s.Oliver - Chronology of a Successfull Fashion and Lifestyle Company

s.Oliver - from a boutique to one of Europe's largest fashion and lifestyle companies. PDF-Download

2009
2009

40 years of real fashion: s.Oliver celebrates its 40th anniversary!
Poland, The Czech Republic and Slovakia join Austria, Switzerland and Benelux as core markets with their own sales organization
s.Oliver opens a flagship store in the new “MyZeil” Center in Frankfurt, Germany
s.Oliver hosts it biannual “Partnerforum” for the first time with attendees from fashion industry decision makers to top rank politicians
s.Oliver opens a flagship store in Hannover, Germany
s.Oliver enters the plus size market with “by s.Oliver”
s.Oliver opens a new flagship store in Würzburg, Germany
s.Oliver is awarded “Most family oriented employer” of the Mainfranken region
Internationally renown violinist David Garrett stars in the s.Oliver campaign “The Sound of Christmas”
s.Oliver finishes its expansions at the company headquarters in Rottendorf with the opening of another office building also housing the new food court

2008

s.Oliver passes the billion mark with a turnover of 1.05 billion euros in the 2007 business year.
Opening and inauguration of the new s.Oliver headquarters in Rottendorf with room for 350 employees.
Opening of its own day care facilities "s.Oliver Mini Club" at the company base.
Opening of the first independent QS by s.Oliver stores in Graz (AT), Oberhausen and Cologne.
Opening of the first independent s.Oliver Selection store in Koblenz.
Opening of the s.Oliver flaghsip store in Antwerp.
Opening of the first flagship store in India (Select City Walk, New Delhi).

2007

Anastacia presents the Anastacia by s.Oliver collection at a fashion show at the "A-Hotel Event" in Berlin. Numerous celebrities join s.Oliver and the singer for the occasion.
QS by s.Oliver invites submissions for the first QS by s.Oliver Campus Contest: high schools/colleges are invited to plan a concert event on their own campuses.
Brand launch: France and India.
Launch of the lifestyle line s.Oliver Garden and s.Oliver Baby (prams and pushchairs).

2006

Introduction of the "Anastacia by s.Oliver" collection at over 500 POS on 17.8.2006.
s.Oliver brand launched in Italy, Kazakhstan and Poland.
Opening of a 1500 m² flagship store on the Kaufingerstrasse in Munich.

2005

Start of comma Accessories (bags, belts, small leather items).
Opening of a 1500 m² flagship store on the Schildergasse in Cologne.
Renaming of the following segments: s.Oliver WOMEN and MEN to s.Oliver Selection women and s.Oliver Selection men, s.Oliver Young Fashion to s.Oliver Casual women and men, QS Style to QS by s.Oliver female and male, Oliver Twist to s.Oliver Junior.
The s.Oliver Accessories product line is included in the company.

2004

Start of s.Oliver Online Shop www.soliver.de.
Start of the Accessories lines of the comma brand through licence allocation and launch of comma fragrances.
Launch QS STYLE Male, Relaunch QS STYLE Female.
Opening of a 1500 m² flagship store on the Spitalerstrasse in Hamburg.

2003

Takeover of the foreign markets Austria, Switzerland and Benelux as its own subsidiaries.

2002

Chaloc Textilhandels GmbH renamed comma Textilhandels GmbH and introduction of the comma brand.
Start of s.Oliver fragrances.
Start of the s.Oliver umbrella brand campaign.

2001

1999

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1987

Foundation of Oliver Twist Textilhandels GmbH.
Acquisition of the company Chicago Jeansmoden, renamed KNOCKOUT Textilhandels GmbH, and launch of the KNOCKOUT brand.

1985

1979

s.Oliver brand registered with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich.

1978

1969

The opening of the first "Sir Oliver" retail outlets on the Herrnstrasse (25m²) in Würzburg.