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Maus Frères

Logo: maus.ch4

Swiss holding company

Maus Frères SA (French for "Maus Brothers") is a Swiss holding company founded in 1892 by Ernest and Henri Maus. The company most notably owns the Manor department store and Lacoste.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 27, 1927Founded1
  • HeadquartersGeneva1
  • Websitewww.maus.ch
  • Legal formS.A.1
  • LEI549300I65KNHL5Z835103
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressRUE DE CORNAVIN 6, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, CHE-105.991.4633

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Maus Frères SA (French for "Maus Brothers") is a Swiss holding company founded in 1892 by Ernest and Henri Maus. The company most notably owns the Manor department store and Lacoste.2

Corporate structure

Maus Frères sits at the top of its group. 27 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Maus Frères Geneva, Switzerland
    • GANT Stockholm, Sweden
    • MF BRANDS GROUP SA Geneve, Switzerland
      • NL Diffusion B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · IJsselstein, Netherlands
      • AIGLE INTERNATIONAL Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • Gant Footwear AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Gant Holding AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
        • Gant Denmark A/S Subsidiary · København S, Denmark
        • GANT SWITZERLAND AG Subsidiary · Wallisellen, Switzerland
      • GANT LIFESTYLE ESPAÑA SL Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
      • LACOSTE E-COMMERCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • MF TREASURY SA Subsidiary · Geneve, Switzerland
      • MONTAIGNE HONG KONG LIMITED Subsidiary · Wan Chai, Hong Kong
      • THE KOOPLES PRODUCTION Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Eboutic.ch Subsidiary · Lausanne
    • Lacoste S.A. Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • The Kooples Subsidiary · Paris
    • ACCARDA AG Subsidiary · Wangen-Brüttisellen, Switzerland
    • Aigle Subsidiary · France
    • Gant Home AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Gant Sweden Aktiebolag Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    • LACOSTE FOOTWEAR FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • LACOSTE FOOTWEAR LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • LACOSTE OPERATIONS Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • Lacoste Germany GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
      • LACOSTE IBERICA S.A. (SOCIEDAD UNIPERSONAL) Subsidiary · Hospitalet de Llobregat, L', Spain
    • Manor Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • Tecnifibre Owned · France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Maus Frères reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

In 1892 Ernest and Henri Maus opened the mercantile and hosiery wholesale business Maus Fréres in Bienne.

The business was moved to Geneva in 1901.

In 1902 Léon Nordmann of the Kaufhaus Normann department store entered into a partnership with Ernest and Henri.

Its oldest business remains the Manor department store chain, which gets its name from founders' names "Maus" and "Nordmann".

Until the early 1990s, Maus also owned Printemps in France and the Bergner's, Carson Pirie Scott, and Boston Store department store chains in the Midwestern United States.

Maus Frères announced the sale of the DIY brand Jumbo to the Coop group in April 2021.

From Wikipedia’s article on Maus Frères, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Aigle
  • Tecnifibre

Subsidiaries (GLEIF)

Also consolidated

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Sep 27, 1927Founded Founded1

Sources

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