Brantano

Brantano Footwear is a European chain of retail stores specialising in footwear for men, women and children. The company originated from a small factory run by André Brantegem and his brother in Lede, East Flanders. 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 intitiated a retail outlet at the factory. This evolved into the Brantano chain of shoe shops. Brantano closed its Dutch and Danish stores in 2005, and subsequently liquidated its French stores. Brantano (UK) Ltd, British subsidiary, owned by Macintosh Retail Group. The company currently operates over 145 stores in UK. Brantano UK LTD...