United States Shoe Corporation

Overview

• HeadquartersMadisonville¹

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The United States Shoe Corporation (also known as U.S. Shoe) was a retailing conglomerate headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, that operated several retail chains and brands mostly in the fields of shoes, clothing and optical. Most notably, U.S. Shoe was the parent company of optical retailer LensCrafters from 1984 until its own acquisition by Luxottica in 1995.²

Corporate structure

United States Shoe Corporation sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What United States Shoe Corporation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

• Easy Spirit

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

Leadership

Who has led United States Shoe Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• ChairAbraham Benjamin Cohen 1947 to 1960¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

• Easy Spirit

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. 1984LensCrafters became a subsidiary¹
2. 1969Casual Corner became a subsidiary¹

Timeline

1. Dec 27, 1996Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. Nov 10, 1931Founded Founded¹

Links

• WikipediaUnited States Shoe Corporation
• WikidataQ48977311