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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1932 in Liverpool, UK (as Liverpool Shoe Company) |
| Founder | Berko and Minnie Rubin |
| Headquarters | , England |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 50,000 |
| Website | Pentlandgroup.com |
Pentland Group is a British privately held global company that owns and invests in, primarily, retail and wholesale businesses in the sports, outdoor and sports fashion sectors.
The Group is the majority shareholder of JD Sports, which operates 2,420 stores across 19 territories. The Group owns Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury of New Zealand, Endura, Boxfresh, Ellesse, Red or Dead, SeaVees and Mitre. It is also the UK footwear licensee for Kickers and has a joint venture partnership for Lacoste footwear. The Group also holds interests directly and indirectly, through fund managers, in activities and businesses operating in sectors outside of its core trading activities, to provide the Group with an element of diversification.
With annual sales of $6.4 billion, Pentland Group is headquartered in London and the Group employs more than 50,000 people.[1]
In 2017, Pentland Group was awarded the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Global Family Business International Award in recognition of the group's commitment to sustainability, ethical trade, human rights, outstanding contributions to combating modern day slavery as well as its skill in regenerating itself through innovation and entrepreneurial venturing.[2]
- ^ "Pentland Brands / Pentland Group". pentlandbrands.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Pentland Group plc awarded the 2017 IMG Global Family Business Award". International Institute for Management Development. November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.