Cia. Hering

Companhia Hering S.A.
Company typeSociedade Anônima
B3HGTX3
IndustryDepartment store
Founded1880
FounderBruno Hering
Hermann Hering
HeadquartersBlumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Key people
Ivo Hering, (Chairman)
Fabio Hering, (CEO)
ProductsClothing & Accessories
RevenueDecrease US$ 387.4 million (2018)[1]
Decrease US$ 61.8 million (2018)[2]
Number of employees
8,501
ParentSoma
Websitewww.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.

Factory of the Hering Company in Blumenau, 1920s.
  1. ^ "Lucro da Hering cresce 54% em 2010, para R$ 212 milhões". 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Lucro da Hering cresce 54% em 2010, para R$ 212 milhões". 3 March 2011.