All Corporate articles – Page 31
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Bikkembergs has entrusted the production and worldwide distribution of children's...
Bikkembergs has entrusted the production and worldwide distribution of children's shoes to Elisabet, the shoe manufacturer based in Monte Urano, in Italy's Marche region. The contract will start with the spring/summer 2020 collection, which will be presented at Pitti Bimbo in Florence, on June 20-22, 2019.
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Desma has started to build a new factory at its...
Desma has started to build a new factory at its production site in Achim, near Bremen. The new factory building will have an area of 12,000 square meters with an additional 4,500 square meters of office space. The company plans to conclude the project by autumn 2020. The so-called “factory ...
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Kering is planning to relocate the majority of its Swiss...
Kering is planning to relocate the majority of its Swiss logistic operations to Italy between 2020 and 2022. The project will be implemented gradually over the next three years. The new Italian hub will be based at Trecate near Novara, in Italy's northwest, and the move will result in an ...
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Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological...
Vibram is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Vibram Technological Center (VTC) in Guangzhou, China. The facility is an innovation hub where the Italian brand studies innovative compounds and technologies and creates prototypes of new products prior to launching them on the market. The VTC staff operates in close synergy ...
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Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, is...
Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, is going to offer financial support to its members from the next month of June. Schuhe24 is working on the project with a German-based financing portal, called Compeon. Retailers affiliated with Schuhe24 and a similar portal, Outfits24, will be able to ...
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Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of...
Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of boosting the proportion of online transactions with consumers and through retailers and internet marketplaces. The long-term goal is for online sales to account for 40 percent of total sales. To achieve it, a new team of three employees has been ...
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BASF has opened three new “creation centers” in the Asia-Pacific...
BASF has opened three new “creation centers” in the Asia-Pacific region to help clients find creative solutions in collaboration with its own experts. The centers are located in Shanghai, Tokyo and Mumbai.
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R.M. Williams, the Iconic Australian bootmaker, has reportedly been put...
R.M. Williams, the Iconic Australian bootmaker, has reportedly been put up for sale. R.M. Williams is majority-owned by L Catterton Asia, a private equity firm based in Singapore and backed by LVMH. Hugh Jackman, the Australian-born Hollywood actor who most recently starred in The Greatest Showman, has a 5 percent ...
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Britain's competition authority said it is planning to review the...
Britain's competition authority said it is planning to review the recent takeover of Footasylum by JD Sports Fashion
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LuisaViaRoma, the big omni-channel retailer based in Florence, has formed...
LuisaViaRoma, the big omni-channel retailer based in Florence, has formed a partnership with Secoo, the Chinese internet platform for luxury goods. Chinese customers will be able to order the products of about 500 brands hosted on LuisaViaRoma's website via Secoo's web store. The deal follows the establishment by Secoo of ...
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Leonardo Ferragamo, a member of both Salvatore Ferragamo's board of...
Leonardo Ferragamo, a member of both Salvatore Ferragamo's board of directors and the family that controls the firm, has created a new holding company, called Sawa, to manage part of his personal interests. Sawa is the contraction of the first names of his parents, Salvatore Ferragamo and Wanda Miletti. The ...
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Kering has opened a new Italian head office of 11,000...
Kering has opened a new Italian head office of 11,000 square meters in Milan, employing 150 people in a nine-floor tower located near the so-called Gucci Hub
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Emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Nine West has changed...
Emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Nine West has changed its name to become the Premier Brands Group under the ownership of CVC Credit Partners and Brigade Capital. It is starting over again with $100 million in liquidities granted by Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs to support its operations and ...
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Sabu has moved to a new head office of 750...
Sabu has moved to a new head office of 750 square meters in Heilbronn, not far from its previous location
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Huajian is looking at investments in the Egyptian market, according...
Huajian is looking at investments in the Egyptian market, according to a recent statement by the Egyptian trade minister, Amr Nassar. The company is planning to build a new industrial area in El Roubiki Leather City, in the suburbs of Egypt's capital city, not far from Cairo's international airport. The ...
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Kaps acquired Tacco Footcare, the German family-owned shoe-care producer, at...
Kaps acquired Tacco Footcare, the German family-owned shoe-care producer, at the end of February. Through the acquisition, the Polish-based producer of shoe-care products expands its portfolio of brands. Tacco will add a wide range of products to Kaps' existing range, which includes insoles, cotton laces, boot-trees, shoehorns and brushes, among ...
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Manebì has announced that Milano Investment Partners, an Italian investment...
Manebì has announced that Milano Investment Partners, an Italian investment firm focusing on consumer/lifestyle businesses, has acquired a stake in the company. The investment is expected to support the expansion of the brand's international retail network and of its product offering. The products of the Spanish shoe brand, specializing in ...
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The three wealthiest families in France have announced major donations...
The three wealthiest families in France have announced major donations to help rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris after the iconic cathedral was partially destroyed by fire on April 15. François-Henri Pinault, president of Kering, has announced that the Pinault family, via Artémis, its holding company, will donate €100 million. LVMH and ...
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JD Sports Fashion has announced the non-conditional takeover of Footasylum,...
JD Sports Fashion has announced the non-conditional takeover of Footasylum, the British shoe and apparel retailer, after receiving pledges for 91.82 percent of its shares
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The brand rights and other assets of the bankrupt Bretoniere...
The brand rights and other assets of the bankrupt Bretoniere Group have been taken over by the RNF Group. Owned by Ron Janssen and Ferry Helmer, the Dutch group already owns a major trading company, Ferro Footwear, and Mexx, whose shoes are developed and sold by Ferro. As reported in our last ...
