Who owns Duluth Trading?
Duluth Trading is owned by Duluth Holdings (the United States, NASDAQ: DLTH), which has owned the brand since 2000.[1]
Evidence: Duluth Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Duluth Holdings Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1989
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Workwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: DLTH
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Duluth Trading
Duluth Trading sells men's and women's workwear, casual wear and outdoor clothing through its own website, catalogue and stores, the first of which opened in 2010. It began in 1989 when two brothers in home construction invented the Bucket Boss, a canvas tool organiser that fits around a drywall bucket, and started a catalogue around it. GEMPLER'S Inc., the company now called Duluth Holdings, bought the business in December 2000.
Ownership timeline of Duluth Trading
- 2000 – present Duluth Holdings [1] verified
Where Duluth Trading sits in Duluth Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Duluth Holdings
Duluth Holdings controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
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Other brands in workwear, and who owns them
The 26 brands in workwear on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Lakeland, with 5; Duluth Holdings has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EripioWear | Hultafors Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| ChemMax | Lakeland | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BAMKO | Superior Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bofilon | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| Hard Yakka | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bates | Wolverine Worldwide | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Carhartt | Carhartt | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pega Forte | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: Duluth Holdings
Duluth Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: DLTH.
Duluth Holdings is the Wisconsin company behind Duluth Trading, a seller of workwear, casual wear and outdoor clothing through its own website, catalogue and 63 retail stores. The corporation was originally GEMPLER'S Inc., an agricultural supply catalogue owned by Stephen Schlecht, which bought Duluth Trading in December 2000; it sold the Gempler's catalogue to W.W. Grainger in February 2003, kept Duluth, and took the name Duluth Holdings. Net sales were $565.2 million in the fiscal year ended 1 February 2026.
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🇺🇸 Duluth Trading 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; Duluth Trading is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
- Altra — VF Corporation 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Duluth Trading?
The parent company of Duluth Trading is Duluth Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Duluth Trading American?
Yes. Duluth Trading originated in the United States in 1989 and its owner, Duluth Holdings, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Duluth Holdings owned Duluth Trading?
Duluth Holdings has owned Duluth Trading since 2000.
Is Duluth Trading still owned by Duluth Holdings?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Duluth Trading is still owned by Duluth Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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] Duluth Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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