Keds
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Keds is an American brand known for its canvas shoes with rubber soles. Founded in 1916 by U.S. Rubber, its original shoe design was the first mass-marketed canvas-top sneaker. The brand was sold to Stride Rite in 1979, which was acquired by Wolverine World Wide in 2012.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Keds is referenced by 183 other articles, and connects out to United States Rubber Company, Latin and Soviet Union.
It is catalogued under topics including 1910s fashion, 1916 establishments in New York (state) and 1920s fashion.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Keds
- Company.logo
- Keds logo.jpg
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.hq_location_city
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- Company.hq_location_country
- United States
- Company.key_people
- Brendan Hoffman, CEO of Wolverine World Wide
- Company.industry
- Sportswear and Sports Goods
- Company.areas_served
- Worldwide
- Company.products
- Footwear
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- subsidiary company
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Rockford
- Parent organization
- Wolverine World Wide
- Legal form
- subsidiary company
- Official website
- www.keds.com
- Image
- Pro-Keds Royal Flash Mid.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- inception
- 1916-01-01
- product or material produced
- sports equipment
- Commons category
- Keds (shoes)
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Pro-Keds
- Subsequent ownership
- Popular culture
- References
- External links
Keds is an American brand known for its canvas shoes with rubber soles. Founded in 1916 by U.S. Rubber, its original shoe design was the first mass-marketed canvas-top sneaker. The brand was sold to Stride Rite in 1979, which was acquired by Wolverine World Wide in 2012.
Since February 2023, Keds has been owned and operated by Designer Brands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keds” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.