Competitors

Just a brief look at some more competitors. These two are slightly more specialist in their footwear than some of Timberlands other competitors. From the look of things Timberland sit inbetween brands such as Caterpillar and Wolverine World Wide on the 'Perceptual Maps'.

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Company Profile

Wolverine World Wide has the shoes to quiet your barking dogs. The company makes Hush Puppies casual shoes and slippers, as well as boots, sandals, and related apparel and accessories. Its boot lines include Merrell (outdoor), Bates (military), HyTest, and Wolverine (industrial); footwear is made under the Cushe brand and private labels. Wolverine also boasts several licenses from Caterpillar ("CAT"), Harley-Davidson, and Patagonia to make branded footwear. It sells worldwide through department and specialty stores, independent distributors, Internet retailers, and about 90 company-owned retail stores in the US and Canada and a dozen more in the UK. Wolverine maintains nearly 40 consumer-direct Internet sites.

http://www.wolverine.com/US/en/AboutWolverine

Hoover's Inc.. (2013). Wolverine World Wide, Inc.. Available: http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Wolverine_World_Wide_Inc.fb2aabc0642eba47.html. [Last accessed 01st Feb 2013]

 

 

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. Company Profile

In an era where the term handmade has become more of a rarity, Red Wing Shoe Company is holding onto tradition by continuing to make its Red Wing-brand work shoes by hand, as it has since 1905. Its US and foreign factories make casual and outdoor shoes, as well as work and steel-toed boots. Its portfolio of brands includes such names as Red Wing, Vasque, Irish Setter, WORX, and Carhartt Footwear. Red Wing Shoe distributes its footwear through some 4,000 retail outlets in the US, as well as growing number of independently-owned Red Wing Shoe Stores in the US. Although it distributes worldwide, the US accounts for the bulk of its sales. The Sweasy family controls the company

http://www.redwingshoes.com/leather-boots

 

Hoover's Inc.. (2013). Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc.. Available: http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Red_Wing_Shoe_Company_Inc.0a04d45456b4cbd4.html. [Last accessed 01st Feb 2013]

 

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