A little known fact... In 1906,
Groococks opened their shop to the
public, a lifetime before Padders
came along!

In 1914, Thomas Groocock
established his own company, T
Groocock & Co (Rothwell), making
traditional welted shoes. He did
his part for the war effort making
army boots for the boys and, in the
1950s, jumped straight on the band
wagon producing ‘Winkle Pickers’ for
the fashion conscious! Groococks
were also making shoes for high
street brands including Clarks, Next
and Barbour to name a few. Then
1982 hit and Groococks produced
a brand that changed the course of
the company: Padders. Padders
shoes were created with exceptional
comfort in mind, we wanted nothing
but feelgoodfeet! But we couldn’t just
stop at making shoes; we wanted to
sell them as well.

In 2004, our shop moved from Rothwell to Kettering.
The shop turned into so much more than selling
‘seconds’ of Padders. Taking on-board what our
customers were saying we introduced more and more
brands including Fit Flop, Sketchers and Rieker, all
selling alongside our own brand Padders. 2012 was
a crazy year, we kitted out our Children’s department,
we brought brands in like Start-Rite, Geox and Lelli
Kelly, and we introduced a measuring and fitting
service and included a play area for the little ones
while you shop for shoes!

With Padders already having a pretty impressive
name it was easy for our shop to jump on the back
of an already successful brand; however Padders
wasn’t us, we are and will always be Groococks, just
like we were in 1906.

Throughout the decades of change Groococks has
always remained a family affair. We are proud to have
an independent family run shoe shop in the heartland
of the British footwear industry and now is the time to
go back to our heritage.

So pop along to the best shoe shop for miles, visit our café,
take a look at some bargains in our Clearance Shop, get
fitting advice from our trained staff but, most importantly,
come and enjoy a relaxed shopping experience with a
wonderful variety of styles and brands, with free parking as
well we’re the destination to be at!

Here at Groococks, we would like to take this opportunity to
thank everyone for their custom and support shown to us
over the years.

Lots of Love
Team Groococks x

 

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