What inspired you to start manufacturing your own leather goods rather than working as a distributor?
Replied byMarco Palmieri
Founder, Chairman & CEO at Piquadro
Niche: Retail
Revenue: $16.5M/mo
Location: Silla di Gaggio Montano, Bologna, Italy
Started: 1987
When I obtained my driver license at eighteen, I began selling finished leather goods out of the trunk of my car. I quickly realized that relying on external suppliers created severe quality bottlenecks and limited innovation. My partner and I signed promissory notes to buy used cutting and sewing machinery, installing them in our apartment to control our destiny.
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