YGM Trading Ltd. is an investment holding company. The Company operates in four segments: sales of garments, licensing of trademarks, printing and related services, and property rental. The sales of garments segment is engaged in manufacture, retail and wholesale of garments. The licensing of trademarks segment is engaged in management and licensing of trademarks for royalty income. The printing and related services segment is engaged in manufacture and sale of printed products. The Property rental segment is engaged in leasing of properties to generate rental income. Its brands in garment retail and marketing include Aquascutum, Ashworth, Michel Rene, J.Lindeberg and Hang Ten. As of March 31, 2011, it had 168 Aquascutum points of sales (POSs) in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and South Korea. On March 31, 2010, it disposed of its interest in an associate, Hunan San Jiu Nankai Pharmaceutical Company Limited. In September 2010, it opened its first J.Lindeberg outlet.

 

Mission Statement
YGM Trading aims to be the leading marketer and builder of international apparel brands in Asia by providing aspirational, distinctive, quality styling and product at good value to customers. Strengthened by teamwork, management and marketing experience, the talents of our people come together to offer our customers quality shopping experience.

Our History
YGM Group was founded by Dr. S.K. Chan in 1949 and was listed on the Hong Kong's public stock exchange in 1970. More than 50 years after its inception, YGM Group has grown from a single small garment factory into a global organization with multi-dimensional businesses. The businesses of the group include garments, textiles, wholesaling, retailing and other manufacturing industries. The garment business covers a wide array of products including shirts, blouses, trousers and casual pants, blousons, polo shirts, T-shirts and etc.

The headquarters in Hong Kong oversees sales and the overall management of the Group. Branch offices in China are set up in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. The export business mainly targets European, American, Japanese and South-East Asian markets. Production plants are located in China and South East Asia. The Group employs about 15,000 employees worldwide.

In 1987, YGM Trading Limited was spun off from Yangtzekiang Garment Limited and is now a separately-listed public company based in Hong Kong. The core businesses are wholesaling and retailing. Other businesses include garment manufacturing, property investment and printing. YGM Trading develops apparel retail and wholesale business and distributes a wide range of men's and ladies' wear for many world renowned brands. YGM Trading also licenses and acquires internationally-recognized brands.

Values

The Brand - Customers know YGM Trading through our successful brands. With the multi-brand strategy, we emphasize on promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of each brand. Specialized teams are set up to develop unique strategy for each brand. Meanwhile, all of our brands stand equally for quality, authenticity, value and a truly, aspirational and distinctive style. Everything we make, advocate or engage in reflects the attributes of each brand. Our strong management philosophy of brand building has resulted in our labels achieving the highest reputation in the market.

Fashion Leader
YGM Trading commits to provide innovative, up-to-date fashion to our customers. Our designers, merchandisers and buyers possess the vision to identify and communicate upcoming key trends. We factor in elements of trend with customer preferences on a regional basis and customize our offering to provide the best for our customers.

Customer Satisfaction
Our responsibility to our customers calls for impeccable service to meet their needs. We seek to establish long-term relationships based on trust and achieving expectations.

Our People
YGM Trading flourishes through our people. We bring together strong and collaborative people in a dynamic culture of mutual respect, support and passion for our brands and products. Our teams unite together in the face of adversity and celebrate our victories.

Business Development
YGM Trading's extensive retail network consists of over 800 retail outlets throughout Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, South-east Asia, Europe and the U.S. We have been actively developing the Greater China market for more than 10 years. We have established retail outlets in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, while simultaneously expanding the network to many secondary and tertiary cities. Our development in China is reflected in the mass retail coverage. We now are operating over 200 outlets in China with the expectation to grow further in the core and developing cities.

Our Brand

YGM Trading develops apparel retail and wholesale business and distributes a wide range of men's and ladies' wear for many world renowned brands: Michel René, our house brand Aquascutum of London, Guy Larcohe of Paris, Charles Jourdan of Paris, Ashworth of the U.S.A. Hang Ten of the U.S.A. and J.Lindeberg from Stockholm. In 1996, YGM Trading acquired Hang Ten USA and subsequently spun the company off in 2003. Hang Ten remains an associated company of YGM Trading.