ECCO is a Danish shoe manufacturer. The company was founded in 1963 in Bredebro, and now operates more than 3,000 shops worldwide, selling an extensive range of men's and women's shoes, and manufactures 12 million pairs of shoes each year. The company is owned by Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak, daughter of founder Karl Toosbuy who died in 2004. A shoe is an item of footwear worn on the foot or feet of a human, dog, cat, horse, or doll. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bredebro (German:Bramming) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) on the west coast of South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Production

It owns tanneries in the Netherlands, Portugal, Indonesia, and Thailand, and has engaged in a research program to reduce the environmental impact of the tanning process. ECCO's shoes are produced in factories, either under its own ownership or under license, in a number of countries including Slovakia, Japan, Cyprus, Thailand, Indonesia, Portugal and most recently, China and India. It projects a brand image of a combination of comfort and style, generally operating at prices that are a little above average for the mass market while remaining within reach for wide range of consumers. Many of ECCO's dressier shoes now use fiberglass shanks instead of the more popular metal shank, making them airport friendly, however, with new shoe removal procedures at airports worldwide, this value is not as significant as it once was. ECCO began making golf shoes in 1999 and unveiled a running shoe in 2004. This article is about making hides into leather. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other uses, see Running (disambiguation). ...

International

The company has expanded its operations into markets in Asia and in Eastern and Central Europe. ECCO has also expanded to Canada and the United States, through other independent retailers and online sales, although there are limited number of mono-brand stores operated by the company. For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Criticism

Consumers are starting to voice displeasure after finding out their shoes have been manufactured in Thailand, China and India. Only a very limited amount of ECCO shoes are actually being produced in Denmark. In fact, all ECCO sports shoes (Receptor and Performance range) are produced entirely in China.

External links

• Corporate website
• ECCO Golf Shoe Review