Duke to foray into footwear

The Duke Group, which has been manufacturing T shirts for the past 40 years, is planning to diversify into the footwear business in the next financial year.

At the same time it has launching another brand called "CREYONS" in garments, especially for kids & boys by next year. With this diversification the group aims to grow by 25 per cent approximately.

The shoes will be launched under the brand name of Duke only. Initially the company plans to provide these only at its 25 exclusive showrooms, and later at its 2,500 multi-branded outlets.