Giglio is fashion brand that sells online and in stores located in Palermo, Italy. The company has its origins in the 1960s, operating 80 multi-brand stores and ecommerce through Giglio.com.[1] Giglio sells luxury and fashion products and accessories[2] with the majority of sales occurring through its website.[3]

Giglio
IndustryFashion and clothing
Founded2007 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters,
ProductsLuxury fashion products and accessories
Revenue37,923,155 Euro (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
92 (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitegiglio.com

Giglio was founded by Michele Giglio in the 1960s. Michele began the business as a small fabric shop with knowledge learned from the family textile and haberdashery shop.[4][5] He turned the fabric shop into a fashion store and became a Ltd by the 1970s. He began to move the designs into exhibition spaces. It grew into several retail locations in Palermo, Italy, and began selling online through Giglio.com in 2007.[6]

Giglio has become a name in the fashion sector of Sicily.[4] As of 2019, it operates as a joint stock company. Equilybra invested in Giglio in 2019, taking a minority stake in the company.[7] It has also been ranked in the FT1000 as one of Europe's fastest growing companies.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Amato, Gioacchino (29 January 2019). "Palermo: nuovi soci per Giglio.com, tre milioni di euro da una holding". Repubblica (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Il portale di e-commerce di moda e lusso Giglio.com quota minibond da 2 mln. Lo sottoscrive Zenit sgr". Be Beez (in Italian). 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Nascono i giganti del retail italiano". MF Fashion (in Italian). 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b Amadore, Nino (13 November 2018). "L'emporio del lusso Giglio.com è made in Palermo". Economia (in Italian).
  5. ^ Falcone, Alessandra (24 December 2011). ""Sicilia Fashion Night", in passerella la donna primavera/estate 2012". Rosalio (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Federico Giglio Giglio.com diventerà un grande marketplace multimarca". Fashion Magazine (in Italian). 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Equilybra investe in Giglio". MF Fashion (in Italian).
  8. ^ "Due imprese palermitane nella classifica del Financial Times". Guidasicilia (in Italian). 24 March 2019.
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