Private | |
Industry | Clothing |
Founded | May 1, 1853 |
Founder | Levi Strauss |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Number of locations
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2,800 company-operated stores |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
|
Chip Bergh (CEO);Harmit Singh (CFO) |
Products | Jeans |
Brands | Levi's, Dockers, Denizen, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. |
Revenue | $4.494 billion (2015) |
$ 431 million | |
$ 209 million (2015) | |
Total assets | $3.13 billion (2013) |
Owner | Relatives of Levi Strauss |
Number of employees
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15,000 (2013) |
Website | www |
Coordinates: 37°48′10″N 122°24′10″W / 37.8028575°N 122.4027911°W
Levi Strauss & Co. /ˌliːvaɪ ˈstraʊs/ is a privately owned American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's /ˌliːvaɪz/ brand of denim jeans. It was founded in May 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. The company's corporate headquarters is located in the Levi's Plaza in San Francisco.