{{Short description|Italian leather goods company and group}} {{Infobox company | name = Piquadro S.p.A. | logo = Logo piquadro.jpg | type = Società per azioni | traded_as = {{ISE|IT0004240443|PQ}} | founded = {{Start date|1987}} in Riola di Vergato, Italy | hq_location_city = Silla di Gaggio Montano | hq_location_country = Italy | key_people = '''Marco Palmieri''', Chairman and CEO | industry = Leather goods | products = Leather goods, travel accessories, small leather goods | brands = Piquadro, The Bridge, Lancel | revenue = {{increase}} €183.6 million (FY 2024/25) | num_employees = ~1,000 | subsidiaries = Piquadro España S.L.U.; Piquadro Deutschland GmbH; Piquadro France S.A.R.L.; Piquadro UK Ltd; Piquadro Hong Kong Ltd; Piquadro Swiss S.A.; Unibest Leather Goods Zhongshan Co. Ltd | website = {{URL|www.piquadro.com}} }}
'''Piquadro S.p.A.''' is an Italian leather goods company headquartered in Silla di Gaggio Montano, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna. Founded in 1987 by Marco Palmieri, the group designs, manufactures, and distributes premium leather accessories under three brands: the eponymous '''Piquadro''', the Florentine heritage label '''The Bridge''', and the French luxury house '''Lancel'''.
The group's distribution network spans more than 50 countries and comprises 174 retail outlets as of the financial year ended 31 March 2025.<ref name="fashionnetwork2025">{{Cite web |url=https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Italian-leather-group-piquadro-closes-fiscal-year-2024-25-with-183-6-million-in-revenue-up-2-,1721143.html |title=Italian leather group Piquadro closes fiscal year 2024/25 with €183.6 million in revenue, up 2% |website=FashionNetwork |date=2025-04-16 |access-date=2026-04-27}}</ref> Piquadro S.p.A. has been listed on Borsa Italiana (Euronext Milan) since October 2007.<ref name="ipo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.piquadro.com/en-us/blogs/investor-relations/press-releases-and-financial-notices-2025 |title=Press Releases and Financial Notices |publisher=Piquadro S.p.A. |access-date=2026-04-27}}</ref>
==Corporate history== The company was founded in 1987 by Marco Palmieri.<ref>[http://www.urbanzeitgeist.com/design/_piquadro_blends_traditional_italian.html Piquadro Leather goods]</ref>
In 1998, the Piquadro brand was launched. Its name means "P squared" with the "P" standing for both Palmieri (the founder) and pelletterie (leather goods). The first Piquadro single branded store was opened in Milan via della Spiga in 2000<ref>[http://www.mallofsofia.com/EN/cat2/s/28piquardo.html Piquadro: Innovative High-tech Design and Traditional Quality]</ref> and it was followed by Rome via Frattina two year later.
In 2004, the company began an internationalization campaign including investments and the opening of new stores abroad in Moscow and Barcelona. In the following years, more shops were inaugurated in Salzburg, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, until the most recent openings in the United Arab Emirates,<ref>[http://www.ameinfo.com/161611.html Piquadro opens first retail outlet in the Middle East]</ref> Shanghai, Beijing, and Taipei.
In 2006, the new headquarters<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/20436078 |title=Panoramio Website |access-date=2017-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112225948/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20436078 |archive-date=2014-01-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> were inaugurated in Gaggio Montano, on the road that takes from Bologna to Pistoia in Tuscany.
In October 2007, Piquadro was listed on the Italian stock exchange (Borsa Italiana).<ref>[https://www.aifi.it/it/PDF/Statistiche/vbipos2007.pdf THE VENTURE-BACKED IPO MARKET]</ref> In 2010, the company sells through an International distribution network which includes 82 Piquadro single branded shops, of which 48 are located in Italy.<ref>[http://www.piquadro.com/it/it/store_finder/flag_store/ Company Website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712023053/http://www.piquadro.com/it/it/store_finder/flag_store |date=2010-07-12 }}</ref>
The consolidated turnover of the Group at March 2010 was 52,2 million euros<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.borsaitaliana.it/bitApp/download.bit?target=DocViewerDownload&filename=db%2Fpdf%2Fnew%2F50648.pdf&lang=it |title=Borsa Italiana Website |access-date=2020-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011959/http://www.borsaitaliana.it/bitApp/download.bit?target=DocViewerDownload&filename=db%2Fpdf%2Fnew%2F50648.pdf&lang=it |archive-date=2017-11-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with a 1% increase compared to the previous year and a 22,1% average increase in the 6 previous years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piquadro Shop Online - Zaini, Borse e piccola pelletteria |url=https://www.piquadro.com/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=Piquadro |language=it}}</ref>
== Partnerships == In 2018, Piquadro was announced as the official tech travel partner of AC Milan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piquadro enters football market with AC Milan{{!}} All Football |url=https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/Serie-A/Piquadro-enters-football-market-with-AC-Milan/829515 |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=AllfootballOfficial |language=en}}</ref>
==Ownership structure== * Marco Palmieri — 67% * Fil Limited — 6.9% * Mediobanca — 6.3% * Mercato — 19.7% Source: Consob, April 14, 2010<ref>[http://www.consob.it/main/documenti/assetti/semestre1-2010/320960_TVotDich.html Consob Website]</ref> == See also == {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *Armani *Attolini *Luciano Barbera *Belvest *Blufin *Boglioli *Borrelli *Borsalino *Bottega Veneta *Braccialini *Brioni *Luciano Brunelli *Buccellati *Bulgari *Canali *Caraceni *Roberto Cavalli *Corneliani *Costume National *Brunello Cucinelli *Damiani *Dolce & Gabbana *Etro *Extè *Fendi *Ferragamo *Fiorucci *Sorelle Fontana *Frette *Furla *Genny *GIADA *Gucci *Gianfranco Ferré *Iceberg *Isaia *La Perla *Lardini *Larusmiani *André Laug *Loro Piana *Kiton *Krizia *Malo *E. Marinella *Marni *Max Mara *Missoni *Moschino *Piana Clerico *Pinko *Pomellato *Prada *Reda *Stefano Ricci *Marina Rinaldi *Rubinacci *Sermoneta Gloves *Ermanno Scervino *Tod's *Trussardi *Valentino *Valextra *Versace *Vitale Barberis Canonico *Zegna *Pal Zileri *Made in Italy {{div col end}}
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==External links== *[http://www.piquadro.com Piquadro Official website] *[https://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PQ.MI Yahoo stock profile] *[https://markets.ft.com/tearsheets/businessProfile.asp?s=PQ:MIL FT stock profile] *[https://archive.today/20130201170157/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINLI57532220090618 Piquadro's year net profit rises, shares up]
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