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Founded | 1983 as Alfware, Inc. 2017 as Skythe, Inc. |
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Founder |
Conrad Anker Jay Boyle Kevin Boyle John Alf Engwall |
Headquarters |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Key people | |
Number of employees | 180 (2024). [3] |
Website |
www |
KÜHL is the public brand used for Alfwear, Inc. and Skythe, Inc., privately held American companies specializing in outdoor and lifestyle apparel. Started in Utah in 1983 under the original name Alfwear (sometimes spelled "Alf Wear"), the company started using the brand KÜHL in 1994 [4].
Alfwear, Inc. was created in 1983 by John Alf Engwall.
A trademark filed later lists the first usage of the word mark "ALF" as 1984 [5]. Old clothing made by Alfwear bears the mark "älf".
In 1986, three other co-founders bought in for $2000 per person: Conrad Anker, Jay Boyle, and Kevin Joseph Boyle. Jay and Conrad are brothers. Jay Boyle met Anker while working at the Holubar Mountaineering shop. About the $2000 investment, Kevin said "I had $2,300 to my name; it was basically everything I had" [1].
At the time, Anker was a student at the University of Utah. [6]
Initially, the company originally offered the "Alf Hat", a Peruvian-style fleece ski hat [7]. The four founders initally sold the hats from the trunk of Engwall's car [8].
In the late 80s, the company leadership would transition from the four co-founders down to just Kevin Boyle.
At 8:40pm on Friday, October 31, 1986, Engwall was killed near Prince, Utah [9], when his car "ran off a winding state road and into a 15-foot deep culvert" [10].
According to Anker, the company was worth about $5000 in 1986 [6].
In 1988, Anker graduated from college, and shortly thereafter sold his part of Alf to Kevin Boyle [11].
Around the same time, Jay Boyle also left the company, bought out by Kevin [1]. Jay went off to the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona, where he got his MBA between the years of 1992 and 1993. Jay would later return to KÜHL. [12]
Alfwear, Inc. was incorporated September 7, 1989, with entity number 1044095-0142. [13] [14].
Following the success of the "Alf Hat", the next big product for the company was the Jacquard jacket, which went on sale in the 90s. [15].
In 1999, "Alf Wear" received the Apex Award for Design Excellence from Malden Mills for their zip-up jacket [16].
On August 15, 1994, Kevin Boyle filed for the trademark KÜHL [4]. That same year, at the Outdoor Retailer show, the company publicly re-branded itself as Kühl [17].
In 2002, KÜHL switched from using a local company, Burdett Apparel Inc., for manufacturing, to using sewing companies in California, Canada, and India, according to Robin West of Alfwear [18].
In 2016, KÜHL had 60 employees [1].
In 2018, KÜHL opened their second retail store. This store would be in Cow Hollow, San Francisco at 2071 Union St, taking over the lease of the 3,559 square foot space from Nike, Inc. in December, 2017 [19] [20].
In 2019, KÜHL opened their third store. This one is at 203 Pike Street in Seattle [21].
On May 19, 2023, Kuhl opened a shop in Jackson Hole, bringing the total number of KÜHL store fronts in the U.S. to 4. They have locations in California, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. [22]
On January 3rd, 2019, the company Skythe, Inc. was registered in Utah to Kevin Boyle [23]. While the public brand is KÜHL, the terms of use for kuhl.com were updated in 2020 to refer to Skythe, Inc. [24]
As of 2024, there are at least 14 patents (plus 4 publications) assigned to "Alf Wear" [25]
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Founded | 1983 as Alfware, Inc. 2017 as Skythe, Inc. |
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Founder |
Conrad Anker Jay Boyle Kevin Boyle John Alf Engwall |
Headquarters |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
Key people | |
Number of employees | 180 (2024). [3] |
Website |
www |
KÜHL is the public brand used for Alfwear, Inc. and Skythe, Inc., privately held American companies specializing in outdoor and lifestyle apparel. Started in Utah in 1983 under the original name Alfwear (sometimes spelled "Alf Wear"), the company started using the brand KÜHL in 1994 [4].
Alfwear, Inc. was created in 1983 by John Alf Engwall.
A trademark filed later lists the first usage of the word mark "ALF" as 1984 [5]. Old clothing made by Alfwear bears the mark "älf".
In 1986, three other co-founders bought in for $2000 per person: Conrad Anker, Jay Boyle, and Kevin Joseph Boyle. Jay and Conrad are brothers. Jay Boyle met Anker while working at the Holubar Mountaineering shop. About the $2000 investment, Kevin said "I had $2,300 to my name; it was basically everything I had" [1].
At the time, Anker was a student at the University of Utah. [6]
Initially, the company originally offered the "Alf Hat", a Peruvian-style fleece ski hat [7]. The four founders initally sold the hats from the trunk of Engwall's car [8].
In the late 80s, the company leadership would transition from the four co-founders down to just Kevin Boyle.
At 8:40pm on Friday, October 31, 1986, Engwall was killed near Prince, Utah [9], when his car "ran off a winding state road and into a 15-foot deep culvert" [10].
According to Anker, the company was worth about $5000 in 1986 [6].
In 1988, Anker graduated from college, and shortly thereafter sold his part of Alf to Kevin Boyle [11].
Around the same time, Jay Boyle also left the company, bought out by Kevin [1]. Jay went off to the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona, where he got his MBA between the years of 1992 and 1993. Jay would later return to KÜHL. [12]
Alfwear, Inc. was incorporated September 7, 1989, with entity number 1044095-0142. [13] [14].
Following the success of the "Alf Hat", the next big product for the company was the Jacquard jacket, which went on sale in the 90s. [15].
In 1999, "Alf Wear" received the Apex Award for Design Excellence from Malden Mills for their zip-up jacket [16].
On August 15, 1994, Kevin Boyle filed for the trademark KÜHL [4]. That same year, at the Outdoor Retailer show, the company publicly re-branded itself as Kühl [17].
In 2002, KÜHL switched from using a local company, Burdett Apparel Inc., for manufacturing, to using sewing companies in California, Canada, and India, according to Robin West of Alfwear [18].
In 2016, KÜHL had 60 employees [1].
In 2018, KÜHL opened their second retail store. This store would be in Cow Hollow, San Francisco at 2071 Union St, taking over the lease of the 3,559 square foot space from Nike, Inc. in December, 2017 [19] [20].
In 2019, KÜHL opened their third store. This one is at 203 Pike Street in Seattle [21].
On May 19, 2023, Kuhl opened a shop in Jackson Hole, bringing the total number of KÜHL store fronts in the U.S. to 4. They have locations in California, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. [22]
On January 3rd, 2019, the company Skythe, Inc. was registered in Utah to Kevin Boyle [23]. While the public brand is KÜHL, the terms of use for kuhl.com were updated in 2020 to refer to Skythe, Inc. [24]
As of 2024, there are at least 14 patents (plus 4 publications) assigned to "Alf Wear" [25]
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