The Baťa Shoe Company was founded on 24 August 1894 in the Moravian town of Zlín, Austria-Hungary. After World War II, its factories in socialist states were nationalized, while its branches in capitalist states remained family-owned. It is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
About Bata Corporation in brief
Bata Corporation is a Swiss-domiciled multinational footwear and fashion accessory manufacturer and retailer. The company is the world’s leading shoemaker by volume, and it has a retail presence of over 5,300 shops in more than 70 countries. The Baťa Shoe Company was founded on 24 August 1894 in the Moravian town of Zlín, Austria-Hungary. After World War II, its factories in socialist states were nationalized, while its branches in capitalist states remained family-owned. It is now based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The principal subsidiaries are Bata Europe, Bata North America, Bata Asia-Pacific-Africa and Bata Latin America. The Bata Corporation was founded in 1894 by Tomáš Baʼna, his brother Antonín and his sister Anna, whose family had been cobblers for generations. In the summer of 1895, he decided to sew shoes from canvas instead of leather. This type of shoe became very popular and helped the company grow to 50 employees. In 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, the company had a significant development due to military orders. From 1914 to 1918 the number of Baſa’s employees increased ten times. By 1912, Baža was employing 600+ full-time workers, plus another several hundred who worked out of their homes in neighbouring villages. In 1920, the Ba�ša store in the town of Zlín became a veritable factory town, a \”Baťaville covering more than several hectares.
On the site were tanneries, a brick factory, a mechanical equipment plant, a pulp and paper factory, a shoe-shine factory and a power plant. Workers had their families at their disposal at all necessary life services, including housing, shops, schools, a hospital, and schools and a hospital. In the 1920s, Baša opened the first Bata store in Czechoslovakia, in the Skraperťovka store. The store opened in 1920s to match the growing popularity of the Bata brand in Europe and the rest of the world. In 1930s, it opened a second store in Prague, to meet the growing demand for Bata shoes in the Czech Republic. In 1940s, the store moved to the city of Pilsen, where it continues to operate today. In 1950s, its stores opened in Prague and Liberec, Vienna and Pilsen. In 1960s, a third store was opened in Vienna, followed by a fourth in Prague. In 1970, the stores were grouped together in a tanneryard covering more more than more hectares. In 1980, a fifth store was built in Zlínsk, a paper factory and pulp and pulp factory. In 1990, a fourth store was added in the city. In 2000, a sixth store was open in the Prague suburb of Ludogorets. In 2001, a seventh store was created in the nearby town of Ljubljana.
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