C&J Clark

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C & J Clark company headquarters
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C. and J. Clark Ltd, better known as Clarks, is a British shoe manufacturer with a high street retail operation. The business is based in Street, Somerset in England. Started in 1825, by Quaker brothers Cyrus and James, as a business making sheepskin rugs and slippers, using out-workers in the village, it has expanded to become a global shoe brand, with operations in the United States, Europe and the Far East and Japan.

For much of the life of the business, the company manufactured its own shoes in Somerset, building several factories in the area. The company's Quaker ethos made provision for workers' housing, education and leisure activities, while its keen social conscience kept Street 'dry' for many years. Rising costs and low productivity forced production abroad, and while shoe design is still predominantly done in the United Kingdom, manufacturing is contracted out to India, China and Vietnam. The Clarks brand has a reputation for high quality and comfort at a reasonable price.

Clarks shoes have been sold in many UK high street shoe shops including Freeman, Hardy and Willis

[edit] See also

  • William Stephens Clark (1839-1925), shoe manufacturer and social reformer
  • William Stephens Clark, in the Dictionary of National Biography
  • Alice Clark (1874-1934), historian and campaigner for women's rights
  • Hilda Clark (1881-1955), physician and humanitarian aid worker
  • Bostonian Shoes
  • Indigo Shoes
  • Privo Shoes

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