Genesco: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Genesco (NYSE: GCO) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, United States that owns 4 consumer brands across 2 categories and makes and sells 2 consumer brands under licence without owning the names.[1]
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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Genesco Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Tickers
- NYSE: GCO
- SEC CIK
- 0000018498
- Website
- www.genesco.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Genesco in numbers
- Genesco owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is retail with 3 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything Genesco 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
Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences
- Dockers footwear — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Dockers footwear name is owned by Authentic Brands Group.
- Wrangler footwear — licensee 100%[1]Made and sold under licence; the Wrangler footwear name is owned by Kontoor Brands.
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Genesco in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 549300VY2Q511P1K5P56
- Registered name
- Genesco Inc. (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 4 August 2023
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Genesco own?
Genesco owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Journeys, Schuh, Johnston & Murphy and Little Burgundy.
Is Genesco an American company?
Yes. Genesco is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Who owns Genesco?
Genesco is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as GCO on the NYSE.
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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