Our History
1880
The García-Quirós brothers open a small haberdashery store in Madrid, on Romanones st. in Madrid

1933
The La Palma shirt factory opens

1945
The first men’s suits with the Cortefiel label leave the tailoring Factory

1960
The company exports to the USA with the Cortefiel brand that is sold in Macy’s and Saks

1985 FALTA IMG
Launch of Milano, the brand specializing in tailoring

1988
Launch of Springfield, the hallmark of young casual fashion

1991
International expansion begins with the opening of stores in Portugal and France

1992
Acquisition of Pedro del Hierro

1993
Launch of Women’secret, with a focus on lingerie and swimwear

2000
Women’secret starts to operate online

2005
Change in the shareholding that results in the entry of CVC, PAI Partners and Permira

2006
Launch of Springfield Woman

2012
All the company’s brands operate 100% online

2013
Pedro del Hierro presents its first collection at New York Fashion Week

2014
The company wins the National Large Fashion Enterprise Award

2017
CVC and PAI Partners acquire 100% of the company

2018
Launch of the new corporate brand Tendam, as head of the company, managing all the different brands. Pedro del Hierro returns to MBFWMadrid

2019
Tendam acquires the HOSS INTROPIA brand to strengthen its growth strategy

2000
Marketplace opening with new reference brands.

1993
High spirit born
