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Giordano

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[jawr-dah-noh, jawr-dah-naw] / dʒɔrˈdɑ noʊ, dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ /

noun

  1. Luca Luca Fapresto, 1632–1705, Italian painter.

  2. Umberto 1867–1948, Italian composer of operas.


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After a decade in manufacturing, he was "bored" and founded the clothing chain Giordano in 1981, which became a fast-fashion pioneer.

From BBC

Between 1994 and 1996, Giordano's flagship store in Beijing and 11 franchises in Shanghai closed.

From BBC

Lai, who was born in mainland China, fled to Hong Kong when he was 12 years old and got his footing as a businessman after founding the international clothing brand Giordano.

From BBC

Lai sold his stake in Giordano in 1996 when the Chinese government forced his store in Beijing to close, and began focusing solely on media.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lai then created his own retail company, Giordano, which became an Asian innovator of fast fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal