Acquisition Information

Founded in 1983, Sock Shop Limited, is the leading specialist online retailer offering a comprehensive selection of socks and hosiery. Acquired by Osan Ltd., part of the Ruia Group early in 2006, the Sock Shop online business continues to grow from strength to strength.

The Ruia Group is a collection of companies fulfilling retailers and consumers alike with branded textile solutions. From socks to hats, bed linen to table linen, outerwear, underwear and also kitchen-wear…

Boasting extensive world renown licenses in numerous product categories the group serves many markets in the UK and abroad. Their specialist area however, is socks and hosiery and this means better prices, enhanced product offering and more brands for our Sock Shop customers. Brands include Pringle, Jeff Banks, Jeep, Farah, Elle, Five Gold, Cosmopolitan, Cosmo Girl, and many more.

Creating its own unique market position, Sock Shop delivers quality and reliability. Sock Shop offers ranges and product knowledge appropriate to its specialist reputation.

The company continually strives to be the first to bring new ideas and product innovation to the market. As the Sock Shop brand continues to grow from strength to strength, capitalising on its depth of range and flexibility, it constantly meets today's fashion demands.

Our considerable experience ensures that the Sock Shop brand remains innovative, appealing and competitive at all times. As socks are our main focus we are in a unique position to offer a wider range than most of our competitors.

We buy close to the season enabling us to react to new trends, so the customer always finds something fresh and exciting. Our product is exclusively designed by our innovative team who source products worldwide.

Sock Shop as a retail brand is also being developed through marketing and co-branding exposure within key retail markets. This provides significant opportunities to expand Sock Shop overseas, where the brand already receives considerable recognition.

Sock Shop today includes a corporate network in the UK and franchised operations include Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Lebanon, Jordan, Malta, Kuwait and Portugal.