Private company

Snipes

Logo: Snipes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Snipes is a German multinational shoe store chain based in Cologne, founded in 1997.1

Die Snipes SE (kurz Snipes) ist ein deutsches Einzelhandelsunternehmen mit Sitz in Köln. Es wurde im April 1998 in Essen gegründet, expandierte ab 2007 in Europa und ist seit 2019 in den Vereinigten Staaten vertreten. Seit 2011 gehört Snipes zur Deichmann-Gruppe.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersCologne, Germany1
  • Websitewww.snipes.com
  • Legal formSocietas Europaea1
  • LEI529900A79NVN5LSJ7O743
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSchanzenstraße 41, 51063 Köln, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Köln, HRB 835283

Corporate structure

Snipes is part of a group headed by Deichmann SE. 11 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Deichmann SE Essen, Germany
    • Dosenbach-Ochsner AG Schuhe und Sport Dietikon, Switzerland
    • Snipes Köln, Germany
    • Rack Room Shoes Subsidiary · Charlotte
    • Buffalo Boots GmbH Subsidiary · Köln, Germany
    • Deichmann-Schuhe Service-GmbH Subsidiary · Essen, Germany
    • DEICHMANN-SHOES UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Market Harborough, United Kingdom
    • Van Haren Schoenen B.V. Subsidiary · Waalwijk, Netherlands
    • vanHaren Subsidiary

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.

Leadership

Who has led Snipes, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • clothing
  • shoe

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

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

Timeline

  1. Jun 11, 2021Parent Directly consolidated by Deichmann SE3
  2. 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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