Company Profile

Gucci group is one of the world’s leading multi-brand luxury goods companies. Thanks to a clear strategy and a set of unique competitive advantages, the group has developed and strengthened a prestigious brand portfolio, broad product range and extensive geographical presence worldwide.

The group well balanced brand portfolio includes prestigious and clearly identified luxury brands with a distinctive, specific role. Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Yves Saint Laurent are the engines of organic growth. Boucheron offers complementary expertise in segments like jewellery and watches. Balenciaga, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Sergio Rossi are cutting-edge brands with high potential for long-term growth.

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In 1947, Gucci introduced the Bamboo handle handbag, which is still a company mainstay. During the 1950s, Gucci also developed the trademark striped webbing, which was derived from the saddle girth, and the suede moccasin with a metal horsebit.
His wife Aida Calvelli had a large family, though only the sons—Vasco, Aldo, Ugo, and Rodolfo—would play a role in leading the company. After Guccio's death in 1953, Aldo helped lead the company to a position of International prominence, opening the company’s first boutique in New York. Rodolfo initially tried to start an acting career as a matinee idol but soon returned to help direct the company. Even in Gucci’s fledgling years, the family was notorious for its ferocious infighting. Disputes regarding inheritances, stock holdings, and day-to-day operations of the stores often divided the family and led to alliances. Gucci expanded overseas, board meetings about the company’s future often ended with tempers flaring and luggage and purses flying. Gucci targeted the Far East for further expansion in the late 1960s, opening stores in Hong Kong and Tokyo. At that time, the company also developed its famous GG logo (Guccio Gucci's initials), the Flora silk scarf (worn prominently by Hollywood actress Grace Kelly), and the Jackie O shoulder bag, made famous by Jackie Kennedy, the wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Gucci remained one of the premier luxury goods