Vulcabrasǀazaleia is a Brazilian footwear company, being the third largest in domestic market and in Latin America, only after Brazilians Alpargatas and Grendene. The company was founded in 1952 in São Paulo, but currently is headquartered in Jundiaí.[3]

Vulcabrasǀazaleia S.A.
Company typeSociedade Anônima
B3VULC3
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1952
HeadquartersJundiaí, Brazil
Key people
Pedro Grendene Bartelle, (Chairman)
Pedro Bartelle, (CEO)[1]
ProductsFootwear
Canvas
Retail
Textile
RevenueDecrease US$ 319.3 million (2018)[2]
Decrease US$ 39.1  million (2018)
Number of employees
35,000
Websitewww.vulcabrasazaleia.com.br

The company is owned by Grendene family, that owns Grendene, the second largest footwear company in Brazil and a competitor of Vulcabrasǀazaleia.

The company has 25 plants located in the Brazilian states of Ceará, Sergipe, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, and a plant in Argentina and has operations in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, India and United States.[4][5]

Currently the company operates through its 6 brands that are azaleia, dijean, Olympikus, Opanka, Reebok and Botas Vulcabras.

Brands edit

  • azaleia – is a brand of women's shoes, is present in more than 17 000 retail outlets and in 44 countries. Is represented by Brazilian actress Grazi Massafera.
  • dijean – is a brand with a focus on female teen market, has a sub-brand Dijean Neo, focused on adolescents.
  • Olympikus – is the brand of footwear and sporting goods launched in 1975 with international sports brands, which are now sold in market at the same time. It is a sporting goods brands mostly used in Brazil.
  • Opanka – is the brand of flip flop and slipper, this brand is a competitor of Havaianas a brand of Alpargatas and that is the largest manufacturer of flip flop in the world.
  • Reebok – the company has an operational agreement with Reebok International, which enables it to develop, manufacture, import and distribute products from this brand, exclusively, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.[6]
  • Botas Vulcabras is the brand of professional boot of rubber and PVC.

References edit

  1. ^ "Valor International".
  2. ^ "VULC3: Vulcabras Azaleia SA Stock Price Quote – B3 Day – Bloomberg". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Vulcabras S.A. Jundiai company profile, news, and business information". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "The Brazilian company Vulcabras, bought the factory in India". 18 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Listofcompanies.co.in".
  6. ^ "News Archives".