Mango maintains its expansion plans despite the investigation into the alleged homicide of its owner, Jonathan Andic. The company is preparing to make a giant leap in two of its main revenue markets, France and Italy, with a million-euro investment and the forecast to open dozens of stores in the next two years.
In the French country, it will allocate 66 million euros to add 45 new establishments to its commercial network between 2026 and 2028, as announced this week by Mango’s president, Toni Ruiz, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, during a foreign investment conference in Paris. “France is our main international market and a key country in our growth strategy,” Ruiz highlighted on his social media. “Since our arrival in 1994, we have consolidated a solid trajectory, with a strong presence in local communities: more than 80% of our stores are located in small and medium towns and cities, contributing to local socioeconomic development,” added the CEO.
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Mango currently has more than 250 points of sale in France, so the new investment will bring its network closer to 300 stores.
Regarding Italy, the fashion brand has just announced an agreement with Coin, the Italian equivalent of El Corte Inglés, to open 22 new stores in its department stores between September 2026 and the end of 2027. These new Mango stores will become key points within Coin’s establishments and will have between 400 and 1,000 m² of sales area.
The first eight openings are scheduled for 2026, including major cities such as Bari, Catania, and Rome. In 2027, the alliance will expand to northern cities such as Genoa, Como, and Trieste, while strengthening its presence in Sicily and Sardinia.
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All stores will feature Mango’s New Med concept, the brand’s Mediterranean-inspired store model. The expansion plan comes after strong growth of the fashion company in Italy, with a 30% increase in revenue in the last year and the opening of more than 20 new points of sale. Among them are new locations in Rome and Milan (Porta Nuova), as well as three Mango Man monobrand stores, the men’s line that Jonathan Andic led until recently, in Bologna, Milan, and Rome. In total, the group has 120 establishments in the Italian market.
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In this way, Mango continues its activity while the judicial investigation into the death of its founder, Isak Andic, continues. The group’s absolute priority is to shield the business from the case and reach its goal of 4 billion euros in sales this year. Last week, the company implemented a firewall to separate the company and the judicial process with the temporary departure of Jonathan Andic from the board of directors, where he was vice president.
The owner of Mango along with his two sisters will not be replaced, pending the resolution of the case. Both Mango’s leadership and the Andic family have closed ranks with the heir, while working to ensure that the whole event does not lead to a reputational crisis for the brand. Meanwhile, the judge in Martorell advances in her investigation. This Wednesday it was revealed that the court is investigating whether the family therapist influenced the death of the businessman. The professional mediated between father and son in favor of the deceased transferring part of the inheritance to the accused during his lifetime, as published by La Vanguardia.
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