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.
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
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.keds.com
- Image
- Pro-Keds Royal Flash Mid.jpg
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- inception
- 1916-01-01
- Commons category
- Keds (shoes)
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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.
Since February 2023, Keds has been owned and operated by Designer Brands.
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