Strategic Partners
SPARC Group
SPARC Group is a global full-service retail company with an extensive brand portfolio spanning fashion, accessories and lifestyle products. SPARC is a strategic partnership that includes Authentic, Simon Property Group and SHEIN, the global integrated online fashion marketplace, with each entity respectively owning and managing 33% of the operations. SPARC delivers product and commerce innovation through a multi-brand platform, which includes branded freestanding stores, robust e-commerce and leading wholesale accounts across the world.
$6B+
ANNUAL RETAIL SALES
1,620
RETAIL STORES & SHOP-IN-SHOPS
17,400+
POINTS OF SALE
Liberated Brands
Liberated Brands is a multinational company with headquarters in the U.S., France, Australia and Japan, with oversight of product development, athlete marketing and retail and wholesale businesses in various categories across key territories worldwide. Authentic maintains a 19.9% ownership stake in Liberated’s global operations.
$1.2B
ANNUAL RETAIL SALES
400+
RETAIL STORES
4,200+
POINTS OF SALE
JCPenney
JCPenney is one of the nation’s largest retailers of apparel and accessories, beauty and home merchandise, proudly serving customers across theU.S. and Puerto Rico. Authentic holds a 16.6% minority stake in JCPenney.
$7.7B+
ANNUAL RETAIL SALES
660+
RETAIL STORES
BROOKS BROTHERS JAPAN
Brooks Brothers has established strong brand presence and recognition with more than 60 stores in Japan. Authentic owns 19.9% of the operation, formed through a joint venture with manufacturer Daidoh Ltd., which specializes in men’s and women’s apparel and accessories as well as offers custom-made products in the country.
BROOKS BROTHERS CHINA
Brooks Brothers has expanded in China through Authentic’s joint venture with Walton Brown Group, with each owning 50% of the Brooks Brothers IP in the region. Leveraging the partnership with Walton Brown Group, a subsidiary of fashion retail and brand management firm The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, Brooks has more than 60 stores across China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore and continues to grow its physical and digital distribution channels in the region.
GRACELAND
Graceland is dedicated to the life and career of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Attracting more than 500,000 visitors each year, the Memphis estate is home to Elvis Presley’s iconic mansion, an entertainment complex, the AAA Four-Diamond resort hotel, The Guest House at Graceland and the Chapel in the Woods. Authentic owns 17.5% of the Graceland operations, managing the rights in partnership with the Presley family and Joel Weinshanker, Chairman and Founder of National Entertainment Collectibles Association.