TFG: brands it owns and its ownership tree
TFG (JSE: TFG) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa that owns 34 consumer brands.[1]
The Foschini Group is a South African retailer founded by George Ivan Rosenthal in 1924, whose first store opened in Johannesburg on 27 November 1925. Its 2026 integrated report counts 4,914 stores and 40 brands, reported in three segments: TFG Africa, TFG London, built on Phase Eight, Whistles, Hobbs and White Stuff, and TFG Australia, built on the Retail Apparel Group bought in 2017. The Bash omnichannel platform sells across the group.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Foschini Group Limited (also TFG Limited, Foschini Group)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
- Founded
- 1924
- Tickers
- JSE: TFG
- Website
- tfglimited.co.za
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
TFG in numbers
- TFG owns 34 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is retail with 34 brands.[1]
- 10 of its brands originated outside South Africa.
Everything TFG owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 34 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does TFG own?
TFG owns 34 consumer brands tracked here, including Foschini, American Swiss, Exact, Hobbs, Markham and Jet.
Is TFG a South African company?
Yes. TFG is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and was founded in 1924.
Who owns TFG?
TFG is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as TFG on the JSE.
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] TFG Integrated Annual Report 2026 — The Foschini Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 14 October 2026.
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