Established in 1981, GUESS began as a jeans company and has since successfully grown into a global lifestyle brand. Today GUESS designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, denim, handbags, watches, footwear and other related consumer products. Throughout the years, the GUESS image has been portrayed in unforgettable, innovative campaigns that have made the brand a household name. GUESS products are distributed through branded GUESS stores as well as better department and specialty stores around the world. From 1 January 2015, the company directly operated 481 retail stores in the United States and Canada and 356 retail stores in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The Company's licensees and distributors operated an additional 831 retail stores outside of the United States and Canada.
