Who owns BOGS?
BOGS is owned by Weyco Group (the United States, NASDAQ: WEYS), which has owned the brand since 2 March 2011.[1][2][3]
Evidence: Weyco Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Weyco Group, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Glendale
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: WEYS
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About BOGS
BOGS makes waterproof and insulated boots, shoes and sandals for men, women and children, sold for farm and industrial work as well as outdoor and everyday wear. Weyco Group acquired it on 2 March 2011 by buying all the shares of The Combs Company, which owned the BOGS and Rafters brands, for 29.3 million dollars in cash plus assumed debt. Most sales fall in the third and fourth quarters; North American wholesale sales were 32.0 million dollars in 2025.
What Weyco Group's annual report says about BOGS
Sentences about BOGS from Weyco Group's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
With the BOGS brand, its strong presence in the winter and outdoor boot category results in some seasonality; the majority of BOGS sales occur in the third and fourth quarters.
Additionally, a large portion of BOGS product is weather dependent and therefore can be negatively impacted by weather trends in North America.
The BOGS business remains difficult, with sales down 11% for the year.
How often Weyco Group names BOGS in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of BOGS
- 2011 – present Weyco Group [1][2][3] verified
Where BOGS sits in Weyco Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Weyco Group
Weyco Group controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Florsheim (1892)
- Nunn Bush
- Stacy Adams (1875)
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 78 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7; Weyco Group has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Edmonds | Caleres | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartago | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Ekisha | Servis | 🇵🇰 Pakistan |
| Alexandre Birman | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Bahamas | Relaxo | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blondo | Steve Madden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bocage | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| CCC | MODIVO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
About the owner: Weyco Group
Weyco Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Glendale, United States, founded in 1906. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: WEYS.
Weyco Group designs and distributes footwear, mainly for men, under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams and BOGS names. It was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1906 as Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company and took its present name in 1990. It buys finished shoes from outside suppliers, chiefly in China and India, and ships most of them from a distribution centre in Glendale, Wisconsin. Wholesale made up 78 per cent of net sales in 2025; it also runs Florsheim Australia. During 2025 it decided to wind down its Forsake brand.
🇺🇸 BOGS and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BOGS is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- AKHG — Duluth Holdings 🇺🇸
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BOGS?
The parent company of BOGS is Weyco Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is BOGS American?
Yes. BOGS originated in the United States and its owner, Weyco Group, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Weyco Group owned BOGS?
Weyco Group has owned BOGS since 2 March 2011.
Is BOGS still owned by Weyco Group?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, BOGS is still owned by Weyco Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Weyco Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-13 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 13 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [2] Weyco Group — Our Brands — Weyco Group, Inc., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [3] Weyco Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2011 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 13 March 2012; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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