ata (also known as Bata Shoe Organization) is a family-owned global footwear and

fashion accessory manufacturer and retailer with acting headquarters located in

Lausanne, Switzerland. Organized into three business units: Bata Europe, based
in Italy; Bata Emerging Market (Asia, Pacific, Africa and La tin America), based
in Singapore, and Bata Protective (worldwide B2B operations), based in the Neth
erlands, the organization has a retail presence of over 5200 retail stores in mo
re than 70 countries and production facilities in 18 countries.
Contents [hide]
1 Origins and history
1.1 Foundation
1.2 World War I
1.3 Shoemaker to the world
1.4 International growth
1.5 Jan Antonn Bata