Kurt Geiger
| Industry | Footwear retailer |
|---|---|
| Founded | Early 1960s -- sources differ about exact date |
| Founder | Kurt Geiger |
| Products | Kurt Geiger London, KG Kurt Geiger, Carvela Kurt Geiger |
| Website |
kurtgeiger |
Kurt Geiger is an American-owned[1] niche-market[2] footwear retailer that operates a combination of its own stores and concessions within department stores in a number of countries. It has signed a long-term deal with the shoewear manufacturer Manolo Blahnik to operate boutiques for that company.[3][4] It also operates its own online shoe store.
In addition to selling most of the major designer shoe brands, it also sells a number of own brand designs.
The company is named after its Austrian founder,[1] who opened its first shop in London's Bond Street in the early 1960s.[1][2][5] After a management buyout in 2008,[6] it was sold by Graphite Capital to the U.S.-based brand management company The Jones Group in 2011.[5][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mary Portas (19 May 2012). "Shop! Mary Portas at Kurt Geiger". Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Laura Chesters (23 January 2011). "Kurt Geiger – a shining example of a sole trader". The Independent.
- ↑ Ruth Faulkner (14 May 2012). "Kurt Geiger signs long-term deal with Manolo Blahnik". Drapers Online.
- ↑ Caroline Ferry (14 May 2012). "Manolo Blahnik Collaborates With Kurt Geiger!". Grazia Daily.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Our History". kurtgeiger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ↑ James Thompson (3 June 2011). "Kurt Geiger to march into US after £215m deal". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Tom Bawden and Zoe Wood (2 June 2011). "Kurt Geiger sale to Jones Group means £20m windfall for shoe chain managers". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-17.