In a landmark ruling, the High Court has dismissed a case filed by Bata Brands SA and Bata Shoe Company (Kenya) Limited, accusing Umoja Rubber Products of copying the design of their iconic ...

Bata founder Tomas Bata--a ninth-generation Czech shoemaker--visited India in the late 1920s to source rubber and leather for his footwear factories.

In the 1820s, a rubber overshoe made its mark. Elizabeth Semmelhack, senior curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, told Business Insider they were the start of iconic sneaker wear. She wrote ...

In the 1820s, a rubber overshoe made its mark. Elizabeth Semmelhack, senior curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, told Business Insider they were the start of iconic sneaker wear.

In 1955, Bata produced 48 lakh pairs of leather footwear and 1.4 crore pairs of rubber footwear. By 1960, it took its store count to 779 and produced 2.4 crore pairs of shoes. A decade later came ...

The Bata Group today announced the appointment of Panos Mytaros as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, effective 15th September 2025, succeeding Sandeep Kataria, who has led the Group since 2020.

Bata India stock has underperformed the S&P BSE 200 index in the past one year, and has lagged rival Relaxo Footwears’ share performance by a substantial margin. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint ...

A Foreign Brand with a Local Heart. The story began in 1931 when Bata set up its first operation in Konnagar, near Calcutta. The company tapped into the local market with rubber and canvas shoes ...