Celio (retailer)
{{Short description|French men's clothing retailer}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Celio
|logo = Logo celio 2016.svg
|logo_size = 200px
|type = Private limited liability company
|key_people = Christian Pimont (CEO), Maurice and Laurent Grosman (Founders)
|industry = Retailing
|products = Clothing
|revenue = € 1.1 billion (2013)
|num_employees = 1800
|homepage = [http://www.celio.com www.celio.com]
|foundation = 1978
|location = Saint-Ouen, France
}}
Image:Celio Champs.jpg, Paris.]]
Celio (officially), or celio* (in advertising), is a French men's clothing retailer headquartered in Saint-Ouen, France.{{cite web|url=http://uk.celio.com/default.php?internalPageId=18|title=FAQ|last=Celio|accessdate=2007-08-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119011426/http://uk.celio.com/default.php?internalPageId=18|archivedate=2007-11-19}} It caters primarily to the Continental European 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 suburbs. In 2005, the group employed over 1,800 people, with around 1,500 working in stores and the remainder at the group's headquarters and warehouses.
History
In 1978, two brothers took over their family shop located in rue Saint-Lazare, 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).[http://www.distrijob.fr/enseignes/dictionnaire.asp?enseignes=celio Article describing Celio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510072546/http://www.distrijob.fr/enseignes/dictionnaire.asp?enseignes=celio |date=May 10, 2007 }} {{in lang|fr}}
In 2019 Julia Grosman, daughter of the company founder, organised a high-profile Advertising event with Pokémon
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.{{cite web|title=Young Louis XIV at Cremerie de Paris|url=http://louisdebourbon.com|website=louisdebourbon.com|language=en|publication-date=}}{{cite web|title=Pokemon by Celio Pop Up Store|url=http://cremeriedeparis.com/pokemonbycelio/|website=cremeriedeparis.com|language=fr|publication-date=}}
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.
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=Africa=
- Morocco: 19
- Tunisia: 12
- Algeria: 4
- Ivory Coast: 3
- Libya: 3
- Mauritius: 3
- Senegal: 2
- Cameroon: 2
- Congo: 1
- Gabon: 1
- Ghana: 1
- Mauritania: 1
- Nigeria: 3
- Reunion: 1
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=Americas=
- Chile: 4 {{Cite web |url=http://www.celio-chile.cl/ |title=Celio |access-date=2014-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713220241/http://www.celio-chile.cl/ |archive-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead }}
- Colombia: 4
- Panama: 4
- Guatemala: 2
- Martinique: 2
- Mexico: 3 http://www.celiomexico.com/{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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=Asia=
- India: 131 {{Cite web|url=http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/apparel-fashion/apparel/india-is-a-very-different-market-from-europe-celio-ceo/44736299|title=India is a very different market from Europe: Celio CEO - ET Retail|last=www.ETRetail.com|website=ETRetail.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}
- Israel: 33
- Thailand: 16
- Taiwan: 14
- Saudi Arabia: 12
- Philippines: 7
- Jordan: 3
- Armenia: 4
- Bahrain: 2
- Kuwait: 2
- [https://celio.wefashion-group.com/our-stores Lebanon]: 5
- Syria: 2
- Azerbaijan: 1
- Georgia: 1
- Kazakhstan: 1
- Malaysia: 1
- Mongolia: 1
- Qatar: 1
- Uzbekistan: 1
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=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
- [https://celio.squaredeal.com.mt/ Malta]: 4
- Belarus: 1
- Luxembourg: 1
- North Macedonia: 1
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Celio (retailer)}}
- [http://www.celio.com/#/welcome Celio homepage] {{in lang|en}}
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Category:Privately held companies of France
Category:Clothing brands of France