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FIGS opens debut retail store in Los Angeles

The fashionable and comfortable medical apparel company FIGS has opened its debut physical retail store. Located in Century City Mall in Los Angeles, California, the new store will also serve as a community hub for the company. The store opening on November 3 comes as the previously digital company reports over 500 million US dollars in net...

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Crocs’ ‘Free Pair for Healthcare’ programme returns

Footwear brand Crocs has announced the return of its Free Pair for Healthcare initiative which sees it partner with Figs, a healthcare apparel label. For this year’s edition, Crocs and Figs will be giving away 10,000 pairs of Crocs shoes and 10,000 pairs of Figs scrubs to healthcare workers across the US, during National Nurses Week. Up until...

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FIGS takes the stock market by storm with female co-founders led IPO

The fashionable and comfortable medical apparel company went public last week, reaching a market valuation of circa 6 billion dollars. FIGS is taking the stock market by storm, not only due to its successful debut on the trading floor, but also for being the first company issuing an initial public offering of shares (IPO) whose founders are all...

Fashion

New Balance collaborates on functional footwear for healthcare professionals

New Balance has launched a new collection to bring functional yet stylish footwear to the healthcare community. The global athletic leader teamed with medical apparel company Figs on a capsule line of footwear designed to meet the needs of medical professionals. "We are honored to be working with Figs, a truly innovative brand that is bringing...

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FIGS, the start-up disrupting the 60 billion dollars medicalapparel market

New York - "Medical professionals have NEVER had the opportunity to shop for their uniforms like they would regular clothes, despite wearing scrubs more frequently than any other article of clothing they own.” This was the reflection that led Heather Hasson and Trina Spear to found FIGS in 2013. The fashionable scrubs (uniform worn by medical...