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Kenneth Cole has signed a four-year licensing and distribution deal...
Kenneth Cole has signed a four-year licensing and distribution deal for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market with Global Brands Group Europe Footwear and Accessories. The UK-based corporation, which is part of the Fung group, will distribute men's and women's footwear from the company in select countries across ...
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Sergio Rossi is teaming up with Luxba Group on a...
Sergio Rossi is teaming up with Luxba Group on a new strategic partnership that is supposed to help the Italian luxury shoe company develop its presence in China. The financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Last year, Sergio Rossi closed its 10 franchise stores in China, which ...
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Vagabond is expanding in North America through an agreement with...
Vagabond is expanding in North America through an agreement with Nordstrom, starting with its online store and a shop-in-shop in its Shoe Market Store in Williamsburg, New York. It is backing up the initiative by installing a small team on the U.S. East Coast to ensure flexibility in terms of ...
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Central Trade Germany, the company run by Bernd Hillen, has...
Central Trade Germany, the company run by Bernd Hillen, has commissioned Widmann Trading as the Austrian agent for Blundstone
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Tapestry, the American group previously called Coach, has signed an...
Tapestry, the American group previously called Coach, has signed an agreement to take over Stuart Weitzman's business in Northern China from a local distributor. The brand's net revenues grew by 2 percent to $118 million in the second quarter ended Dec. 30, but its operating income jumped to $21.3 million ...
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Wolverine has appointed a new distributor for Hush Puppies in...
Wolverine has appointed a new distributor for Hush Puppies in the U.K. and Ireland, Gardiner Bros. & Co., building up on a previous non-exclusive deal
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Kavat is planning to set up a sales subsidiary with...
Kavat is planning to set up a sales subsidiary with a showroom in Düsseldorf, covering its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The operation will be led from next month by Christian Adams, who has worked for several fashion, sports and outdoor brands. Germany is the biggest market for the ...
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Birkenstock has opened a subsidiary with an office and showroom...
Birkenstock has opened a subsidiary with an office and showroom in the Aoyama district of Tokyo with the goal to double its business in that country. For the past 30 years, the company has worked in the market with a distribution partner, Benexy, which manages its 60 stores in Japan. ...
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Nero Giardini has opened a showroom in Paris
Nero Giardini has opened a showroom in Paris
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Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce...
Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce the Havaianas brand to the local retail market. Alpargatas Argentina is looking to invest the money over a three-year period, first by introducing the brand in retail chains and then later by opening mono-brand stores. Alpargatas Argentina is the local ...
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Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero...
Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero after a stay of only a few months. He joined the Austrian children's shoe manufacturer last May as executive vice president in charge of branding, marketing and digital. Before moving to the company in Graz, he was responsible for the ...
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Constanze van de Sand has been appointed by Ecco as...
Constanze van de Sand has been appointed by Ecco as marketing director for Central Europe, taking the place of Matthias Schwarte who left the group at the end of August. She comes from Cartier, where she spent the last four years as marketing director for fragrances and sunglasses in Northern ...
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Geox has appointed Fabrizio Gamberini as chief executive in charge...
Geox has appointed Fabrizio Gamberini as chief executive in charge of North America. Previously, for seven years up to January 2017, Gamberini was in charge of the North American business for Marcolin, one of Italy's major eyewear groups. Between 2003 and 2008, he worked for Nike, ending up as general ...
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Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore....
Skechers has appointed a new chief financial officer, John Vandermore. He takes over the related responsibilities from David Weinberg, who will continue as chief operating officer of the company. Vandermore spent the last two years as CFO of Mattel. He previously worked for 12 years with the Walt Disney Company ...
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Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker,...
Merrell has appointed a new chief marketing officer, Strick Walker, and a new senior product director for active lifestyle, Johanna Koeberle. Walker comes from Spindrift Beverage company, where he had a similar job. He worked previously for Patagonia and Converse. Koeberle is an Adidas veteran who has also worked for ...
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RG Barry Brands has a new president and chief executive,...
RG Barry Brands has a new president and chief executive, Rob Mullaney, following the departure of Greg Tunney after 12 years with the American company, which produces slippers and other types of shoes under the Dearfoams, Baggallini and Foot Petals brands. Mullaney has spent 20 years in the footwear industry, ...
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Umberto Macchi di Cellere has been named as the new...
Umberto Macchi di Cellere has been named as the new managing director of Tod's, replacing Stefano Sincini from Dec. 1. Diego Della Valle remains chairman and chief executive. Macchi has been the global sales director of Bulgari in the last nine years. He worked for Johnson & Johnson for four ...
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Zalando has switched out bosses for its domestic market with...
Zalando has switched out bosses for its domestic market with Linus Glaser succeeding Moritz Hau as German country manager, in charge also of Austria and Switzerland. Glaser has been involved with the Berlin-based online fashion retailer since 2011 after joining from Mango where he was senior product manager. His first ...
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Manuel Torres has joined Nexgen Packaging as managing director for...
Manuel Torres has joined Nexgen Packaging as managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. company designs, manufactures and distributes brand identification products to apparel and shoe manufacturers and retailers. It offers woven and printed labels, heat transfers, graphic tags, price tickets, RFID labels and wrap bands. ...
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Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce...
Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce the Havaianas brand to the local retail market. Alpargatas Argentina is looking to invest the money over a three-year period, first by introducing the brand in retail chains and then later by opening mono-brand stores. Alpargatas Argentina is the local ...
