Schuh

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Schuh
Type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Key people	Sandy Alexander
Products	Footwear
Website	www.schuh.co.uk

Schuh (pronounced /ʃu/, like "shoe") is a Scottish high street and internet branded footwear retailer, operating throughout the British Isles.

History

A branch of Schuh on Briggate in Leeds.

Schuh was established by Founding Director Sandy Alexander in 1981, with a single shop in North Bridge Arcade, Edinburgh. The company became part of the Glasgow-based Goldbergs retail group, which ceased trading in 1991. Alexander led a management buyout, backed by capital from development agency Scottish Enterprise, to allow Schuh to continue trading. As of May 2011 the chain remained independent, with 76 stores in the UK and Ireland. Schuh's head office is in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Schuh's flagship store opened in 2004 at 200 Oxford Street, London. The company was taken over by Genesco, a company who own Journeys, in 2011. Schuh's top competitor is Office.

Trivia

Singer KT Tunstall worked in the Dundee store.

Schuh is German for shoe.

References

Valerie Darrold (May 21, 2006). "How capital visit became a platform for Schuh success". The Sunday Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
Mark Williamson (February 1, 2008). "Schuh steps up sales with 16% rise in earnings". The Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-04.

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