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lululemon athletica Headquarters & offices · Vancouver, Canada
lululemon athletica · Vancouver, Canada
A converted bottling plant in Kitsilano with a three-storey living wall, a staff yoga studio and a meditation room.
The Kitsilano headquarters, the new Store Support Centres, the benefits and 28 years of office history — then the pay. Every number from lululemon's own filings, careers site and its architects' project pages.
- 130,000 sq ftformer bottling plant, HQ since 2010
- 6 monthspaid parental leave, at all levels
- 574,122 sq ftnew Store Support Centre by Morphosis
- ≈ 39,000employees worldwide
Sources: Form 10-K FY2025 · lululemon press release, Feb 15, 2011 · corporate.lululemon.com/careers · Gustavson Wylie Architects · DH Designs · Morphosis
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THE HEADQUARTERS · 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE
A 1980s-converted bottling plant with a living wall and a yoga studio
The red-brick building at the foot of the Burrard Street Bridge was a Coca-Cola bottling plant before it became offices in the 1980s. Gustavson Wylie Architects opened a multi-storey atrium inside: a staircase climbs from floor to floor in front of a three-storey living wall, and meeting and training rooms open onto the atrium. The ground floor holds the reception, conference rooms and a staff amenity area with a full-size yoga studio, a meditation room, a workout room and spa-style changing rooms. Reclaimed timber millwork sits against the old brick.
- 130,000 sq ft (≈ 12,077 m²)
- Former bottling plant
- 3-storey living wall
- Yoga studio & meditation room
- Design: Gustavson Wylie Architects
- Overlooks Kitsilano Beach
Inside 1818 Cornwall: the atrium and the living wall
Gustavson Wylie Architects opened a multi-storey atrium inside the former bottling plant: a staircase climbs from floor to floor in front of a three-storey living wall, and meeting and training rooms open onto it.
The ground floor: reception and the staff amenity area
The ground floor holds the reception, conference rooms and a staff amenity area with a yoga studio, a meditation room, a workout room and spa-style changing rooms.
Facts: Gustavson Wylie Architects project page “Lululemon Head Office” · DH Designs project page “lululemon Head Office” · lululemon press release, Feb 15, 2011.
Kitsilano today, a Morphosis building next
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Store Support Centre (HQ) | 1818 Cornwall Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1C7 |
| New Store Support Centre (Morphosis) | 1980 Foley Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 1E1 |
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 (HQ address) · Morphosis project page “lululemon Store Support Centre” · See them on the map ↓
Source: lululemon press release, Feb 15, 2011 · Form 10-K FY2025, Item 2 · Morphosis and Clive Wilkinson Architects project pages · Gustavson Wylie Architects
Benefits (Canada and global)
Paid leave of up to six months for global employees at all levels — maternity, paternity and adoption.
An annual paid day (Volunteer, Awareness, Life, Unity, Empowerment, Support), on top of paid time off and sick leave.
A monthly allocation of dollars for every employee to support big and small health goals.
Free, confidential support for employees and their families: mental wellbeing, finances, advice for new parents.
Partial matching contributions to a pension plan and an employee share purchase plan.
Discounts on lululemon products, plus a lifetime discount for long-tenured employees.
Fitness and yoga classes, plus reimbursement programs that support physical activity.
100% global gender pay equity, first achieved in 2018.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital · corporate.lululemon.com/careers · Our History · job posting 64488. Availability depends on location and employment type.
Why people stay: what lululemon itself says
Gender pay equity globally and full pay equity (gender and race) in the U.S., checked in the year-end review.
A program, tools and immersive experiences to help people work out what is truly important to them.
Long-tenured employees keep a lifetime discount even after they move on from lululemon.
Connects employees with non-profit partners, alongside coaching, mentorship and leadership development.
Welcomes people from outside and inside lululemon to build future talent.
Started at the outset of COVID-19 for employees facing financial hardship; it still helps employees in need.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital · corporate.lululemon.com/careers (Our Benefits)
Who works here
employees (Feb 1, 2026)
countries where lululemon operates
company-operated stores
employees at the 2007 IPO
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · Form S-1/A, July 2007
Pay at lululemon athletica
The median includes full-time, part-time and seasonal employees, many of them in stores. The CEO earned 918 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement (DEFC14A), May 18, 2026 — CEO Pay Ratio
Source: lululemon job postings 64488 and 62124 (careers.lululemon.com, 2026), amounts as posted for Vancouver, Canada. Base pay only; an annual bonus may apply.
lululemon doesn't publish pay by age.
