Salvatore Ferragamo traces its origins to 1927, when Salvatore Ferragamo incorporated his first company in Florence. Ferragamo’s group history says this business focused on the study, creation, manufacture and sale of ladies’ footwear. The same history page records later expansion into leather goods and women’s ready-to-wear in 1965, silk and accessories in 1971, and footwear and menswear from 1975 into the 1980s.
For watches, the clearest dated milestone on Ferragamo’s site is the 2008 launch of the watch line. The group history page also records retail expansion milestones including the first directly operated store in New York in 1948, the first directly operated store in Asia in Hong Kong in 1986, the first directly operated store in China in Shanghai in 1994, and the first flagship store in the Middle East in Dubai in 2009. In 2011, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. completed its initial public offering on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Ferragamo’s site documents watch lines such as F-80, including F-80 GMT and F-80 Tonneau. The group overview states that watches are part of the brand’s product offer and are manufactured by licensees. Ferragamo’s business pages also describe a watch collection that includes men’s and ladies’ models.
Today, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. is based in Florence as the parent company of the Ferragamo Group. The group overview says the company is present in over 90 countries through directly operated stores, third-party mono-brand stores or corners, and wholesale distribution in department stores and specialty stores. The same page states that Salvatore Ferragamo products have been made since the 1960s in a select network of workshops.
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