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s. It is best known for its heavy country boots and shoes, and was one of several Northampton-based companies identified as having survived the downturn in British shoemaking between the 1970s and 2000s and "carved out a niche for themselves at the top end of the international shoe market" by ''

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'' in 2012. The company was granted a royal warrant in 1989. Tricker's factory in Northampton is a Grade II

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. Much of the film version of the musical '' Kinky Boots'' was filmed in the factory. As of 2019, Tricker's operated several shops in the UK as well as a single store in

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story reported that 80 per cent of the company's sales were overseas, and it was considering opening other shops in South Korea and the United States. Tricker's closed its factory and shops in March 2020 in response to the

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in it. Tricker's received a funding facility from its bank in May that year to enable it to be able to rapidly resume operations. In 2021 Tricker's employed 86 workers in its factory who typically produced 1,000 pairs of shoes weekly.

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{{reflist Retail companies established in 1829 British royal warrant holders 1829 establishments in England Shoe companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Northamptonshire Luxury brands Shoe brands English brands Manufacturing companies based in Northampton