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We are a leading powerhouse for premium on-my-skin products.

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CALIDA AUBADE COSABELLA LAFUMA MOBILIER REICH ONLINE SERVICES

We - the CALIDA GROUP - are one of the best-known Swiss premium underwear brands with international appeal. It consists of the brands CALIDA, AUBADE and COSABELLA in the underwear and lingerie segment as well as the outdoor furniture brand LAFUMA MOBILIER. The CALIDA GROUP stands for high-quality products that inspire customers every day.

Our brands

The Swiss underwear and lifestyle brand CALIDA is one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality durable, and resource-efficient underwear, sleepwear and loungewear for men, women and children.

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Since its launch in 1958, AUBADE has been one of the leading brands for luxury lingerie. Every piece is a perfect blend of innovative styling and glamorous creativity.

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Embracing all of who you are is COSABELLA’s specialty. They empower you to connect with the confidence within, to be your truest self, and live boldly, knowing that COSABELLA is there, supporting you underneath it all.

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As the expert for French made furniture, LAFUMA MOBILIER has been designing functional and stylish outdoor furniture for gardens, terraces and patios since 1954.

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Organisation

We are a leading powerhouse for high-quality on-my-skin products. For all customers, for all times of the day.

Our history

1941
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CALIDA is founded by Max Kellenberger and Hans Joachim Palmers.

1987

IPO on the Swiss Exchange SWX in Zurich, 70% of the capital remains with the founding families.

1990

Large manufacturing investments in a knitting plant in Switzerland, two sewing plants in Hungary and Portugal, a fully automated distribution centre and a factory in India.

2000

The Kellenberger family acquires a majority stake of 51%. The Palmers family leaves the company.

2002
restructuring

The year of restructuring after many years in the red. The knitting and sewing plants in Switzerland are closed and the factory in India is sold. The overall company structure is streamlined.

2005
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The company acquires the French lingerie brand AUBADE. Integration and restructuring follow in the next years.

2013
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The CALIDA GROUP acquires a strategic stake in the LAFUMA Group, the leading French producer of sports and outdoor clothing.

2017
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The CALIDA GROUP takes over the German e-commerce specialist REICH ONLINE SERVICES.

2020

The company sells the EIDER brand to the South Korean K2 Group.

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The company sells the subsidiary OXBOW to the French company Rainbow.

2021

The CALIDA GROUP sells the MILLET MOUNTAIN GROUP to Jean-Pierre Millet and Inspiring Sport Capital.

accelerate

The transformation has been successfully completed – new «Accelerate» growth strategy.

2022
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CALIDA GROUP acquires premium lingerie brand COSABELLA.

The CALIDA GROUP aquires ERLICH TEXTIL.

2023

Rebranding from REICH ONLINE SOLUTIONS to CALIDA GROUP DIGITAL.

CALIDA GROUP sells ERLICH TEXTIL.

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