Kurt Geiger

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title: "Kurt Geiger" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["shoe-companies-of-the-united-kingdom", "companies-based-in-london", "footwear-retailers", "retail-companies-established-in-1963", "2015-mergers-and-acquisitions"] description: "British footwear and accessories retailer" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Geiger" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British footwear and accessories retailer ::

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Field	Value
name	Kurt Geiger
logo	Kurt_Geiger_Logo_cropped.png
logo_size	250px
image	Kurt Geiger headquarters seen from St Johns Gardens (geograph 6029763).jpg
image_size	250px
image_caption	The Kurt Geiger headquarters building in Clerkenwell
type	Private
foundation
founder	Kurt Geiger
location	London, England, UK
locations	70+
area_served	Worldwide
key_people	Rebecca Farrar-Hockley (Creative Director)
industry	Footwear and Accessories Retailing
products	Kurt Geiger London, KG Kurt Geiger, Carvela and Mini Miss KG
revenue	£260 million (2014)
owner	Steve Madden
num_employees	1700
homepage
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| name = Kurt Geiger | logo = Kurt_Geiger_Logo_cropped.png | logo_size = 250px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Kurt Geiger headquarters seen from St Johns Gardens (geograph 6029763).jpg | image_size = 250px | image_alt = | image_caption = The Kurt Geiger headquarters building in Clerkenwell | type = Private | foundation = | founder = Kurt Geiger | location = London, England, UK | locations = 70+ | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Rebecca Farrar-Hockley (Creative Director) | industry = Footwear and Accessories Retailing | products = Kurt Geiger London, KG Kurt Geiger, Carvela and Mini Miss KG | services = | revenue = £260 million (2014) | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = Steve Madden | num_employees = 1700 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = | footnotes = Kurt Geiger is a luxury British footwear and accessories brand. Kurt Geiger has around 70 stores, and multiple concessions within department stores, including Harrods and Selfridges. Kurt Geiger owns three brands: Kurt Geiger London, KG Kurt Geiger and Carvela, created by its in-house team.

The Kurt Geiger headquarters is located on Britton Street, Clerkenwell, London. The building, originally dating from the 1970s, was remodelled in 2009 by Archer Architects and is finished in a distinctive red, described as Pompean Red.

Neil Clifford has held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Kurt Geiger since 2003. Prior to that (from 1995) Clifford held many positions at Kurt Geiger, including Managing Director. He has expanded the business beyond the United Kingdom, entered new international partnerships and successfully launched an online business.

History

The company is named after its Austrian founder and fashion designer Kurt Geiger

After a management buyout in 2008, it was sold by Graphite Capital to the U.S.-based brand management company The Jones Group in 2011. In 2014, the Jones Group was acquired by Sycamore Partners, who spun off Kurt Geiger into its own company.

In December 2015, London-based private equity firm Cinven acquired Kurt Geiger from Sycamore for £245 million. In February 2025, US based fashion company Steve Madden Steve Madden acquired Kurt Geiger from CINVEN for £289 million.

In October 2023, Kurt Geiger opened two stores in Mexico City, one in the business district of Santa Fe and another in the shopping mall Perisur.

References

References

1. Grandhi, K. (2015-12-14). "Footwear retailer Kurt Geiger acquired by Cinven from Sycamore Partners". International Business Times.
2. "Kurt Geiger".
3. (2013-01-24). "Kurt Geiger Headquarters Building". archdaily.
4. Royle, Orianna Rosa. "Kurt Geiger's CEO went from cleaning toilets to running a $432 million fashion brand—he says he got promoted by making his boss look brilliant".
5. Fish, Isabella. (2023-10-13). "Retire? I feel the same as I did when I was 25, apart from the white beard".
6. Dirvanauskas, Gabriele. (2023-12-06). "Neil Clifford".
7. (2011-06-02). "Kurt Geiger sale to Jones Group means £20m windfall for shoe chain managers". The Guardian.
8. (23 October 2023). "Kurt Geiger to open its first stores in Mexico as it plots Latin America expansion".

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