Chief executive officer, Skechers USA
Nationality: American.
Born: 1940, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Education: Attended hairdressing school.
Family: Son of Harry Greenberg (grocer) and Belle (maiden name unknown); married (wife’s name unknown; divorced); children: six.
Career: Talk of the Town, 1962–1969, owner; Wig Bazaar, 1965–1968, owner; Wigs ‘n Things, 1968–1970, owner; Europa Group, 1970, owner; Europa Hair, 1971–1974, owner; Wild Oats, 1974, importer; Removatron, 1977, investor; Roller Skates of America, 1979–1983, owner; L.A. Gear, 1983–1992, CEO; Skechers USA, 1992–, CEO.
Address: Skechers USA, 228 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, California 90266; http://www.skechers.com.
■ Robert Greenberg built two shoe companies from the ground up, each of which became a major player in the competitive footwear industry. His first creation was L.A. Gear, which capitalized on the aerobics craze of the 1980s. When L.A. Gear started going under, Robert and his son Michael were forced out. The Greenbergs quickly rebounded and started Skechers—a word which, appropriately, was street slang for someone who could not sit still. The company marketed a wide range of affordable, trendy footwear to 12- to 24-year-olds.
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Skechers USA, Inc. is an American multinational footwear company. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, the brand was founded in 1992 and is now the third largest footwear brand in the United States.
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Skechers was founded in 1992 by Robert Greenberg, who had previously founded LA Gear in 1983 (he stepped down as CEO of that company the same year he founded Skechers). Greenberg sought to focus on men’s street shoes; Skechers’ early products were utility-style boots popular in grunge fashion. The company quickly expanded to include women and children, with casual and athleisure styles, and went public in 1999. In 2011, Skechers launched its line for high-performance athletes and signed Meb Keflezighi as a spokesman.
Skechers is the third largest footwear brand in the United States. In January 2019, the company started an expansion of its corporate headquarters to double its office, design and showroom space in the South Bay.