All Distribution articles – Page 24
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Sabrina Bonesi has joined Burberry in the newly created role...
Sabrina Bonesi has joined Burberry in the newly created role of design director for leathergoods and footwear. She will be reporting directly to Christopher Bailey, who is relinquishing the post of chief executive to concentrate on his role as chief creative officer. Bonesi comes from Christian Dior. She previously worked ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief...
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings has dismissed Chen Kuo-Lung, the chief financial officer of its 62.41 percent owned distribution and retail subsidiary, Pou Sheng International, and its chief executive, Kwan Heh-Der, has resigned. The reason given by Yue Yuen is the discovery of “certain incorrect sales data,” but the discrepancies with ...
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The new owners of the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group)...
The new owners of the Hamm Reno Group (HR Group) have appointed a new chief executive for the German shoe distribution and retail company. Wolfram Hail, who spent the last five years as a member of the executive board of Deichmann and as its chief product officer, became the CEO ...
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Kyle Houseman will be the new president of Native Shoes,...
Kyle Houseman will be the new president of Native Shoes, the Canadian casual footwear company based in Vancouver. He worked previously on the international executive team of Lululemon, the big Vancouver-based chain of yoga and sports apparel stores, where he ran most recently its expansion into Australia. Houseman is taking ...
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We have already reported about the merger between Shoepassion, the...
We have already reported about the merger between Shoepassion, the specialist German men's footwear retailer, and one of its suppliers, Heinrich Dinkelacker. Christoph Renner has left as sales manager of Dinkelacker, after ten years with the company, to form his own sales agency for the German market, called Edelschuhe (=noble ...
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Bonvita Footwear has opened an office for the distribution of...
Bonvita Footwear has opened an office for the distribution of Bundgaard in Germany, which will also service the Benelux countries. Bonvita, a Danish company that acted mainly as a distributor, took over Bundgaard and two other brands in two stages from Sanita Footwear, working initially through a company called Nordic ...
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Starting with the new year, Carving Sport is taking on...
Starting with the new year, Carving Sport is taking on the distribution of Komperdell in Spain, Portugal and Andorra
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Wolverine Worldwide has assigned the distribution of CAT Footwear, Keds...
Wolverine Worldwide has assigned the distribution of CAT Footwear, Keds and Sperry in France to the big Groupe Royer, which is already the French licensee of its Hush Puppies brand. The transfer of responsibilities from Wolverine's French sales subsidiary will take place immediately. Wolverine will continue to sell directly Merrell, ...
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Bally has signed a joint venture with the Reliance Brands...
Bally has signed a joint venture with the Reliance Brands group to set up a network of single-brand stores in India's major cities in the next three to four years. The first one should be opened in New Delhi in March. Bally has already tried to penetrate the Indian market ...
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The Bos Group is adding the distribution of CAT Footwear...
The Bos Group is adding the distribution of CAT Footwear in the German-speaking and Benelux countries to that of other brands of Wolverine Worldwide - Keds, Pro Keds, Sperry and Wolverine – under a new distribution contract starting on Jan. 1. Bos is setting up a new fully owned subsidiary, ...
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Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm,...
Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, have appointed Sally McCoy and Chris L. Shimojima as members of Implus' board of directors. Implus, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, is a provider of athletic, fitness and outdoor accessories brands including Perfect Fitness, Harbinger, TriggerPoint, Yaktrax, FuelBelt, Sof Sole, ...
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Görtz will concentrate on its retail business in the future...
Görtz will concentrate on its retail business in the future and discontinue the wholesale operations under its Belmondo brand. Belmondo was founded in 1986 as a subsidiary of Görtz, taking care of the brand as well as footwear licensing agreements with Brax and Bellybutton. Görtz has about 160 stores in ...
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Aerosoles has promoted Sandy Coviello to chief product officer, a...
Aerosoles has promoted Sandy Coviello to chief product officer, a newly-created role with an international dimension, and has rehired Alena Margolis for the role of senior vice president and general manager of USA Wholesale and First Cost. In her role as chief product officer, Coviello will spearhead design and technology ...
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Andrea Galli is the new Swedish agent for Calzaturificio Brunate...
Andrea Galli is the new Swedish agent for Calzaturificio Brunate
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Alberto Guardiani has appointed Mario Rinaldi as its new global...
Alberto Guardiani has appointed Mario Rinaldi as its new global brand director, with responsibilities including product, distribution and communication. The function had been performed up to now by members of the Guardiani family. In 2017, Alberto Guardiani will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Prior to joining the Italian shoe brand, Rinaldi ...
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Susan Saidman has been promoted by Amazon to the position...
Susan Saidman has been promoted by Amazon to the position of European vice president for fashion, replacing Sergio Bucher who has become the chief executive of Debenhams, the British department store chain. Saidman has been with Amazon since November 2013, acting first as head of global vendor management in Seattle ...
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Timberland has appointed Bob Sineni as vice president and general...
Timberland has appointed Bob Sineni as vice president and general manager of the Timberland PRO line, which serves the workwear markets. He joins the outdoor brand from Majestic Athletic, where he has served as director of the strategic channel since 2011. Majestic Athletic is also part of VF Corp. Prior ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...
Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...
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Sarenza has inaugurated a new automated distribution center at Réau,...
Sarenza has inaugurated a new automated distribution center at Réau, in Seine-et-Marne, a French department in the Ile-de-France region, which surrounds Paris. The opening ceremony took place on Oct. 14, and was attended by the French President, François Hollande, who toured the facility and praised it as an example of ...
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Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon...
Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon take over as general manager of the Dutch-based operation, responsible for the brands Etnies, Emerica, Thirtytwo and Altamont Apparel. He is taking the place of Greg Cleghorn, who is returning to South Africa to develop his distribution business through Intende ...
