PARSIPPANY, N.J.
and PADUA, Italy,
June 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Safilo Group - the fully integrated Italian eyewear creator
and worldwide distributor of quality and trust - has announced
today the intent to relocate its North American headquarters which
is currently co-located with a Distribution Center in Parsippany, NJ.
This follows the decision to simplify and streamline
operationally its US Logistics and Distribution network, which will
be run entirely out of its existing Distribution Center in
Denver (Colorado). Following a
carefully planned operational transition, the Parsippany
Distribution Center will close by mid next year.
A relocation study for the Group's future North America headquarters has been launched
involving an employee taskforce to identify the most attractive HQ
location closer to New York City
and better connect with Safilo's Fifth Avenue showroom. The study
will conclude by this fall, and the move is anticipated within
2016.
"Safilo's business in North
America is strong and growing. We start here with the
worldwide simplification of our Logistics and Distribution network
as per our 2020 Strategic Plan," comments Luisa Delgado, CEO of Safilo Group.
"North America's leading eyewear
retailers, trend setting design and innovation, and our Solstice
Sunglasses shopper lab, offer important inspiration for our Group
worldwide. We are also opening here our fourth global Design
Studio, co-located within our NYC
Showroom. A new North American headquarters offers further unique
opportunity to re-invent ourselves and attract additional talent to
build North America's future
business growth."
The DC consolidation into Denver leverages Denver's already
important track record in delivering customer service across the
region. All Distribution Center employees in Parsippany are being offered the choice to
relocate to Denver or alternatively to receive transition and
outplacement support.
Safilo has been present in the US since 1986, and has been
located in Parsippany since
November 1997.
About Safilo Group
Safilo Group is the fully
integrated Italian eyewear creator and worldwide distributor of
quality and trust, leader in the premium sector for sunglasses,
optical frames and sports eyewear. Design inspired and brand
driven, Safilo translates extraordinary design into excellent
products created thanks to a superior craftsmanship expertise
dating back to 1878. Internationally present through 31 owned
subsidiaries and exclusive distributors in key markets – in North
and Latin America, Europe, Middle
East and Africa, and
Asia Pacific and China –, Safilo is committed to quality
distribution in over 130 countries around the world. Safilo's
portfolio encompasses proprietary brands – Carrera, Polaroid,
Smith, Safilo and Oxydo – and licensed brands Dior, Dior Homme,
Fendi, Gucci, Alexander McQueen,
Banana Republic, Bobbi Brown, BOSS,
BOSS Orange, Bottega Veneta, Celine, Fossil, Givenchy, HUGO, J.Lo
by Jennifer Lopez, Jack Spade, Jimmy
Choo, Juicy Couture, Kate
Spade, Liz Claiborne,
Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Max
Mara, Max&Co., Pierre
Cardin, Saint Laurent, Saks Fifth Avenue and Tommy Hilfiger.
Listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (ISIN code IT0004604762,
Bloomberg SFL.IM, Reuters SFLG.MI), in 2014 Safilo recorded net
revenues for Euro 1,178 billion.
Contacts:
Safilo Group Press Office
Milan – Ph. +39 02 77807607
Padua – Ph. +39 049 6986021
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