Piquadro

Piquadro is the Italian leather goods and business travel specialty company founded in 1987 in Silla di Gaggio Montano (near Bologna) by Marco Palmieri, who continues to serve as Chairman and CEO of the publicly traded Piquadro Group, listed on Borsa Italiana since 2007. The Palmieri family and connected holding entities retain controlling ownership of the company.

Piquadro built its market identity around technical leather goods designed for the business traveler, with integrated cable-management systems, modular interior organization, and the brand’s signature anti-theft technologies appearing across its briefcase, backpack, and travel-bag collections. The Piquadro Group expanded through targeted acquisitions of complementary leather brands, taking ownership of The Bridge in 2010 (the Florence-based heritage leather goods brand founded in 1969) and acquiring the historic French leather house Lancel in 2018 from Richemont, broadening the group portfolio across business travel, heritage leather goods, and accessible French luxury. Group revenue reached approximately €170 million in fiscal year 2024, with the multi-brand integration delivering progressive operational efficiencies. The group employs approximately 600 people across its Italian and French operations. Piquadro suspended Russian operations in 2022. The flagship Piquadro brand continues to anchor the group’s business travel and corporate gifting segments, with regular product innovation rounds and integration with workplace mobility trends.

Piquadro distributes across approximately 70 directly operated stores, an extensive wholesale presence in multi-brand premium luggage retailers, airport travel retail, and integrated e-commerce. The strongest markets include Italy, Germany, France, Spain, the United States, and select Asian markets through wholesale and travel retail channels. For mall operators, Piquadro is a Class A specialty business-accessories tenant typically taking 60 to 120 square meters, fitting the premium accessories cluster alongside Tumi, Samsonite Black Label, and similar business travel specialists. Airport mall and downtown business-district retail are particularly strong positions for the brand, alongside regional centers with strong corporate-commuter catchment.