In the race for consumer approval, C&J Clark focuses on everyday footwear. The shoe retailer and maker is one of the largest manufacturers of non-sports shoes in the world, selling more than 70 million pairs of shoes a year. Its lineup of boots, casual and sports shoes, slippers, and sandals are made for men, women, and children, and sold under brand names, including Mary & Clarks, K Shoes, C&J, and Bostonian, through department stores, online, as well as retail operations under its own banner. C&J Clark counts some 600 shoe shops in the UK. Founded in 1828 as a sheepskin tannery, more than two-thirds of C&J Clark is 80%-owned by the 500 living descendants of co-founder James Clark.