Who owns Studio 88?
Studio 88 is owned by Mr Price Group (South Africa, JSE: MRP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Mr Price Group: About Us, Mr Price Group Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mr Price Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇿🇦 South Africa, Durban
- Origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- JSE: MRP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Studio 88
Studio 88 describes itself as South Africa's largest branded fashion clothing and footwear retailer, selling sneakers, footwear, clothing and football supporters' gear. It operates through several store formats: Studio 88, Skipper Bar, Side Step, John Craig and Specialty. Mr Price Group acquired the Studio 88 Group in 2022 to expand into the branded aspirational market.
Ownership timeline of Studio 88
- Current owner Mr Price Group [1] reported
Where Studio 88 sits in Mr Price 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 Mr Price Group
Mr Price Group controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Miladys
- Mr Price (1985)
- Mr Price Sport (2006)
- Power Fashion
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8; Mr Price Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Mr Price Group
Mr Price Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Durban, South Africa. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as JSE: MRP.
JSE-listed South African cash-based, omni-channel retailer of apparel, homeware and sportswear, plus financial services and telecoms. Its website reports about 2,929 stores in South Africa, 253 elsewhere in Africa and 2,178 in Europe, the last following its acquisition of NKD Group GmbH, a European value retailer, which is not listed here because no document states the brand's origin country. Yuppiechef is listed by the group as a division but is omitted because the group publishes no description of it.
Mr Price Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇿🇦 Studio 88 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; Studio 88 is not one of them.
- Checkers Outdoor — Shoprite Group 🇿🇦
- Spitz — AVI 🇿🇦
- @home — TFG 🇿🇦
- Ackermans — Pepkor 🇿🇦
- Afrocentric — Sanlam 🇿🇦
- Airlink — Airlink 🇿🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Studio 88?
The parent company of Studio 88 is Mr Price Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Africa.
Is Studio 88 South African?
Yes. Studio 88 originated in South Africa and its owner, Mr Price Group, is also headquartered in South Africa.
Is Studio 88 still owned by Mr Price Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Studio 88 is still owned by Mr Price Group. 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] Mr Price Group: About Us — Mr Price Group Limited, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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