Top ten footwear groups, names and numbers
The ten biggest footwear groups in the world (meaning companies that clearly have footwear as their sole or main business) recorded a combined figure of €26.7 billion in revenues in 2015. The figures have been compiled by a specialist online media organisation in Spain, Modaes.
Converting all revenue figures into euro, its report gives total group revenues for last year (noting that in some cases companies’ year-end dates extend into the first months of 2016). Group revenue often includes figures for sales on non-footwear items. In many cases, the companies concerned make public few or no details about the volumes of shoes they make and sell. Nevertheless, the information gives a clear top-ten list of the major players in the global footwear industry of today.
Top spot goes to Belle International, the Hong Kong-based group that runs more than 20,000 footwear stores across China. Its revenues in 2015 were equivalent to almost €5.4 billion. German group Deichmann comes a close second with a figure of €5.3 billion. These two are very clear leaders, with revenue figures that are close to double those of their nearest rivals.
Belle is the only Asian company in the top ten: six are from the US and the other three are from Europe. The list appears below.
|
Company |
Country |
2015 revenues (€ billions) |
|
Belle International |
Hong Kong |
5.4 |
|
Deichmann |
Germany |
5.3 |
|
Skechers |
US |
2.8 |
|
Payless Shoesource |
US |
2.5 |
|
Wolverine Worldwide |
US |
2.4 |
|
Caleres (Brown Shoe) |
US |
2.3 |
|
Clarks |
UK |
1.9 |
|
Deckers |
US |
1.6 |
|
Ecco |
Denmark |
1.3 |
|
Steve Madden |
US |
1.2 |
Image: Belle International
