For many shoe select shops, releasing private label is a trend which can make more money. Some develop (Copy) the lasts of its retailer partners, some just use the lasts provided by factory.
Among this kind of shoeshops, Herring is a very good one as it discloses who makes which model, the same is to Robinson‘s too.
Founded in 1954, but no idea what brands were carried at the beginning, nor when started selling own brand.
Two collections, President and professional. The most significant selling point is not made in England, but all raw materials are from UK as well. In this case, we would say the sole may be J.F.Baker but not for sure.
Currently two manufacturers in Northampton make shoes for Robinson’s, one is Cheaney.
The other is Barker.
Clearly Cheaney charges more for a reason.
Let us review its models.
Remark
The country models are made by Barker and city Joseph Cheaney.
Price of Made by Barker is cheaper than Barker itself, more amazing is made by Joseph Cheaney is around 100 GBP cheaper than Cheaney itself.
I show all my respect to this shoe select shops in UK, because they do offer value!