LULU vs PFGC Comparison

Lululemon Athletica designs, distributes, and markets athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and girls. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for both leisure and athletic activities such as yoga and running. Lululemon also sells fitness accessories, such as bags, yoga mats, and equipment. It sells its products through digital channels, a small number of wholesale partners, more than 800 company-owned stores in about two dozen countries in North America, Asia, and Western Europe, and about 45 franchised locations in the Middle East and Europe. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Performance Food Group is one of the largest foodservice distributors in the US, with sales of more than $63 billion in fiscal 2025. It sells and distributes food and nonfood products through its foodservice segment, which serves restaurants and institutions, accounting for 53% of sales. PFG also wholesales and distributes products to convenience stores (39%) and through its specialty segment (8% of sales), which serves customers such as vending operators, office coffee service providers, and theaters. The firm's platform spans 250,000 products offered to 300,000 customer locations, supported by 155 distribution centers across all three segments.