OVS (formerly Oviesse) is an Italian clothing company. It has stores in 35 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia with a total of over 1300 locations. Revenues were €1.32 billion in 2015.[2] It is the largest clothing retailer in Italy, accounting for about 5% of the national clothing retail market.[3]
OVS was founded in 1972 as Organizzazione Vendite Speciali (special sales organization), a division of Coin, an Italian department store chain.[3][4] The company remained a subsidiary of Coin Group until 2015, when an initial public offering (IPO) took place.[5]