Founded in France in 1893, Petit Bateau hails from a rich history that for many conjures sweet memories of childhood happiness, passed forward from generation to generation. Petit Bateau offers a full line of clothing and underwear made for children of all ages, as well as for their parents. Consistent high quality coupled with French styling makes Petit Bateau unique and loved worldwide.
Key Figures:
Petit Bateau is present in 70 countries, with:
- 370 stores
- 1 650 department stores and supermarkets
- 3 370 franchise retail outlets
Petit Bateau employs 2 930 people worldwide, including 1 660 people in France.
Petit Bateau has 7 international subsidiaries: in Benelux, Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, poland), UK, Russia, Iberica (Spain, Portugal) Italy and Japan.
Every day, the factory receives 13.5 tons of yarn and produces 9.4 tons of knitwear.
Each year Petit Bateau sells 3.4 million T-shirts and 3.5 million “petites culottes”.
In 2013, Petit Bateau sold 16 million underwear and produced 28 million items.
