Who owns Daniel Hechter?
Daniel Hechter is operated by Truworths (South Africa, JSE: TRU) under licence, an arrangement in place since 1984; Truworths does not own the name.[1] The name is owned by another company.
Evidence: Truworths International Integrated Report 2026, Truworths International Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Truworths International Limited reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Cape Town
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Retail › Specialty retail › Fashion retail
- Parent ticker
- JSE: TRU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Daniel Hechter
Daniel Hechter is a French fashion name that Truworths sells in South Africa under a long-term licence agreement dating from 1984, which the 2026 report specifies. The group does not own the name; it lists the brand among its owned or licensed labels and plans a premium HECHTER PARIS store concept.
Ownership timeline of Daniel Hechter
Where Daniel Hechter sits in Truworths
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Truworths
Truworths controls 16 brands on Brandtree, 16 of them in retail.
Also in retail
- Earthaddict
- Earthchild
- Ginger Mary (2004)
- Hey Betty (2011)
- Identity (1999)
- Inwear (1986)
- Loads of Living
- LTD (1992)
- Naartjie
- Office
- Offspring
- Truworths (1917)
- Truworths Man (1988)
- Uzzi
- Young Designers Emporium
Other brands in fashion retail, and who owns them
The 40 brands in fashion retail on Brandtree belong to 3 owners. The largest is TFG, with 20; Truworths has 14.
About the owner: Truworths
Truworths is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 1917.
Truworths International is a Cape Town investment holding and management company whose main operating companies are Truworths Ltd in South Africa and Office Holdings Ltd in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1917 as The Alliance Trading Company, it reports 808 mainly Truworths and Identity stores in southern Africa and 95 Office and Offspring stores and concessions in the UK and Ireland, with retail sales of R21.8 billion in its latest year.
🇫🇷 Daniel Hechter and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Daniel Hechter among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who makes Daniel Hechter?
Truworths makes and sells Daniel Hechter under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 1984.
Does Truworths own Daniel Hechter?
No. Truworths holds a licence to make and sell Daniel Hechter, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Daniel Hechter come from?
Daniel Hechter originated in France.
Sources (1) & 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] Truworths International Integrated Report 2026 — Truworths International Limited, Annual report; retrieved 14 October 2026.
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