Who owns OVS?
OVS is owned by OVS S.p.A. (Italy, BIT: OVS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: OVS Corporate: I nostri brand, OVS S.p.A. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- OVS S.p.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Founded
- 1972
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Fast fashion
- Parent ticker
- BIT: OVS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About OVS
OVS is the group's flagship apparel banner. It began in Venice in 1972 as "Magazzini Oviesse", a division of the department store company Coin S.p.A., and the company says it has about 1,300 stores in Italy and abroad. The brand offers contemporary, essential clothing at accessible prices and has moved from a vertical retailer towards a platform that also hosts other brands.
Ownership timeline of OVS
Where OVS sits in OVS
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full OVS brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by OVS
OVS controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in fast fashion, and who owns them
The 24 brands in fast fashion on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is ASOS, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| ASOS Design | ASOS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ONLY | Bestseller | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| boohoo | Debenhams Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| FOX | Fox Group | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Reserved | LPP | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Mr Price | Mr Price Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| ROMWE | Shein | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Forever 21 | Authentic Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: OVS
OVS is a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as BIT: OVS.
Italian clothing group listed on Euronext Milan since 2015. It describes itself as a vertically integrated group of men's, women's and children's apparel with activity in underwear, beauty and home decoration, and operates more than 2,600 stores, mostly under the OVS, Upim and Goldenpoint banners. OVS began in 1972 as the "Magazzini Oviesse" division of Coin S.p.A. and took over the Upim department stores in 2010. Gap stores in Italy are run by OVS under an agreement with Gap Inc., which owns the Gap brand, so Gap is not listed here.
🇮🇹 OVS and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; OVS is not one of them.
- Antonio Marras — Oniverse 🇮🇹
- Bottega Veneta — Kering 🇫🇷
- Briko — BasicNet 🇮🇹
- Bulgari — LVMH 🇫🇷
- Car Shoe — Prada Group 🇮🇹
- Diesel — OTB Group 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of OVS?
The parent company of OVS is OVS S.p.A., a publicly listed company headquartered in Italy.
Is OVS Italian?
Yes. OVS originated in Italy in 1972 and its owner, OVS S.p.A., is also headquartered in Italy.
Is OVS still owned by OVS S.p.A.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, OVS is still owned by OVS S.p.A. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] OVS Corporate: I nostri brand — OVS S.p.A., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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