Is Skechers Jewish owned?

Publish date: 2024-07-18

Robert Greenberg, who had previously founded LA Gear in 1983, founded Skechers in 1992. (he stepped down as CEO of that company the same year he founded Skechers). Skechers’ early products were utility-style boots popular in grunge fashion, as Greenberg sought to focus on men’s street shoes. The company quickly expanded to include women’s and children’s clothing, as well as casual and athleisure styles and went public in 1999. Skechers launched its high-performance athlete line in 2011 and hired Meb Keflezighi as a spokesperson.

Skechers is America’s third-largest footwear company. In January 2019, the company began expanding its corporate headquarters in the South Bay to double its office, design, and showroom space. Skechers agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $40 million in 2012, based on the U.S. The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint alleging that its Shape-Ups advertisements misled customers. Nike filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Skechers in 2019 because Skechers, according to Nike, infringed on the design of their VaporMax and Air Max 270 sneakers.