Bata Limited
Also known as Bata, Bata Shoe Organization, Baťa a.s., Baťa, Svit, Bata Brands SA, Bata Shoes, Bata Brands
footwear and fashion accessory company
Key facts
- Company type
- Private
- Industry
- Shoemaking , retail
- Founded
- 21 September 1894 ; 131 years ago ( 1894-09-21 ) in Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic )
- Founder
- Antonín Baťa Tomáš Baťa Anna Baťová
- Headquarters
- Lausanne , Switzerland
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Graham Allan ( Chairman ) Panos Mytaros ( CEO )
- Products
- Footwear and accessories
- Owner
- Bata family
- Website
- bata .com thebatacompany .com
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The Bata Corporation (known as Bata, and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, known as Baťa, [ˈbaca]) is a multinational footwear, apparel and fashion accessories manufacturer and retailer of Moravian (Czech) origin, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2017, the global marketing department moved to Prague to further centralize the company.
A family-owned business for over 125 years, the company is organized into three business units: Bata, Bata Industrials (safety shoes) and AW Lab (sports style). Bata is a portfolio company with more than 20 brands and labels, such as Bata, North Star, Power, Bubblegummers, sprint, Weinbrenner, Sandak, and Toughees. In 2004, the Guinness World Records named Bata the "Largest Shoe Seller and Manufacturer" of all time, as the company has sold over 14 billion pairs of shoes since its inception.