Shoegazing Podcast – Ep. 10, Jonathan Church, Cheaney, about leaving non-public label manufacturing

Cheaney has greater than doubled their turnover and earnings the previous decade, after Jonathan and William Church took over the corporate and moved it away from non-public label manufacturing to producing footwear beneath its personal identify, and likewise promoting these themselves to a bigger extent. Hear about this matter, the Prada buyout of Church’s, Brexit and extra in episode 10 of the Shoegazing Podcast.

Jonathan Church.

This podcast was recorded on the Micam shoe truthful in Milan, Italy, again in February (earlier than the coronavirus scenario was shaking the world). On this episode we’re assembly Jonathan Church, one of many house owners of the British agency Cheaney & Sons. Jonathan has labored within the footwear business for 3 a long time, first within the agency bearing his household identify, Church’s, later with Cheaney. Cheaney was one of many final Northampton primarily based shoe factories to transcend from specializing in Personal Label to promote footwear beneath their very own identify, which they did after Jonathan and his cousin William Church acquired the corporate in 2009. As talked about, it has resulted in a large improve in each turnover and earnings. Our discuss focus round this matter, however we additionally discuss his expertise of the Prada takeover of Church’s, about Brexit, and extra.

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