E-Land Sells Women's Wear... Fashion Business Restructuring

Sale of 6 Women's Fashion Brands After Independence, Pursuing Strategic Partnerships
Focus on Global SPA Expansion and Online Platform Investment

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] E-Land is undertaking a fashion business restructuring centered on the sale of its women's wear division.

On the 17th, E-Land Group announced that it will spin off six women's wear brands within E-Land World into a separate corporation and proceed with their sale. In this regard, E-Land recently selected Samsung Securities as its financial advisor and has begun the formal sales process. Starting this week, investment memorandums (IM) will be distributed to financial investors (FI) and strategic investors (SI), with letters of intent to invest expected to be received by the end of next month.

The E-Land women's wear division consists of six brands under E-Land World: Misso, Roem, Evelyn, Clavis, W9, and EnC from E&C World, with annual sales of approximately 300 billion KRW and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) around 40 billion KRW. The women's wear division accounts for about 20% of E-Land World's total sales.

Alongside the sale of the women's wear division, E-Land will focus on expanding its SPA (Specialty retailer of Private label Apparel) brands, represented by SPAO, and its sports business, while also strengthening platform investments to drive an online transformation.

An E-Land Group official stated, "This fashion portfolio restructuring is a proactive measure to secure global competitiveness through investment and operations tailored to the characteristics of each business division: SPA, sports, and women's wear. In particular, for the women's wear division, we are considering strategic partnerships with external strategic or financial investors even after the sale to elevate it to the top domestic women's fashion specialist company."

E-Land's women's wear portfolio covers all age groups from young casual to senior, and includes all items from innerwear to SPA, making it a comprehensive women's total portfolio business. It also holds a dominant position in the domestic women's wear market with over 500 offline stores nationwide.

By brand, Misso is an SPA brand targeting women in their 20s, loved for its trendy designs and reasonable prices, and has achieved significant growth online as well. Roem, launched in 1991, is a women's wear brand with a 30-year heritage, recognized for both its heritage and cash-generating ability.

Evelyn is a women's innerwear brand with a special concept identity, showing clear prominence and continuous growth through online and home shopping channels, and plans to introduce leggings and sports bra lines.

Clavis targets women in their 30s and 40s with a brand that combines basic and trendy styles, serving as a reasonable wearable fashion brand that consistently acts as a cash cow. W9 is a brand aimed at the senior women's market, offering premium materials at reasonable prices. EnC operates mainly in department stores and has strengths related to securing distribution channels.

After selling the women's wear division, E-Land plans to maintain cooperative relationships based on its distribution capabilities. An E-Land official said, "Even if the women's wear division is sold, synergy can be created through continuous cooperation with our own distribution stores and online platforms. We expect that attracting investment through the sale will enable further growth in content and operations, and that competitiveness will be enhanced by delivering results on existing online and offline platforms."

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