Stradivarius (clothing brand) explained

Stradivarius Cyprus, S.A.
Type:Sociedad Anónima
Industry:Retail
Foundation:Barcelona, Spain
Location City:Sallent, Barcelona
Location Country:Spain
Locations:915 (2021)
Products:Clothing, accessories
Revenue: 1,824 billion (2021)[1]
Parent:Inditex

Stradivarius (pronounced as /es/, Catalan: [{{IPA|estɾaðiˈvaɾjus}}]) is a Spanish women's clothing fast fashion retailer from Barcelona owned by the Inditex group. As of 31 January 2022, Stradivarius is present with 915 stores in 62 countries.[2]

History

Stradivarius was developed in 1994 by the Catalan Triquell family with an innovative concept for fashion in Barcelona, Spain. In 1999, Inditex purchased 90% of Stradivarius shares for €108 million and the remaining 10% in 2005, keeping Jordi Triquell, son of the founder, Francisco Triquell, as director.[3]

One of the most characteristic symbols of the company is the treble clef which in the former logo is standing out for the substitution of the first "S" of the name for a treble clef, while for recent logos it is in front of the name.

On 1 February 2017, it launched the first fashion line for men under "Stradivarius Man" label, although in 2018 they decided to close it due to low sales.[4]

In 2022, Stradivarius exited the Russian market due to the war in Ukraine.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Report 2021 . PDF . 30 January 2022. Inditex S.A..
  2. Web site: Inditex around the world. inditex.com. 16 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Inditex compra la cadena de moda Stradivarius. elpais.com. 16 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Stradivarius to pull the plug on its menswear range. fashionunited.uk. 30 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Martinez . Jaime . 2022-10-25 . Inditex vende su negocio en Rusia y abandona el país . 2024-08-20 . FashionUnited . es.