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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Footwear and accessories |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Shoes, eyewear, coffee and apparel |
| Revenue |  $392 million (2019)[2] |
| Owner | Jefferies Financial Group Inc Nexus Capital Management LP Brookfield Asset Management Inc |
Number of employees | 500 |
| Website | www.toms.com |
Toms (stylized as TOMS) is a for-profit company[3][4][5] based in Los Angeles, California.[6] Founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, an entrepreneur from Arlington, Texas,[7][8][9] the company designs and markets shoes as well as eyewear, coffee, apparel and handbags.
The company was taken over by its creditors: Jefferies Financial Group Inc, Nexus Capital Management LP, and Brookfield Asset Management Inc in December 2019, and founder Mycoskie ceased to be an owner.[10]
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- ^ "For Profit or Non-Profit?: Is Toms a non-profit organization?". Toms Shoes. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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- ^ Blair, Jennifer (January 2009). "A Mile in his Shoes". Fort Worth, Texas: The City's Magazine. Fort Worth Texas Magazine. p. 38.
- ^ Wong, Grace (September 26, 2008). "Blake Mycoskie: Sole ambition". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ Sellers, Patricia (October 11, 2008). "Power Point: Be the change". Fortune. Cable News Network. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ Roumeliotis, Greg (2019-12-28). "Exclusive: TOMS Shoes creditors to take over the company". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-02-08.