Poppy Barley

Poppy Barley's own pages describe Kendall and Justine Barber as its founders and current co-CEOs, with no mention of outside investors, a parent company, or a stock listing. Corporations Canada's federal registry returns zero results for the name, consistent with an Alberta provincial incorporation rather than a federal one; Alberta's Corporate Registry and its significant-control filings were not checked, since neither is on the confirmed-reachable source list, so continued founder control is reported rather than registry-verified.

• About Us | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “In 2012, sisters Justine and Kendall Barber couldn't find what they were looking for — so they built it.”
• Our Leather Shoe & Bags Factories | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “Poppy Barley Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Kendall and Justine serendipitously met Lupita through Lupita's daughter, Alba.”
• Terms of service – Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “This website is operated by Poppy Barley Inc “Poppy Barley”.”
• Search for a Federal Corporation - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”

Poppy Barley's factories page names seven currently active partner factories with employee counts: four in Mexico (Lupita's footwear, 22; José and Maria Antonia's bags, 55; Francisco's small leather goods, 28; Gabriel's belts, 17 - 122 total) and three in Europe (Juanjo and Pablo's footwear in Petrer, Spain, 90; Rafa's knitwear in Cuenca, Spain, 30; Andrea's gloves in Naples, Italy, 15 - 135 total). Two additional factories in Italy and Portugal appear only inside a commented-out, non-live section of the page's HTML and were excluded. Weighting by these reported headcounts gives roughly 47% Mexico (OTHER) and 53% Spain and Italy (EU); no revenue or unit-volume breakdown by factory is published, so this headcount weighting is the closest reported proxy.

• About Us | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “Designed in Canada and made in family-owned Europe and Mexico, we meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.”
• Our Leather Shoe & Bags Factories | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “Lupita's Footwear Factory Location: León, Mexico Number of Employees: 22”
• Our Leather Shoe & Bags Factories | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “Juanjo and Pablo´s Footwear Factory Location: Petrer, Spain Number of Employees: 90”
• Our Leather Shoe & Bags Factories | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “Rafa’s Knitwear Factory Location: Cuenca, Spain Number of Employees: 30”

Poppy Barley is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, with its only named stores in Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver; the site names no design, head-office, or retail staff located outside Canada. The people factor covers the vendor's own workforce and HQ, not the independently owned overseas factories.

• About Us | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “From Edmonton, Alberta, they partnered with family-owned factories to create something different: thoughtfully made footwear and accessories that refuse to compromise on style, comfort, or values.”
• About Us | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “Stores Edmonton Calgary Vancouver”

Poppy Barley's sustainability page confirms cotton canvas and organic cotton dust bags are grown, milled, and woven in Puebla, Mexico, and that leather comes from tanneries "personally vetted or certified by the Leather Working Group," without naming the tanneries' countries. In the absence of a published materials-origin split, this mix is inferred by weighting toward Mexico, given the confirmed cotton sourcing and the larger Mexican share of finished-goods factories, with the remainder allocated to Spain and Italy by analogy to the manufacturing footprint.

• Business for Good Mission | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “grown, milled and woven in Puebla, Mexico”
• Business for Good Mission | Poppy Barley · the vendor's own site “We source our leather from tanneries that are personally vetted or certified by the Leather Working Group (LWG), an international not-for-profit that audits tanneries for environmental and social performance.”