All Distribution articles – Page 28
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Fratelli Rossetti is opening its first stores in China together...
Fratelli Rossetti is opening its first stores in China together with a partner for the northern part of the country, Songlei Group, which is involved in real estate and other sectors. They have a franchising contract with a joint venture for specific projects. The store opened in Harbin in September ...
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Italian Holding Moda (IHM), the company led by Cleto Sagripanti,...
Italian Holding Moda (IHM), the company led by Cleto Sagripanti, has set up a U.S. subsidiary, IHM USA Corp., to help Italian fashion brands to penetrate the market. It will start with Alberto Fermani, the footwear brand it acquired in 2013, as well as the lines of Kallisté, another company ...
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Zappos has made a remarkable move into the fertile “click-and-mortar”...
Zappos has made a remarkable move into the fertile “click-and-mortar” retail channel by opening its first physical store as a 20,000-square-foot pop-up shop in Las Vegas. This special store will stay open 24 hours a day and seven days a week through to Dec. 31. It features 16 different areas ...
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Deichmann plans to open its first store on the Spanish...
Deichmann plans to open its first store on the Spanish island of Mallorca by February 2015
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Hermès is taking over the premises of a famous restaurant...
Hermès is taking over the premises of a famous restaurant in Cannes to open a store which also be the brand's first one to host a café Nicholas Kirkwood, the shoe designer who fell under the control of LVMH in September 2013, has opened his fourth boutique in the Shin ...
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An advertisement by Mephisto shows that the company is looking...
An advertisement by Mephisto shows that the company is looking for an international sales director
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Andy Smith, who has been taking care of independent retailers...
Andy Smith, who has been taking care of independent retailers for Lotus in the U.K., has been promoted to sales manager of the growing British brand, handling also the chains
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Macintosh Retail Group has announced the resignation of Theo Strijbos...
Macintosh Retail Group has announced the resignation of Theo Strijbos as chief financial officer and member of the executive board. The Dutch company stressed that he has decided leave, following amicable negotiations, now that its refinancing has been largely completed. He left the board on Nov. 1 and will leave ...
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LK Bennett has appointed Jo Hooper to the newly-created position...
LK Bennett has appointed Jo Hooper to the newly-created position of group product director. Hooper will report directly to the company's chief executive, Robert Bensoussan. She will lead the design, buying and merchandising teams on a global level. She will be responsible for the product vision and strategy across all ...
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Gundl Herzog has been appointed to the newly created position...
Gundl Herzog has been appointed to the newly created position of head of operations at Highline United Europe. She will be responsible for all supply chain processes, from the entry of orders, assessment of demand and production scheduling in the different factories to the on-time delivery to clients. Herzog previously ...
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Jason Eames-Illingsworth has been appointed country manager of Hunter for...
Jason Eames-Illingsworth has been appointed country manager of Hunter for the U.K. and Ireland. He worked for Tommy Hilfiger and Wrangler before he became U.K. country manager for Replay in the middle of 2010.
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Nicholas Kirkwood has decided to stop working as creative director...
Nicholas Kirkwood has decided to stop working as creative director of Pollini to concentrate on his own brand, which has been sponsored and controlled by LVMH for a year. The 30-year-old British designer had started as a consultant for the Italian brand in 2008 and took full charge in 2010. ...
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Fly London has reportedly signed partnerships with distributors in the...
Fly London has reportedly signed partnerships with distributors in the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Angola, involving the establishment of stores and shop-in-shops in the respective countries
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Camel Active is launching its footwear collection in France through...
Camel Active is launching its footwear collection in France through Bultel, a German distribution company that opened a subsidiary in France in 2006. The line will be sold in 25 points of sale in France. Bultel's objective is to sell the brand in a total of 80 to 100 points ...
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A Portuguese brand, Cubanas, plans to expand in South America...
A Portuguese brand, Cubanas, plans to expand in South America with sales starting in spring/summer 2015. It is currently finalizing agreements with local distributors and agents in Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Costa Rica. Cubanas will also set up a subsidiary in Brazil, where it signed a deal with a local ...
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Artcraft, the Italian distributor of Crocs, Teva and many other...
Artcraft, the Italian distributor of Crocs, Teva and many other foreign shoe brands, is adding Toms Shoes to its large portfolio
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Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes,...
Viking Fottoy, the Norwegian producer of Gore-Tex boots and shoes, is looking for suitable distribution in North America after settling trademark disputes with companies in the U.S. and Canada that have been using the Viking brand name for other types of shoes. The U.S. company, Alliance Mercantile, is going ...
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Itochu Corporation, the Tokyo-based trading house, will sell Hunter's footwear,...
Itochu Corporation, the Tokyo-based trading house, will sell Hunter's footwear, clothing and other products in Japan starting next year. To this end, the two companies have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture, Hunter Japan K.K. Hunter will work with a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate, Itochu Home Fashion ...
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Many years ago, sales representatives covered the German, Austrian and...
Many years ago, sales representatives covered the German, Austrian and Swiss market for Rocket Dog. The U.S. brand will now be re-introduced in these markets by a distributor, Our Fashion, which is working with various territorial agents. Rocket Dog has also signed a contract with a new distributor in Israel, ...
