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    25 former André stores to be auctioned

    2020-10-11T12:57:00Z

    Twenty-five former shops of the French footwear retailer André will be auctioned from Oct. 27 to 30 in Grenoble. In July, a Grenoble-based court had chosen François Feijoo to take over André which had filed for insolvency. But, Feijoo only kept 55 of André’s stores, out of a ...

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    ​French court clears André’s takeover by its former CEO

    2020-08-05T07:27:00Z

    On July 28, a commercial court based in Grenoble, France, authorized François Feijoo to take over from Aug. 5 the footwear retailer André . The company filed for bankruptcy on March 23 after its owner Spartoo was unable to obtain sufficient financing to continue the business. Feijoo ...

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    André’s former head makes partial takeover offer

    2020-06-29T15:17:00Z

    A Grenoble-based commercial court is expected to decide on July 24 on the future of the footwear chain André , which is currently in receivership. It filed for bankruptcy on March 23 after its owner Spartoo was unable to obtain sufficient financing to continue the business. André was ...

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    La Halle receives 7 offers for 60% of its business

    2020-05-26T18:48:00Z

    La Halle , the big French low-cost clothing, footwear and accessories retailer owned by Vivarte , will have to be sold piecemeal, while more time is being granted by a court to find a buyer for André , the more high-end shoe retailer, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings.

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    André hit by coronavirus

    2020-04-07T21:23:00Z

    The once flourishing André chain of urban shoe shops, which has been struggling for several years, has been placed in insolvency proceedings, protecting it from its creditors. The lockdown of its 120 stores on March 16 because of the coronavirus outbreak was the final straw, as it lost nearly ...