Kickers
The name is licensed to other makers for some or all of what carries it.
Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.
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Ownership
- 1970 Founded
- Now Pentland Brands (UK and Ireland IP, from Oct 2025); Kickers International/Groupe Royer in other territories Ultimate parent: Pentland Group Licensee A second research pass recorded a different owner
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Licensed nameThe company that owns the trademark doesn’t necessarily make the product. Quality follows the licensee, not the name.
- Market tier
- Mass market
- Label tells
- UK school-shoe Kickers are Pentland-licensed product, distinct from Royer's French range
- Seen at off-price
- Often
Notes
Pentland was the long-standing UK/Ireland licensee for the French brand and on 28 Oct 2025 bought the Kickers IP for the UK and Ireland outright; UK Kickers (school shoes, Kick Hi) are therefore Pentland product and differ from continental Kickers.
A second research pass found
- Owner: Groupe Royer (Cholet) - brand owner since 2007; UK footwear licence held by Pentland Group
French brand founded 1970 by Daniel Raufast; UK Kick Hi/Lo school shoes made under Pentland licence. Frequent at TK Maxx.