, balance and the environment. Even the corporate manifesto, devel oped by owner Chip Wilson, urges employees (aka 'educators') to floss their teeth, drink water and do yoga. It's this far-reaching net that attract ed Tracey Mercier to the Vancouverbased company. In just seven years there are 17 Lululemon retailers set up across North America. Oakville is the newest franchise addition to the family and Mercier is the store's manager. The doors of Lululem on's 291 Barrie Erskine · O akiille Beaver O akville Lululem on employees Anne Thom son, Vanessa Bill, store m anager Tracey M ercier and Cheryl C o rm ier so rt through the sto re 's inventory in p rep aratio n for F rid ay 's gran d opening. Lakeshore Rd. location open on Friday. "Great looking clothes are the icing, they have nothing to do with fashion and everything to do with achieving overall health," said Mercier. In typical "mtUleTTwn fashion. Mercier has adopted a panel of five community members to guide the store through its inaugural year. These models of living the good life in all its facets are: Pilates pro Christine deBellefeuille of Total Balance. Colin M atthews and Natalia Brajak of Moksha Yoga, and the mother/daughter team of Katie and Sue McClelland from Yoga Place. It is their role to provide feedback to the company about its product line. Some of the suggestions already imple mented include taking out the tags in their garments, flattening the seams to reduce chafing and using fabric that breathes and keeps exercisers dry. The chosen five people are also ambassadors in the community, to help residents meet their personal health and well-being goals. "Yoga is not a difficult sport, it's one that complements other sports. It's all about flexibility, wellness. It balances you out, straightens out all the wrin kles." said Mercier. She likens a yoga class to a massage because of its relaxation benefits. At the same time, she loves the con stant challenge it invokes. Mercier has been practicing the ancient art for eight years now and still doesn't feel she knows how to do it all perfectly. "Yoga is not something you con quer," she added. In order to extend the Lululemon outlook into the psyche of the general public's mindset, Mercier is asking res idents to submit their set of goals and action plans outlining how the company can help turn these quests into achieve ments. From all the responses e-mailed to lakcshore-store@ lulumon.com or dropped off at the store by Jan. 25. 2005. two will be chosen as the winners in February. Each will receive a Lululemon outfit and scads of expert help in the health, fitness and nutrition area. A second outfit will be awarded once the contest winners have redchedf their goal. The 34-year-old Mercier left a secure marketing position with a Toronto banking institution to take this leap into the Lululemon corporate world. It's been a good move. It is the Lululemon philosophy to have every employee, from the whole sale market to head office, work in the retail shops once a week. 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