Office history: from a yoga studio in Kitsilano back to Kitsilano
- 1998 A first retail space inside a yoga studio
Chip Wilson founded lululemon in Vancouver in 1998. Its first retail space was in a local yoga studio in Kitsilano.
Source: Form S-1/A, 2007 · corporate.lululemon.com, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2000 The first store, on West 4th
lululemon opened its first official store in Vancouver — on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano, as Chip Wilson later recalled.
Source: corporate.lululemon.com, Our History · press release, Feb 15, 2011
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2007 2285 Clark Drive — the offices at the IPO
At its Nasdaq listing in July 2007 lululemon's principal executive offices were at 2285 Clark Drive, Vancouver. It leased 30,000 and 85,000 sq ft of office space in Vancouver and had 1,679 employees.
Source: Form S-1/A, July 2007 · Form 10-K FY2007, Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2010 Back to Kitsilano: 1818 Cornwall Avenue
From late fall 2010 more than 300 employees moved into about 70,000 sq ft of a 130,000 sq ft former bottling plant at the foot of the Burrard Street Bridge.
Source: lululemon press release, Feb 15, 2011 · Form 10-K FY2010
1818 Cornwall Avenue · © Gustavson Wylie Architects - 2011 lululemon buys its headquarters
The purchase of the Global Store Support Centre closed in March 2011; more space in Vancouver was bought in October 2012. “This is where we belong and this is where we plan to stay,” said Chip Wilson.
Source: Form 10-K FY2012 · press release, Feb 15, 2011
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2014 A research and development facility at the SSC
lululemon opened a research and development facility inside the Store Support Centre in Vancouver.
Source: corporate.lululemon.com, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2024 The Drake Store Support Centre
A 120,000 sq ft workplace by Clive Wilkinson Architects — the first major lululemon workplace to open after the pandemic, with a yoga studio, a market, a games room and a tech bar.
Source: Clive Wilkinson Architects project page · Gustavson Wylie Architects
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2018– A 13-storey Store Support Centre by Morphosis
Morphosis designed a 574,122 sq ft Store Support Centre at 1980 Foley Street (design 2018–2020, construction 2020–2024), with a central atrium, stairs connecting every floor and a public plaza. Separately, the 2025 annual report lists a new 290,000 sq ft leased Vancouver office expected to be in use in fiscal 2027.
Source: Morphosis project page · Clive Wilkinson Architects · Form 10-K FY2025, Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
| Annual report | HQ space (sq ft) | m² | As described |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-K FY2007 | 115,000 | 10,684 | Leased Vancouver offices: 30,000 + 85,000 |
| 10-K FY2010 | 128,000 | 11,892 | Leased: 78,000 executive offices + 50,000 former offices |
| 10-K FY2012 | 93,000 | 8,640 | Owned Vancouver offices: 78,000 + 15,000 |
| 10-K FY2015 | 151,000 | 14,028 | 93,000 owned + 58,000 leased (Vancouver) |
| 10-K FY2016 | 155,000 | 14,400 | Owned Vancouver offices: 140,000 + 15,000 |
| 10-K FY2025 | 365,000 | 33,910 | 140,000 owned + 120,000 and 105,000 leased; 290,000 more from fiscal 2027 |
Map: how the headquarters moved
lululemon began in Kitsilano, spent its IPO years on Clark Drive in East Vancouver, and came back to Kitsilano in 2010, where it has stayed.
- 1 · 20072285 Clark Drive, Vancouver — Principal executive offices at the 2007 IPO
- 2 · 20101818 Cornwall Avenue, Kitsilano — Store Support Centre — headquarters today
Addresses: Form S-1/A (2007), Form 10-K FY2007 and FY2025 · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What lululemon athletica does
lululemon designs technical athletic apparel, footwear and accessories and sells them mainly through its own stores and e-commerce. It opened its first store in Vancouver and now operates in 30 countries.
