Ares Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African company with a strong world view.​

Purveyors of unique global brands, Ares Holdings combines industry skill, technology and infrastructure to successfully bring global brands to the Southern African consumer through a curated multi-channel network.​

Established in 2015, Ares has acquired the exclusive distribution rights for Crocs, Birkenstock, Under Armour, Vans, Hey Dude, and Ted Baker, together with a retail license for Oakley. Ares Holdings has established a successful business comprising of over 80 (Current) owned retail stores, a network of over 3500 wholesale doors and six owned e-comm sites. Ares has an exceptional track record with their current brands; strong relationships with the wholesale customers and a highly regarded experienced leadership team. ​

With a consumer first approach, time and energy is spent on mapping out the ever-changing consumer journey. Ares is investing heavily into systems, processes, data collection and reporting to drive efficiency and to get closer to understanding our customer needs quicker.

Ares is an attractive distribution partner for global brands in Southern Africa.​

We execute global brand strategies in the local market by:

• Creating and implementing purposeful and sustainable business plans.
• Infusing each brand’s DNA into every touchpoint, particularly our people.
• Supplying leading industry DTC solutions.
• Managing the full ‘Go-to-Market’ process, from range building, product selection and ordering to importation, delivery, marketing and connecting products with consumers.
• Leveraging analytics, data and business intelligence to ensure healthy business and brand growth.
• Providing an integrated business platform to support our brand and sales teams.