Karrimor

The name is licensed to other makers for some or all of what carries it.

Verified Owner backed by a register page, filing or official source we opened.

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Ownership

  1. 1946
    Founded
  2. Now
    Frasers Group Retailer
  3. 2026
    Checked
Kind of name
Licensed nameThe company that owns the trademark doesn’t necessarily make the product. Quality follows the licensee, not the name.
Market tier
Value
Seen at off-price
Sometimes

Notes

Lonsdale Sports (Sports Direct) bought the Karrimor assets for about £5m out of receivership in March 2004; UK manufacturing ended and product is now largely Far East-made for Sports Direct. A separate, higher-end Karrimor exists in Japan under licence.

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karrimor
  2. frasers-cms.netlify.app /assets/FG-Annual-Report-2025.pdf

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