Dockers
American khaki and casual pants brand, originally a Levi Strauss sub-brand.
Status: Avoid
- Founded
- 1986
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- Various
- Ownership type
- Brand licensing (ABG-style)
- Parent
- Authentic Brands Group
- Acquired
- February 2026 (from Levi Strauss)
Ownership
Sold by Levi Strauss to ABG in February 2026 for $311M. Levi used the proceeds to buy back its own stock.
Why Avoid
Fresh ABG acquisition. Same licensing playbook to follow.