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Cherokee Group company history timeline

1989

Green acquired the remaining equity for $13.99 per share ($12 cash and an unsecured $1.99 per share bond) and merged the company in May 1989.

Corky Newman, president of marketing and licensing, predicted that "The Cherokee label will be a dominant label in the Nineties and the Nineties is a decade of the megabrand," in a September 26, 1989 WWD article.

1992

In November 1992, Cherokee missed an interest payment on the $105 million liability that remained, and was forced to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy negotiations with its creditors.

1993

Results for the year ending May 31, 1993, showed a 19 percent decline in sales to $157.3 million and a near-doubling of its annual shortfall to $20.3 million.

1994

Elles resigned in November 1994 as the company once again sought bankruptcy protection.

1995

Cherokee's first major deal in this vein, a 1995 agreement with Dayton Hudson Corporation's Target chain, guaranteed it a minimum of $5.5 million in royalties for the fiscal year ended that May.

Chief Joe Byrd, elected 1995 as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, was nearly responsible for the destruction of the modern Cherokee Nation due to issues related to his veracity which almost cost the tribe its future and Sovereignty.

1997

By 1997, Margolis could point to several signs that his innovative program was succeeding.

In 1997, it acquired Sideout.

1998

Prior to Target, the label was sold by Zellers in Canada since 1998.

2000

They are now the largest Indian group in the USA, numbering c.730 000 (2000 census).

2015

In October 2015, Cherokee acquired Flip Flop Shops, a franchise retail chain offering flip flops, casual footwear and accessories.

2016

In November 2016, Cherokee acquired the Hi-Tec and Magnum brands.

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Founded
1988
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Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
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James Argyropoulos
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