Douglas Tompkins, a wealthy U.S. businessman and environmental activist who bought up large swaths of land in South America's Patagonia region with the aim to keep them pristine, has died. He was 72.

Shoppers pass an Esprit clothing store March 26, 2005, in Munich, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images. These days, Esprit is a shadow of its former self, operating primarily in Europe and Asia.

He also founded the Esprit clothing company with his first wife, Susie. Their marriage ended in divorce. After retiring in 1989, Mr. Tompkins was active in conservation and environmentalism.

It looks like business as usual at the Esprit clothing store on Walnut near 18th. Winter fashions are displayed in the storefront windows. But amid a 98-percent drop in profits in the last fiscal ...

Clothing brand Esprit is opening its first physical U.S. retail store since 2012 with a pop-up shop in Los Angeles. Located in a 2,500-square-foot space at 156 S. Robertson Blvd., ...

However, they recently closed around 160 stores in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, and now it’s America’s turn. Esprit was founded by Douglas Tompkins, who also founded The North Face.

Esprit clothing shop closes, as thank you note is seen to customers for their loyalty, in Velizy Villacoublay on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) ...

The last Esprit Quilt showings sold out, so there will be two presentations Saturday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at LancasterHistory, 230 N. President Ave. Tickets are $15 for non-members.

A clothing retailer inked a deal for Hudson Square office space as it readies its return to the United States after 11 years. Esprit took 38,000 square feet at Hudson Square Properties’ 160 ...

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The Jersey store of fashion brand Esprit will close after its holding company filed for insolvency in several European countries including Germany.. Announcing the news online, the shop's local ...