Gabor
A real company with no consumer marketing in the UK.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- 1919 Founded
- Now Gabor Shoes GmbH (Rosenheim; formerly Gabor Shoes AG) Ultimate parent: Arklyz AG (Stans, Switzerland; founded 2018 by owner-CEO Param Singh) Operating company
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Trade brandSells through independents and off-price retailers. Unknown doesn’t mean bad; judge the garment.
- Market tier
- Mass market
- Seen at off-price
- Often
- Also appears as
- GABOR · Gabor Shoes
Notes
Previously owned by the Gabor founding family; Swiss investment group Arklyz now owns 100% after all regulatory approvals were received (reported 22 Dec 2025; deal first reported Oct 2025), with brand and management retained. Predecessor workshop founded 1919 in Upper Silesia, based in Rosenheim since 1966; 2023 revenue EUR282m with most production in Slovakia and Portugal.
Sources
- fashionunited.in /news/business/footwear-brand-gabor-has-a-new-owner-arklyz/2025122252613
- textilwirtschaft.de /fashion-management/gabor-gehoert-nun-schweizer-investor-79256
- retail-news.de /gabor-uebernahme-abgeschlossen-arklyz-investor
- modaes.com /global/companies/swiss-fund-arklyz-takes-over-german-footwear-company-gabor
- gabor.com /en_int/about-gabor/company/management
- kyodonewsprwire.jp /release/202405221127