Tiffany & Co.

The New York stationery shop that marked its prices on the goods, then registered a shade of blue and let the box do the talking.

Big name·Global·Founded 1837·Members

At a glance

Founded
1837, in New York, as a stationery and fancy goods emporium at 259 Broadway.89
Founded by
Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, with $1,000 from Tiffany's father, made in a cotton mill.9
Home
Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, where the flagship has stood since 1940.9
Owned by
LVMH, which took a majority stake for $15.8 billion in January 2021 and delisted the shares from the New York Stock Exchange.9
What it sells
Jewellery, watches and luxury accessories, with the name licensed out to Coty for fragrance and EssilorLuxottica for eyewear.89
Size
More than 300 stores and over 14,000 staff, with over 3,000 artisans who cut the diamonds and make the jewellery in Tiffany's own workshops.8

How it got here

1837

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Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young open a stationery and fancy goods emporium at 259 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, financed with $1,000 from Tiffany's father.9 They marked the prices on the goods to stop any haggling, and took cash only.9

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Sources for what is above

  1. 8Tiffany & Co. Unveils New Campaign Film Featuring Global House Ambassador Natalie PortmanTiffany & Co. · 23 March 2026 · press.tiffany.com
  2. 9Tiffany & Co.Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org

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