Kurt Geiger
| Private | |
| Industry | Footwear retailer |
| Founded | 1963[1] |
| Founder | Kurt Geiger |
| Products | Kurt Geiger London, KG Kurt Geiger, Carvela Kurt Geiger |
| Owner | Sycamore Partners |
| Website |
kurtgeiger |
Kurt Geiger is a British 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.[2][3] 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,[4] who opened its first shop in London's Bond Street in 1963.[4][5][6] After a management buyout in 2008,[7] it was sold by Graphite Capital to the U.S.-based brand management company The Jones Group in 2011.[6][8] In 2014, the Jones Group was acquired by Sycamore Partners, who spun off Kurt Geiger into its own company.[9]
References
- ↑ "Our History - Kurt Geiger". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Mary Portas (19 May 2012). "Shop! Mary Portas at Kurt Geiger". Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Laura Chesters (23 January 2011). "Kurt Geiger – a shining example of a sole trader". The Independent.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Sycamore Partners Establishes Four Additional Independent Companies in Organizational Realignment of The Jones Group