TORONTO – Alex Tilley is making plans to hang up his hat. Canada’s prolific hat and travel clothing designer says the company he founded more than 30 years ago is up for sale. Tilley, 77, says “it’s ...

Hilco Capital has acquired Canadian travel hat designer and manufacturer, Tilley Endurables, for an undisclosed sum. The company, which was founded by entrepreneur Alex Tilley in 1980, is famous ...

The maker of Canada's most iconic hat wants to reintroduce itself. No longer content with solely being known as the purveyor of your grandfather's favourite wide-brimmed beige chapeau, the chief ...

The word iconic is an overused cliche in the retail world, but when it comes to Canadian brands, Tilley Endurables is right up there with Tim Hortons and Roots. So when founder Alex Tilley announced ...

Our neighbors to the north know a thing or two about winter – and about hats. Handcrafted in Toronto, The Tilley Winter Hat ($95) from Tilley Endurables is as stylish as it is warm. That could mean it ...

Alex Tilley, the man who created one of Canada's most-prized outdoor wear companies, says it would be foolish to take the manufacturing of Tilley hats outside Canada. But it's a decision that is ...

RETAIL restructuring specialist Hilco Capital has bought Canadian travel hat maker Tilley Endurables and plans to bring the brand into new global markets. Tilley, founded in 1980 by Alex Tilley, is ...

Tilley was founded in 1980 and was acquired by Hilco Capital from its founder, Alex Tilley, on his retirement in 2015. Hilco has since restructured the business and expanded its product offering. The ...

Alex Tilley has decided to hang up his hat. "I felt it was time," the 77-year-old milliner and outdoor apparel icon said in an interview with CBC News. "I'm nearly half way through my life," he ...

Tilley Endurables, the Toronto company behind the iconic Tilley hat, now has a British overlord but its signature line is still as Canadian as maple syrup, says president and CEO Mary Coleen Shanahan.