UglyChristmasSweater.com

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UglyChristmasSweater.com
Company typePrivate, family owned
IndustryClothing production and retail
Founded2012[1]
Founder
  • Fred Hajjar[2]
  • Mark Hajjar
HeadquartersWalled Lake, Michigan
Areas served
United States
ProductsClothing
Number of employees
48
Websitewww.uglychristmassweater.com

UglyChristmasSweater.com is an American holiday apparel company based in Michigan that specializes in ugly Christmas sweaters both online and through retail locations. The company is owned by brothers Fred and Mark Hajjar, headquartered in Walled Lake, Michigan, has 48 employees and a warehouse that spans 42,000 feet.[3]

History[edit]

UglyChristmasSweater.com was founded in 2012.[4] The company was the first to introduce a customizable ugly Christmas sweater where visitors can create their own customized Ugly Christmas Sweater by selecting patterns, colors and uploading a photo of their choosing.[5]

UglyChristmasSweater.com has teamed up with notable companies including Uber,[6] and have launched charity fund-raising initiatives in collaboration with the designers/contestants of the Bravo/Lifetime Network reality-series Project Runaway as well as the designers of the SyFy Network reality series Face Off. These efforts, all raising funds to benefit the likes of such charitable organizations as Arthritis.org,[7] Leave No Paws Behind,[8] Toys For Tots, and The Scleroderma Foundation.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UglyChristmasSweater.com Launches "Create Your Own Sweater" Customizer". CBS 8. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "UglyChristmasSweater.com Launches "Create Your Own Sweater" Customizer". CBS 8. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Kavilanz, Parija (December 2, 2015). "These ugly Christmas sweaters are worth millions". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "UglyChristmasSweater.com Launches "Create Your Own Sweater" Customizer". CBS 8. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. ^ Kavilanz, Parija (November 22, 2016). "You can now design your own ugly Christmas sweater". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Request Ugly Holiday Sweaters On Demand". Arthritis.org. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Arthritis Foundation and UglyChristmasSweater.com Partner to Challenge Jingle Bell Run Team Captains!". Arthritis.org. October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Project Runway Veterans Design Ugly Christmas Sweaters for a Cause". Apparel News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hideous Holiday Sweater Run brings awareness to Scleroderma". Detroit: WXYZ. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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