Production
We maintain our production know-how and industrialization capabilities internally for each of our product categories through our 11 directly-managed production facilities, of which ten are located in Italy and one, specifically for the manufacture of Church’s footwear, is located in the United Kingdom. We have three distinct in-house production divisions for leather goods, footwear and ready-to-wear products, which enable us to develop the vast majority of our prototypes and the majority of our collection samples that are presented in the showrooms during the order collection period, as well as to produce a portion of our final products. We rigorously monitor our entire production cycle with our quality control team and inspectors to ensure our in-house and outsourced production maintains the same high quality standards that we and our customers require. We believe that our production model enables us to retain control over our production know-how, production costs and maintain a flexible capacity throughout the entire manufacturing process, while assuring high product quality.
Our in-house production capability is of strategic importance to us. On the one hand, we can retain and upgrade our technical know-how through our own production, while on the other hand, it provides us with more control over quality, production costs and timing, particularly in relation to production outsourced to external manufacturers. Our production staff based at our production sites also support and supervise our external manufacturers and enhance the flexibility of our overall production capacity.
| Location | Products | Brands |
|---|---|---|
| Arezzo, Italy | Leather goods — belts | Prada, Miu Miu |
| Civitanova Marche, Macerata, Italy | Men’s shoes | Prada |
| Dolo, Venice, Italy | Women’s shoes | Miu Miu |
| Fucecchio, Florence, Italy | Leather ready-to-wear | Prada, Miu Miu |
| Levane, Arezzo, Italy | Women’s shoes | Prada |
| Montegranaro, Fermo, Italy | Men’s shoes | Prada |
| Montone, Perugia, Italy | Ready-to-wear | Prada |
| Northampton, United Kingdom | Men’s shoes | Church’s |
| Piancastagnaio, Siena, Italy | Leather goods — bags | Prada, Miu Miu |
| Scandicci, Florence, Italy | Leather goods — bags | Prada, Miu Miu |
| Torgiano, Perugia, Italy | Knitwear | Prada |