(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-9494
13-3228013
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010
(Address of principle executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 755-8000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Tiffany & Co. specializes in creating, manufacturing, and distributing jewelry. The group is also involved in diamond trading. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- jewelry (92.1%): rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants, etc.;
- other (7.9%): watches, lamps, porcelain dishes, crystal items, etc.
At the end of January 2020, products are marketed through a network of 326 company-owned stores (Tiffany & Co. name), by catalogues, and on the Internet.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (40.6%), Americas (2.9%), Japan (14.7%), Asia/Pacific (28.4%), Europe (11.3%) and other (2.1%).