LIGHTNING BOLT Employee Directory
Retail Apparel and FashionBraga, Portugal51-200 Employees
LIGHTNING BOLT is a mid-sized retailer in the apparel and fashion sector, based in Vila Nova de Famalicão in the Braga region of Portugal. Its origins trace to the early 1970s in Hawaii, where Gerry Lopez and Jack Shipley co-founded an elite boutique under the Lightning Bolt emblem. The Lightning Bolt symbol was intended to convey energy—the vitality of Hawaiian surf and the energy and artistry behind crafting boards to ride that energy deeper and faster. The brand’s history ties it to surfing culture and athletic performance, which informs its identity within retail fashion. The exact current customer base isn’t specified in the information, but the brand’s origin points to an association with performance-oriented and active-lifestyle contexts. The company maintains a website at https://lightning---bolt.com.