La Rinascente

La Rinascente (Italian for '"she who is reborn"'; pronounced [la rinaʃˈʃɛnte]) is a high-end Italian department store chain. Founded in Milan in 1865, it adopted its current name in 1917, coined by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. In 1954, the company launched the Compasso d'Oro, an Italian industrial design award later managed by the ADI. In 2016, its Milan store at Piazza del Duomo was named "Best Department Store in the World" by the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS). The chain operates nine stores in Italy, including two flagship locations in Milan (Piazza del Duomo) and Rome (Via del Tritone).