Truworths: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Truworths (JSE: TRU) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa that owns 15 consumer brands and operates 1 consumer brand under licence without owning the name.[1]
Truworths International is a Cape Town investment holding and management company whose main operating companies are Truworths Ltd in South Africa and Office Holdings Ltd in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1917 as The Alliance Trading Company, it reports 808 mainly Truworths and Identity stores in southern Africa and 95 Office and Offspring stores and concessions in the UK and Ireland, with retail sales of R21.8 billion in its latest year.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Truworths International Limited
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
- Founded
- 1917
- Tickers
- JSE: TRU
- Website
- www.truworths.co.za
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Truworths in numbers
- Truworths owns 15 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is retail with 15 brands.[1]
- 2 of its brands originated outside South Africa.
Everything Truworths 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
- Daniel Hechter — licensee 100% since 1984[1]Operated under licence; the name is owned by another company.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Truworths own?
Truworths owns 15 consumer brands tracked here, including Truworths, Office, Earthaddict, Inwear, Offspring and Young Designers Emporium.
Is Truworths a South African company?
Yes. Truworths is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and was founded in 1917.
Who owns Truworths?
Truworths is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as TRU 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] Truworths International Integrated Report 2026 — Truworths International Limited, Annual report; retrieved 14 October 2026.
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