Juniors Brand Big Strike Merges With Space Girl-z
Big Strike, the Gardena, Calif.–based juniors manufacturer of the Soulmates and Heart Soul brands, announced a merger with Space Girl-z, a juniors bottoms brand.
The merger is meant to capitalize on the strengths of both companies to create a complete look for their customers. While Big Strike’s brands are heavy on tops and dresses, Space Girl-z specializes in bottoms offerings.
As part of the deal, Space Girl-z will continue to produce under its own brand and will provide bottoms designs for Big Strike’s Heart Soul and Halo brands. The merged companies will operate out of Big Strike’s corporate offices as of Aug. 1.
Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. Big Strike was founded in 1996 by Lars Viklund, Kevin Talbot and Jodi Sundberg. Rick Skolnik founded Space Girl-z in Gardena in 1997. —Erin Barajas
