Has Brantano gone bust?
It was owned by Macintosh Retail Group until it was bought by Alteri in October 2015. The company entered administration in March 2017 and closed its last store in June 2017; 901 people were made redundant….Brantano UK.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Website | www.brantano.co.uk |
Who took over Brantano?
Dutch-based footwear retailer vanHaren, part of the Deichmann portfolio, will take over 43 Brantano stores located in Belgium, giving news perspectives to part of the location of the company which filled for insolvency back in August and which is currently in liquidation.
Who are the Brantano brothers?
The Brantegem brothers were sons of a cobbler. They specialised in ladies’ shoes which they sold to wholesalers and retailers in Belgium. Eventually the brothers separated and in 1962 André initiated a retail outlet at the factory. This evolved into the Brantano chain of shoe shops.
What does Brantano mean in English?
Brantano Footwear (Brantano, en de wereld ligt aan je voeten (English: Brantano, and the world is at your feet)) was a European chain of retail stores specialising in footwear for men, women and children, that was founded in Belgium.
Is Brantano owned by Alteri?
In 2007, Dutch holding company Macintosh Retail Group took over ownership of Brantano. In 2015, Macintosh sold the Brantano UK subsidiary to Alteri Investors. Brantano Luxembourg SA, operates stores in Luxembourg.
What happened to the Brantegem stores?
The stores closed in June 2017 with the loss of over 900 jobs. The company originated from a small factory run by André Brantegem and his brother in Lede, East Flanders.