UglyChristmasSweater.com

UglyChristmasSweater.com
Private, family owned
Industry Clothing production and retail
Founded 2012
Founder Fred Hajjar and Mark Hajjar
Headquarters Walled Lake, Michigan
Areas served
 United States
Products Clothing
Number of employees
 48
Website www.uglychristmassweater.com

UglyChristmasSweater.com is a Michigan-based holiday apparel company 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.[1]

History

UglyChristmasSweater.com was founded in 2012.[2] 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.[3]

UglyChristmasSweater.com has teamed up with notable companies including Uber,[4] 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,[5] Leave No Paws Behind,[6] Toys For Tots, and The Scleroderma Foundation.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "These ugly Christmas sweaters are worth millions". CNN. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "UglyChristmasSweater.com Launches "Create Your Own Sweater" Customizer". CBS 8. November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "You can now design your own ugly Christmas sweater". CNN. November 22, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Request Ugly Holiday Sweaters On Demand". Arthritis.org. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Arthritis Foundation and UglyChristmasSweater.com Partner to Challenge Jingle Bell Run Team Captains!". Arthritis.org. October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Project Runway Veterans Design Ugly Christmas Sweaters for a Cause". Apparel News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hideous Holiday Sweater Run brings awareness to Scleroderma". Detroit: WXYZ. November 1, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

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