Three reporting segments: Americas, China Mainland, and Rest of World (APAC and EMEA).
Where the money came from · net revenue by segment, fiscal 2025
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 (fiscal year ended Feb 1, 2026), Item 1 and segment results
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$0.35B → $11.1B
2,861 → 39,000
Fiscal years end in late January or early February (fiscal 2025 ended Feb 1, 2026). Revenue: SEC XBRL financial data from lululemon's 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K (approximate from fiscal 2016). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chief Executive Officer and director; more than 25 years at Nike before joining.
Interim co-CEOs (CFO and Chief Commercial Officer).
CEO from August 20, 2018 until January 2026.
Appointed in December 2013; became CEO in January 2014.
Joined from Starbucks in January 2008; CEO from July 2008.
CEO at the 2007 IPO; retired June 30, 2008.
Founder; first CEO.
Founder: Dennis “Chip” Wilson (1998).
Source: Form S-1/A 2007 · lululemon press releases (Apr 2, 2008; Dec 10, 2013; Jul 24, 2018; Apr 22, 2026) · Proxy statement 2026 · corporate.lululemon.com leadership team
lululemon athletica: questions people ask
Where is lululemon's headquarters?
At 1818 Cornwall Avenue in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood, at the base of the Burrard Street Bridge, overlooking Kitsilano Beach. lululemon calls it the Store Support Centre (SSC).
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · press release, Feb 15, 2011
What was the lululemon headquarters building before?
A bottling plant — Gustavson Wylie Architects describes it as the former Coca-Cola bottling plant at 1818 Cornwall. It was converted into offices in the 1980s, and lululemon moved in from late fall 2010.
Source: press release, Feb 15, 2011 · Gustavson Wylie Architects
Who designed lululemon's headquarters interior?
Gustavson Wylie Architects opened a multi-storey atrium with a staircase in front of a three-storey living wall, with reclaimed timber millwork. David Hanson (DH Designs) led the team on the ground floor: reception, meeting rooms and a staff area with a yoga studio and meditation room.
Source: Gustavson Wylie Architects · DH Designs
How big is lululemon's headquarters?
The 1818 Cornwall building is about 130,000 sq ft (≈ 12,077 m²). In its 2025 annual report lululemon lists 140,000 sq ft of owned executive offices in Vancouver, plus leased offices of 120,000 and 105,000 sq ft.
Source: press release, Feb 15, 2011 · Form 10-K FY2025, Item 2
Is lululemon building a new headquarters?
Morphosis designed a 13-storey, 574,122 sq ft Store Support Centre at 1980 Foley Street, Vancouver, with interiors by Clive Wilkinson Architects; Morphosis lists construction as 2020–2024. lululemon's 2025 annual report also lists a new 290,000 sq ft leased office in Vancouver expected to be in use in fiscal 2027.
Source: Morphosis · Clive Wilkinson Architects · Form 10-K FY2025
What benefits does lululemon offer?
Up to six months of paid parental leave for employees at all levels worldwide, an annual paid VALUES Day, a monthly Sweaty Pursuits allowance for health goals, a free 24/7 employee assistance program, matching on pension and share purchase plans, and employee discounts.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · corporate.lululemon.com/careers
Does lululemon allow hybrid or remote work?
2026 job postings for the Vancouver Store Support Centre say work is performed onsite at least 4 days per week. Some roles are “Hybrid + Remote Eligible”: applicants within 75 km of the office work onsite at least 4 days a week.
Source: lululemon job postings 62124 and 64488
How many people work at lululemon?
About 39,000 employees as of February 1, 2026, in 30 countries, with 811 company-operated stores.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025
How much do lululemon employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $26,179 in fiscal 2025; the population includes part-time and seasonal store staff. Vancouver office postings in 2026 listed base pay ranges of $112,000–147,000 (Senior Learning Designer) and $116,200–152,600 (Manager, P&C Systems).
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · job postings 64488 and 62124
Who is lululemon's CEO?
Heidi O'Neill, who joined as Chief Executive Officer in September 2026 after more than 25 years at Nike. Founder Chip Wilson was the first CEO.
Source: corporate.lululemon.com leadership team · press release, Apr 22, 2026
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