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- OVS S.p.A. operates as Italy's leading fashion retailer, designing, sourcing, and selling apparel, accessories, beauty products, and home decoration items for men, women, children, and families through a vertically integrated model and a network of over 2,200 stores in Italy and internationally. The company offers core products under brands including OVS and OVS Kids for contemporary essential clothing; Piombo for men's, women's, and kids' fashion emphasizing textile innovation; Les Copains for elegant women's wear; UPIM and Blukids for family apparel and children's certified garments; Croff for informal home decoration; Stefanel for women's knitwear; GAP for casualwear; and Goldenpoint for lingerie, swimwear, and hosiery, alongside fragrances, cosmetics, footwear, handbags, and home furnishings. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Mestre, Italy, OVS targets mass-market consumers across Europe, with recent expansions into India via its first Delhi store and plans for additional locations in Mumbai and elsewhere by 2026, as well as wholesale partnerships in Japan and Mexico.
In the last two years, OVS has pursued aggressive growth through strategic acquisitions, including Goldenpoint in 2025 to bolster its underwear and swimwear presence via an established retail network; Stefanel in 2021 and Les Copains in 2022 for premium Italian apparel; and a binding offer announced in November 2025 to acquire homeware provider Kasanova for 15 million euros via capital increase, aiming to enhance synergies in home decoration alongside Croff and achieve a balanced financial position by early 2026 with creditor waivers. The company continues significant investments, such as 95 million euros in fiscal 2024 for technological upgrades including a Puglia-based circular economy garment refurbishment plant, smart point-of-sale systems integrating physical and digital channels, and a 33-million-euro R&D hub for digital transformation, AI, and cybersecurity, driving 6% sales growth to 1,631 million euros and increased EBITDA to 195 million euros. Listed on Euronext Milan since 2015, OVS maintains specialized sourcing offices in key textile regions, advanced sustainability practices earning top Fashion Transparency Index rankings, and omnichannel initiatives to elevate customer experience across its phygital marketplace platform.