Wolverine World Wide

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Wolverine World Wide NYSE: WWW is a footwear manufacturer. They have their own brand, Wolverine Boots and Shoes, and also make footwear for other companies, such as Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson. Wolverine also makes shoes and boots for the military. The company is based in Rockford, Michigan, a town in north suburban Grand Rapids.

Brands

• Bates Uniform Footwear
• Hush Puppies (First vended 1958)
• Hytest Safety Footwear
• Merrell boots
• Sebago
• Wolverine Boots and Shoes
• Wolverine Leathers

Licensed

• Caterpillar
• Harley-Davidson
• Stanley Footwear

Retail

• Track 'N Trail Stores

G.A. Krause founded the company in 1883. It originally was a utility company. However, in 1903, Krause built a shoe factory in Michigan. Today the company is run by Tim O’Donovan and has an online accounting service.