OVS
TypePublic (S.p.A.)
BIT: OVS
Founded1972
Headquarters,
Number of locations
1822[1]
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsRetail
Revenue1,017 billion (2020)
Websitewww.ovs.it

OVS (formerly Oviesse) is an Italian clothing company. It has stores in 35 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia with a total of about 1285 locations. Revenues were €1.32 billion in 2015.[2] It is the largest clothing retailer in Italy, accounting for about 5% of the national clothing retail market.[3]

OVS was founded in 1972 as Organizzazione Vendite Speciali (special sales organization), a division of Coin, an Italian department store chain.[3][4] The company remained a subsidiary of Coin Group until 2015, when an initial public offering (IPO) took place.[5]

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References

  1. "OVS S.P.A. sustainability report 2020" (PDF). ovscorporte.it. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Store locator | OVS S.p.a." www.ovs.it. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Cosa è successo a OVS". Il Post. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. "Storia | Ovs S.p.a." www.ovscorporate.it. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. "Ovs e Upim in Borsa per ridurre il super debito di Coin". Repubblica.it. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.


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