Clarks
This brand makes a separate, cheaper line for outlets and off-price.
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Ownership
- 1825 Founded
- Now C. & J. Clark International Ltd Ultimate parent: Viva China Holdings (HKEX: 8032; Li Ning-linked) via LionRock Capital Partners QiLe — 51% from Jan 2021, LionRock's remaining stake bought Feb 2023; Clark family minority Operating company
- 2026 Checked
- Kind of name
- Runs an outlet lineProduct under this name may be mainline surplus or made-for-outlet. The label tells say how to spot which.
- Market tier
- Mass market
- Outlet line
- Clarks Outlet (formerly 'Clarks Factory Shopping'; flagship at Clarks Village, Street)
- Label tells
- Outlet stores sell out-of-season, factory seconds and discontinued lines plus a limited selection of bestsellers; Originals (Desert Boot, Wallabee) is the heritage sub-line.
- Seen at off-price
- Often
- Also appears as
- C. & J. Clark · Clarks Originals · Cloudsteppers
Notes
Family-controlled until the Nov 2020 £100m LionRock rescue via CVA; Viva China took control of the LionRock vehicle in 2021 and the rest in 2023. All UK Clarks Originals stores closed by 2026; Cloudsteppers stores opened 2025. Dutch operations went bankrupt Jan 2024.