Fope

IPO: 30/11/2016
Capital raising: 3.4 Eu mln
Sector: Fashion & Luxury
Region: Veneto

Company Profile

FOPE is a historic Italian jewellery company established in Vicenza in 1929 and a leader in the fine jewellery market. With Euro 26 million in revenues in 2019, 59 employees (at group level), and a strong international presence (it generates 91% of its revenues abroad), FOPE pursues a strategic growth project based on expanding and consolidating the brand in the international luxury market by leveraging 4 competitive advantages: product quality, perfect combination of Made-in-Italy craftsmanship and technology, recognisable design, and long-standing customer relationships. FOPE operates globally through a well-established and select network of over 700 stores in 50 countries (with a direct presence through the subsidiaries FOPE USA Inc., in the US market, FOPE Jewellery Limited, in the UK market and FOPE SpA DMCC Brach in Dubai). The business model focuses on maintaining direct business relationships with multi-brand jewellery retailers (either independent or part of groups) that specialise in luxury products such as fine jewellery and watches. FOPE does not work with intermediaries: instead, it enters into direct partnerships that ensure the loyalty and reliability of the customer/retailer as well as an outstanding after-sale service. In 2015, the Company opened its first mono-brand store in Venice’s Piazza San Marco and in 2019 a flagship boutique in the prestigious Old Bond Street in London. The entire production cycle—from prototyping to the shipping of finished jewels to over 50 countries— takes place inside the headquarters in Vicenza. FOPE’s investments in R&D have led to an extremely high level of standardisation and automation, with proprietary technology that allows to optimise processes and times in order to deliver products of world-class quality. FOPE’s jewels range from timeless classics featuring the iconic Novecento mesh to the more recent Flex’it lines, which include the original bracelets made flexible thanks to a patented system of tiny gold springs embedded in the mesh—strikingly elegant collections that always stand out in terms of comfort and portability. FOPE has obtained the voluntary TF (Traceability & Fashion) certification and is a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council.

IPO growth strategy

  • Growth and consolidation of position in international markets to generate upselling
  • Focus on core markets (America – UK – Germany)
  • Value proposition for customer loyalty
  • Brand awareness: consolidation of the FOPE brand in the international luxury market

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