Grupo Cortefiel is one of EuropeÍs leading fashion retailers operating in the specialised chain segment. . It is made up of four own brands : Cortefiel, Springfield, women'secret, and Pedro del Hierro and an outlet chain: Fifty Factory. The Group is present in 72 countries with 1,909 ** points of sale; 1400 direct operade stores and 509 franchises. Turnover for 2012 totalle 954 million and the number of Group employees stood at 9.039*. Each brand has its own design team and sales and management structure. They share the administration, finance, technology, expansion and sourcing and human resource divisions, as well as other corporate functions, based at the central offices. The Group has a network of international buying offices in Spain, Hong Kong and India. Distribution is centralised at the Madrid logistics platform, backed up by an additional centre in Hong Kong, supplying both the GroupÍs own stores and franchises.. The multibrand growth strategy has been further reinforced through international expansion and the development of the online channel.