Bata
As a division of the Bata Shoe Organization, Bata India is the largest footwear retailer and producer in India. The company was first established as a tiny enterprise in Konnagar (near Calcutta) in 1932 and was incorporated as Bata Shoe Company Private Limited in 1931. The initial structure of Bata's activity, currently known as the Bata, was given its foundational stone in January 1934. The whole site's size doubled throughout the years that followed. Popularly known as Batanagar, this township. Also, it was the first shoe production facility in India to be certified to ISO 9001 standards.
In 1973, the Firm changed its name to Bata India Ltd and went public. The largest retailer of shoes in India as of right now is Bata India. No other footwear business can equal its reach or coverage thanks to its retail network of over 1375 outlets. All metros, mini-metros, and towns have the stores, which are located in good areas. The new, classy boutiques from Bata, together with a selection of higher-quality goods, are designed to give customers a better shopping experience.
Via its urban wholesale segment, the company also manages a sizable non-retail distribution network and serves millions of customers through more than 30,000 dealers. Each day, the company sells nearly a million pairs of shoes. Over 5300 outlets and production facilities spread across over 70 countries make up its retail presence.
As of March 2023 Bata India has a market cap of $2.21 Billion. This makes Bata India the world's 3573th most valuable company by market cap according to our data. The market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares and is commonly used to measure how much a company is worth.
Pros:
- Good quality
- Affordable
- Durable
- Lightweight
Cons:
- Heavyweight shoes
Founded: 1973
Market cap: $2.21 Billion
Revenue in 2022 (TTM): $0.41 B
Website: https://www.bata.com/
