Celio (officially), or celio* (in advertising), is a French men's
clothing retailer headquartered in
Saint-Ouen,
France. It caters primarily to the
Continental Europe
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by ...
an market. 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
suburb
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s. In 2005, the group employed over 1,800 people, with around 1,500 working in stores and the remainder at the group's
headquarters
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and
warehouses.
History
In 1978, two brothers took over their family shop located in
rue Saint-Lazare
The Rue Saint-Lazare is a street in the 8th and 9th arrondissements of Paris, France. It starts at 9 Rue Bourdaloue and 1 Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, and ends at Place Gabriel-Péri and Rue de Rome.
History
This street already existed in 1700 unde ...
, 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).
In 2019 Julia Grosman, daughter of the company founder, organised a high-profile Advertising event with
Pokémon
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In terms of ...
at Cremerie de Paris
Hôtel de Villeroy, a historic location near the luxury department store
Samaritaine
where King
Louis XIV used to live as a child. The event was featured in the history of the Bourbon King.
Active sales locations
Celio has stores, sub-offices, and warehouses in 56 countries on six continents. 70% of Celio shops are in shopping centers, while 30% are street locations.
Celio has also partnered with the Indian retailer Future Fashions, led by
Kishore Biyani. According to former Celio India CEO, Rajiv Nair, the brand currently has a presence in 40 stand-alone stores across India, as well as in major department stores such as
Shoppers Shop, Lifestyle, Pantaloons and Central.
Africa
*Morocco: 16
*Tunisia: 12
*Algeria: 4
*Ivory Coast: 3
*Libya: 3
*Mauritius: 3
*Senegal: 2
*Cameroon: 2
*Congo: 1
*Gabon: 1
*Nigeria: 3
*Reunion: 1
Americas
*Chile: 4
*Colombia: 4
*Panama: 4
*Guatemala: 2
*Martinique: 2
*Mexico: 3
[http://www.celiomexico.com/]
Asia
*India: 131
*Israel: 33
*Thailand: 16
*Taiwan: 14
*Saudi Arabia: 12
*Philippines: 7
*Jordan: 3
*Armenia: 4
*Bahrain: 2
*Kuwait: 2
Lebanon 5
*Syria: 2
*Azerbaijan: 1
*Georgia: 1
*Kazakhstan: 1
*Malaysia: 1
*Mongolia: 1
*Qatar: 1
*Uzbekistan: 1
Europe
*France: 555
*Italy: 79
*Spain: 56
*Belgium: 33
*Russia: 26
*Czech Republic: 11
*Bulgaria: 4
*Cyprus: 6
*Ukraine: 5
*Albania: 4
*Greece: 4
*Lithuania: 4
*Poland: 4
*Moldova: 3
*Romania: 3
*Slovakia: 3
*Andorra: 2
Malta 4
*Belarus: 1
*Luxembourg: 1
*North Macedonia: 1
References
External links
Celio homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Celio (Retailer)
Privately held companies of France
Clothing brands of France
Clothing retailers of France