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The Kooples

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French fashion retailer

The Kooples is a French fashion retailer. Founded in Paris in 2008 by brothers Alexandre, Laurent and Raphaël Elicha, it was acquired by the French industrial group Verdoso in April 2025. As of 2014, the company had 321 outlets in Europe.2 It is part of Maus Frères.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1

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The Kooples, Brompton Road, London, June 2016 01
Photo: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Kooples is a French fashion retailer. Founded in Paris in 2008 by brothers Alexandre, Laurent and Raphaël Elicha, it was acquired by the French industrial group Verdoso in April 2025.2

Corporate structure

The Kooples is part of a group headed by Maus Frères. 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
    • The Kooples Paris
    • Eboutic.ch Subsidiary · Lausanne
    • Lacoste S.A. Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • 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.

Products and brands

  • clothing

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Founded in Paris1

Sources

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