Gucci
A former hotel porter's luggage shop that has been reinvented by almost every designer who has run it.
Big name·Global·Founded 1921·Members
At a glance
- Founded
- 1921, as a leather goods shop at Via della Vigna Nuova 7 in Florence.11
- Founded by
- Guccio Gucci, who had worked as a porter at the Savoy hotel in London.12
- What it sells
- Leather goods first, then shoes and ready-to-wear for women and men.1
- Size
- Revenue of €2.76 billion in the first half of 2026, down 5 per cent on a comparable basis.5
How it got here
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