Kotn, Inc.
IndustryRetail
Founded2015 (2015)
Founders
  • Benjamin Sehl
  • Mackenzie Yeates
  • Rami Helali
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario Canada
Area served
Canada and United States
ProductsWomen's and Men's: Clothing, accessories
Websitekotn.com

Kotn is a Canadian clothing retailer that sells both online and in their own retail stores in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.[1] During her time working at the luxury department store Holt Renfrew, Mackenzie Yeates noticed the lack of ethical options available to the wider market. [2] The business is based on the idea of providing middle market sustainable clothing.[3] The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.[4]

Awards

In 2018, founders Benjamin Sehl, Mackenzie Yeates, and Rami Helali were included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in the category "Retail & Ecommerce."[5]

In 2019, Kotn won the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards Sustainability Award[6] for the organization's work building schools for its farmers' children in Egypt.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Locations". Kotn.
  2. ↑ Tell, Caroline (2018-10-18). "Finally The Perfect T-Shirt, Courtesy of Kotn". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  3. ↑ Harris, Aleesha (2019-01-04). "For Canadian brand KOTN, it's about more than clothes | Vancouver Sun". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. ↑ "About". Kotn. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  5. ↑ "Kotn". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  6. ↑ "2019 Winners | CAFA". www.cafawards.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  7. ↑ "What you need to know to shop socially and environmentally conscious this holiday season". CBC.
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