Who owns Rockport Shoes?
The Rockport Group is an American shoe manufacturer based in Newton, Massachusetts. Brands include Aravon, Dunham, and Rockport, and the Rockport Cobb Hill Collection. Who owns Rockport Shoes? Rockport, headquartered in Canton, MA, was founded more than 40 years ago, when father and son, Saul and Bruce Katz, hit the roads of New England selling…
The Rockport Group is an American shoe manufacturer based in Newton, Massachusetts. Brands include Aravon, Dunham, and Rockport, and the Rockport Cobb Hill Collection.
Who owns Rockport Shoes?
Rockport, headquartered in Canton, MA, was founded more than 40 years ago, when father and son, Saul and Bruce Katz, hit the roads of New England selling shoes out of their trunk. Their vision, which continues to inspire Rockport products today, was to utilize innovative sports technology to create a unique level of comfort in dress and casual shoes.
Rockport products are sold through a multi-channel network of leading wholesale partners, as well as through the company’s retail stores and website. Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, together with New Balance Holding, Inc., the investment arm of New Balance, has completed the acquisition of The Rockport Company from the Adidas Group.
True to its word, the acquisition is now complete. As part of the transaction, the Rockport Company, a designer and marketer of quality comfort footwear for men and women, will join Drydock Footwear, currently a New Balance affiliate and home to the Cobb Hill, Aravon, and Dunham brands, to form The Rockport Group with Bob Infantino serving as CEO.
The Rockport Group, which will remain based in the greater Boston area, will be a new stand-alone parent company for the four brands that will be sold internationally.
