The Focus Group was founded in 1976 and has become one of the leading companies in the UK for the design, sourcing and distribution of branded and own brand footwear, apparel and accessories.
It holds a number of third party licences and also designs and sources product from a number of sports and fashion retailers.
The company is 49% owned by
JD Sports
JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as JD Sports or JD, is a British sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Pentlan ...
parent company.
In May 2007,
Manchester City
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
Football Club agreed a deal with the group that saw the club kitted out by French manufacturers
Le Coq Sportif. In May 2009,
Everton Football Club followed suit.
Third Party Licenses
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Eckō Unltd.
Yakira, L.L.C. (trade name: Ecko Unltd.) is an American urban fashion company founded by Marc Ecko in 1993. The company makes apparel and accessories under brands including the men's Ecko Unltd. line and the Ecko Red line for girls and women. ...
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Le Coq Sportif
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Sergio Tacchini
References
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Clothing companies of the United Kingdom