Company type | Sociedade Anônima |
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B3: HGTX3 | |
Industry | Department store |
Founded | 1880 |
Founder | Bruno Hering Hermann Hering |
Headquarters | Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Key people | Ivo Hering, (Chairman) Fabio Hering, (CEO) |
Products | Clothing & Accessories |
Revenue | US$ 387.4 million (2018)[1] |
US$ 61.8 million (2018)[2] | |
Number of employees | 8,501 |
Parent | Soma |
Website | www.ciahering.com.br (company) www.hering.com.br (brand) |
Companhia Hering (Cia Hering) is a Brazilian textile and retail clothing company, being the leading clothing textile company in Latin America. The company has 805 stores. The company is one of the oldest Brazilian companies still in activity, founded by German brothers Bruno and Hermann Hering, in 1880. It was founded in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, and its headquarters and major factories are still in this city. Hering is the major employer in the city (excluding public service jobs).
Hering exports its products worldwide. Currently, the company operates stores in Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.