WALKAROO INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD

Walkaroo Group
The idea of Walkaroo was conceived in the early 2012 by a group of entrepreneurs, most of whom had a rich legacy in footwear industry spanning over 20 years. The vision was to Democratize Fashion in Footwear Industry by offering high quality footwear at affordable price for all. The vision is best poised to address a big market like India, where domestic consumption drives the demand.
Today, Walkaroo Group is a wide established firm as one of the leading manufacturers of PU Footwear in India. Walkaroo Group of companies fulfil the needs of economy by providing a wide range of Footwear products like slippers, sandals, flipflops, casual shoes and formal shoes for men, women & kids under its flagship brand “Walkaroo”. The Group has clocked a revenue of USD 250 Million in FY22 and expects to sustain its revenue growth in the current fiscal amid rebound in Economic growth and aims to achieve around USD 300 Million this fiscal.
Manufacturing & Marketing capabilities
Walkaroo Group currently operates 12 manufacturing units across 6 states and employs over 6,000 people directly and provides for indirect employment to over 4,000 skilled & semiskilled workers. The Manufacturing units are equipped with the best-in-class machines from leading OEMs like Atom, Autec, Gusbi, Gerber, Gusberty, Tienkang and Kingsteel with an overall manufacturing capacity of 500,000 pairs of footwear per day.
Walkaroo reaches out to almost all corners of India through 150,000 retailers catered by 750+ Distributors. The corner stone of such an effective supply capability is the network of 20 Depots spread across 18 states. Across the Supply Chain, Walkaroo has implemented Lean and is enabled by the latest in IT systems viz SAP, Salesforce etc which ensures that good service- levels are maintained at the point of sale. The manufacturing process in Walkaroo is managed by demand driven MRP which constantly strives towards improving the availability at its point of sales.
Walkaroo’s in-house design team comprises of creative talents from institutes like NIFT and FDDI. These professionals use design software like Shoe-Master & ROMAN’S CAD to develop new concepts and trendy designs that the customers can choose from. Walkaroo also collaborates with design houses on need basis to constantly stay ahead of the evolving trends in footwear.
Walkaroo has also established footprint outside India with export to GCC, SAARC and Southeast Asian countries. Walkaroo also started operations in Bangladesh in 2018 and since then it has grown to become a leading PU Footwear brand in the country.