| Type | Private limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retailing |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Saint-Ouen, France |
| Key people | Christian Pimont (CEO), Marc and Laurent Grosman (Founders) |
| Products | Clothing |
| Revenue | € 500 million (est.)[1] |
| Employees | 1800 |
| Website | www.celio.com |
Celio (officially), or celio* (in advertising), is an international men's clothing retailer based in Saint-Ouen, France.[2] It caters primarily to the Continental European market, aiming to provide fashionable, affordable clothing. Most of Celio's stores are located in shopping centres, with a smaller percentage to be found in the shopping districts of cities and large suburbs. In 2005, the group employed over 1,800 people, with around 1,500 working in stores and the remainder at the group's headquarters and warehouses.
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In 1978, two brothers, Marc and Laurent Grosmann, took over their family shop located in rue Saint-Lazare, in Paris. They began opening other shops as early as 1980, all in Parisian region. The concept, Celio, being truly born in 1985. In 1989, Celio had 34 establishments in France. In 1992, store counts had reached 150 establishments in France. They began opening shops in Belgium and in Spain, then in Portugal (1994) and Italy (1999).[3]
In terms of merchandising, 70% of Celio shops are in shopping centers while 30% are street locations.
With establishments in 25 countries, on 6 continents, Celio counts today close to 400 points of sales, of which 207 are in France, 31 in Italy, 30 in Israel,[4] 24 in Belgium, 40 in Spain, seven in Taiwan, two in Malta, two in Serbia, two in Albania, four in Cyprus, 2 in Libya, two in Singapore, 1 in Malaysia. 3 in Jordan, one in Belarus, one in Armenia,[5] 4 in Bulgaria, 2 in Croatia, 3 in Lebanon.,[6] 2 in Bangalore, India, 4 in Lithuania, 1 in Estonia, 4 in Morocco, and 1 in Mauritius. Celio also has 2 stores in Tbilisi, Georgia, First store was opened in December 2007 and second was opened in July 2010. There are also 7 stores in the Philippines and 2 stores have recently been opened in Colombia.