Esprit Holdings

Esprit Holdings Limited (traditional Chinese: 思捷環球控股有限公司 SEHK: 330) is a publicly owned manufacturer of apparel, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the ESPRIT label. The company is headquartered and managed from Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Ratingen, Germany. In the 2007–2008 business year, Esprit Holdings Limited generated a worldwide group turnover of around EUR 3.25 billion (as of 30.06.2008). The Group operates more than 770 dir... more

Esprit Holdings Limited (traditional Chinese: 思捷環球控股有限公司 SEHK: 330) is a publicly owned manufacturer of apparel, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the ESPRIT label. The company is headquartered and managed from Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Ratingen, Germany. In the 2007–2008 business year, Esprit Holdings Limited generated a worldwide group turnover of around EUR 3.25 billion (as of 30.06.2008). The Group operates more than 770 directly managed retail stores worldwide and distributes its products via more than 15,150 wholesale locations around the globe. The company has more than 1.1 million square meters of retail space in more than 40 countries. The ESPRIT brand name is also licensed to other manufacturers. In addition, the group owns the Red Earth cosmetics brand. Red Earth was popular in the 1980s, especially with suburban teenagers. It remains well-known with people of the middle-class income, especially in its largest market—Germany. The Esprit flagship stores... less