Who owns Spitz?
Spitz is owned by AVI (South Africa, JSE: AVI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025, AVI Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AVI Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Footwear
- Parent ticker
- JSE: AVI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Spitz
Spitz is a footwear retail brand in AVI's footwear and apparel business, which earned R1.62 billion in revenue in 2025 and runs 106 branded stores. Spitz sources footwear from suppliers in the European Union, including a tannery in Italy, and runs its own office in Florence; AVI opened one new Spitz store in 2025 while closing underperforming locations.
Ownership timeline of Spitz
Where Spitz sits in AVI
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AVI
AVI controls 8 brands on Brandtree.
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: AVI
AVI is a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: AVI.
AVI is a South African branded consumer goods company with a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, more than 50 brands and turnover of R16.02 billion in its 2025 financial year. It is organised into Entyce Beverages (tea, coffee and creamer), Snackworks (biscuits and snacks), I&J (frozen seafood), Indigo Brands (personal care) and a footwear and apparel business. Most of its core brands are its own, but it holds Lavazza coffee and the Lacoste, Gant and Eden Park fashion brands under licence.
🇿🇦 Spitz and other South African brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 175 brands that began in South Africa. 12 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Spitz is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Spitz?
The parent company of Spitz is AVI, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Spitz South African?
Yes. Spitz originated in South Africa and its owner, AVI, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Spitz still owned by AVI?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Spitz is still owned by AVI. 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] AVI — Integrated Annual Report June 2025 — AVI Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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