Converse
Maker of the Chuck Taylor All Star, the best-selling canvas sneaker. Sold on basketball and music heritage at a low price.
Status: Watchlist
- Founded
- 1908
- Website
- converse.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- Various
- Ownership type
- Conglomerate subsidiary
- Parent
- Nike, Inc.
- Acquired
- 2003
- Status since
- 2026-10-30
Ownership
Converse went bankrupt in January 2001 and closed its last US plant that spring. Nike bought it in 2003.
Why Watchlist
Converse's last US plant, in Lumberton, North Carolina, closed in spring 2001 and production moved overseas. Nike has owned Converse since 2003.
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