"Gucci is an Italian deluxe brand name of fashion and leather items. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence, Tuscany, in 1921. Gucci produced regarding EUR4.2 billion in earnings worldwide in 2008 according to BusinessWeek and also reached 41st position in the magazine's annual 2009 "" Leading Worldwide 100 Brands"" graph created by Interbrand; it preserved that ranking in Interbrand's 2014 index. Gucci is also the highest-selling Italian brand.

Gucci runs about 278 straight operated shops worldwide since September 2009, and it wholesales its products with franchisees as well as high end department stores. In the year 2013, the brand name was valued at US$ 12.1 billion, with sales of US$ 4.7 billion. In the Forbes Globe's Many Valuable Brands checklist, Gucci is ranked the 38th most important brand, with a brand value of $12.4 billion as of May 2015. Since January 2015, the innovative supervisor is Alessandro Michele."