Who owns Dockers footwear?
Dockers footwear is made and sold by Genesco (the United States, NYSE: GCO) under licence; Genesco does not own the name.[1] The Dockers footwear name is owned by Authentic Brands Group.
Evidence: Genesco Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Genesco Inc. verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Nashville, Tennessee
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1993
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: GCO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dockers footwear
Genesco designs and sells Dockers footwear under licence; it does not own the name. Its 10-K says the line was first introduced in fiscal 1993, that the Dockers brand was previously owned by Levi Strauss & Co., and that in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 Genesco signed a new licence with Authentic Brands Group, expiring on 31 December 2031, for men's, women's and children's footwear in the US and Canada.
Ownership timeline of Dockers footwear
Where Dockers footwear sits in Genesco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Genesco
Genesco controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in footwear, and who owns them
The 82 brands in footwear on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Caleres, with 7.
| 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: Genesco
Genesco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Genesco was incorporated in Tennessee in 1934 and its 10-K calls it a leading retailer and wholesaler of branded footwear, apparel and accessories, with net sales of $2.4 billion in the year to 31 January 2026. It runs the Journeys, Schuh and Little Burgundy shoe retailers, which it grouped as Journeys Global Retail Group in 2025, owns the Johnston & Murphy brand and makes licensed footwear for others, including Dockers and Wrangler.
🇺🇸 Dockers footwear and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dockers footwear 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 makes Dockers footwear?
Genesco makes and sells Dockers footwear under a licensing agreement.
Does Genesco own Dockers footwear?
No. Genesco holds a licence to make and sell Dockers footwear, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Dockers footwear come from?
Dockers footwear originated in the United States in 1993.
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] Genesco Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 March 2026; retrieved 19 October 2026.
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