Hugo Boss
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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| FWB: BOSS | |
| Industry | Clothing Accessories |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Founder | Hugo Boss |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mark Langer (CEO) Michel Perraudin (Chairman) |
| Products | High-fashion Accessories Footwear |
| Revenue | €2 733 million (2018)[1] |
| €346 million (2018)[1] | |
| €236 million (2018)[1] | |
| Total assets | €1 858 million (2018)[1] |
| Total equity | €980 million (2018)[1] |
| Owners | Free Float (88%) Marzotto family(10%) Own shares (2%) |
Number of employees | 14 685 (31,December 2018)[1] |
| Website | www |
Hugo Boss AG, often styled as BOSS, is a German luxury fashion house headquartered in Metzingen. It was founded in 1924 by Hugo Boss.
With the rise of the Nazi Party in the 1930s, Boss began to produce and sell Nazi uniforms. After World War II and the founder's death in 1948, Hugo Boss started to turn its focus from uniforms to men's suits. The company went public in 1988. Hugo Boss online store in Great Britain is launched in September 2008 and selling Men's suits online from there.[2][3]
As of 2018[update] it owned more than 1,113 retail stores worldwide.[4]
Hugo Boss along with the Guggenheim Museum administers the Hugo Boss Prize which is given annually to artists from around the world.[5][6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Hugo Boss Annual Report 2018" (PDF).
- ↑ "HUGO BOSS Group: History". group.hugoboss.com. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ↑ "Mens Suits Online". Suits99. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ↑ "Number of Hugo Boss stores worldwide 2009-2018". Statista. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ Carol Vogel (November 25, 2011), Six Named as Finalists for Hugo Boss Prize New York Times.
- ↑ Glover, Simon (2022-04-21). "Hugo Boss to launch new resale platform". Ecotextile News. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
