the stores of calzedonia, intimissimi and tezenis are about 3,000 in more than 30 countries, with factories in italy, eastern europe and sri lanka. the calzedonia group has about 20,000 employees, with 2,200 only in italy . competitive positioning showed a significant leap in sales, which rose from €77 million in 1998 to €1,295 million in 2011.