Shoe Zone
Encyclopedia
Shoe Zone is a footwear retailer in the United Kingdom
and Ireland
which sells shoes at low prices. It has over 800 stores in different cities and towns throughout the UK and Ireland and around 5,750 employees. The company has an annual turnover of 239 million. Its headquarters are located on Humberstone Road in Leicester
next to the railway
.
based Tylers in 1986 adding a further 61 branches to the business. By 2000 the company had 184 branches and late that year acquired The Oliver Group plc which added a further 258 stores to its portfolio.
On the 7 September 2007, Shoe Zone bought the shoe retailer, Shoefayre, for an undisclosed sum from its parent, The Co-operative Group
, adding 250 stores to Shoe Zone's portfolio. On January 28 2008, it bought Leicester-based Stead & Simpson. It was replaced by one of the old stores Shoe Fayre.
United Kingdom
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and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
which sells shoes at low prices. It has over 800 stores in different cities and towns throughout the UK and Ireland and around 5,750 employees. The company has an annual turnover of 239 million. Its headquarters are located on Humberstone Road in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
next to the railway
Midland Main Line
The Midland Main Line is a major railway route in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system.The present-day line links London St...
.
History
The Company was founded in 1917 under the name Bensonshoe. It was acquired by the Smith family in 1980. The Company acquired LeicesterLeicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
based Tylers in 1986 adding a further 61 branches to the business. By 2000 the company had 184 branches and late that year acquired The Oliver Group plc which added a further 258 stores to its portfolio.
On the 7 September 2007, Shoe Zone bought the shoe retailer, Shoefayre, for an undisclosed sum from its parent, The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom consumer cooperative with a diverse range of business interests. It is co-operatively run and owned by its members. It is the largest organisation of this type in the world, with over 5.5 million members, who all have a say in how the business is...
, adding 250 stores to Shoe Zone's portfolio. On January 28 2008, it bought Leicester-based Stead & Simpson. It was replaced by one of the old stores Shoe Fayre.
Operations
The company sells approximately 30 million pairs of footwear per year, just under 1 pair a second.They have over 5,750 employees. Shoe Zone also has a small charity branch known as the Shoe Zone Trust which donates a proportion of the company's profits to cancer research and charitable organisations.External links
- Official website - does not contain any information about Irish stores.