Louis Vuitton inaugurates new factory in Italy

Louis Vuitton has opened a second shoe factory in Italy. In addition to its large plant in Fiesso d'Artico, in Veneto, the flagship brand of the LVMH group has recently inaugurated a new footwear factory, almost as large as the one in Veneto, in the industrial area of ​​Civitanova, a city in the Marches. famous as a shoe manufacturing center.

Louis Vuitton operates a third Italian factory in Tuscany, in the town of Pontassieve, where it produces bags and small leather accessories.

The new Civitanova factory has an area of ​​10,000 square meters. The factory started production on March 12 and employs 90 people, including 70 artisans, while the rest of the staff are also engaged in manufacturing. The goal is to grow the workforce in the coming years.

“[Louis Vuitton] It will also initiate a vocational training program that will allow young people to discover and develop the skills necessary for the art of footwear, with the aim of preserving and promoting the exceptional know-how of the region,” the brand states in a statement.

The Marche region of central Italy is home to other LVMH-owned shoe factories, including Fendi in Molini Girola and Loro Piana in Porto San Giorgio. Other footwear factories in the Marche include the one in Sant'Elpidio a Mare, which produces for Tod's, and the one in the town of Montegranaro, managed by Prada, Doucal's and Rodolfo Zengarini, the latter manufacturing footwear collections for numerous luxury brands.