type public traded as nyse skx founded 1992 ; 24 years ago 1992 founder robert greenberg headquarters manhattan beach california u.s. number of locations 503 company owned worldwide 1 key people robert greenberg co founder ceo michael greenberg co founder chairman products footwear apparel revenue us 3.147 billion fy 2015 2 net income us 231.9 million fy 2015 2 number of employees 9 200 jan 2016 2 website skechers.com skechers headquarters in manhattan beach skechers which operates in more than 160 countries has grown in revenue from its international wholesale business . skechers in west edmonton mall . skechers is an american lifestyle and performance footwear company for men women and children . headquartered in manhattan beach california the brand was founded in 1992 . 2 now the second largest athletic footwear brand in the united states 3 skechers earned more than 3 billion in revenues during the 2015 fiscal year . as of january 2016 the company employed more than 9 200 people worldwide . 2 contents 1 history and products 2 litigation 3 references 4 external links history and products edit skechers early products were utility style boots and skate shoes ; the company has since diversified to include thousands of athletic and casual styles for men women and children 4 as well as performance shoes . 5 skechers makes an effort to maintain a trendy and stylish brand image by using celebrity driven advertising 1 and has promoted its product with multi platinum recording artists demi lovato and meghan trainor tv personality brooke burke charvet model actress kelly brook and south korean boyband exo boxer sugar ray leonard and former football player howie long as well as olympic runners meb keflezighi and kara goucher and pro golfers matt kuchar bel n mozo colin montgomerie and billy andrade for the skechers performance division . 5 the company offers two distinct footwear categories a lifestyle division that includes skechers memory foam the charity line bobs and relaxed fit comfort shoes and a performance division that includes skechers gorun and skechers gowalk footwear . skechers also produces sport and performance apparel for men and women . through licensing agreements the company offers branded bags watches eyewear and additional merchandise . skechers has an extensive network of global distributors that sell its product in over 160 countries and territories and more than 1 410 skechers stores around the world . 5 litigation edit in 2012 skechers agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for 40 million based on a u.s. federal trade commission complaint that it had misled customers with its shape ups ads . 6 references edit a b stock skechers u.s.a. skx . wikinvest.com . retrieved 11 september 2015 . a b c d e skechers u.s.a. inc. form 10k securities and exchange commission february 26 2016 skechers strides into second place in u.s. sports footwear market . the wall street journal . may 18 2015 . history of skechers u.s.a. inc. . fundinguniverse.com . retrieved 11 september 2015 . a b c skechers corporate information . skx.com . retrieved 15 june 2016 . dina elboghdady 2012 05 16 . skechers agrees to 40 million settlement for claims about shoes benefits . the washington post . retrieved 2012 05 30 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to skechers . official website locations retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title skechers & oldid 743537015 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchange1990s fashion2000s fashioncompanies established in 1992athletic shoe brandsshoe companies of the united statesmanhattan beach californiahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olfran ais polski edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 03 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view