All Distribution articles – Page 30

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    A Kenneth Cole flagship has just opened in Bangkok in...

    2013-11-21T00:00:00Z

    A Kenneth Cole flagship has just opened in Bangkok in a redesigned format and the American brand is planning to enter additional markets in Asia, including Malaysia and Vietnam, which will have stores within the next six months. The designer has announced that the brand would be re-introduced in China ...

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    Softinos is entering the market in South Korea and Belgium...

    2013-11-21T00:00:00Z

    Softinos is entering the market in South Korea and Belgium through sales agents, starting with the spring/summer 2014 collection. Meanwhile, the German distributor of the Portuguese brand, Sunny Season, is enlarging its warehouse in response to a 30 percent increase in orders from the German, Austrian and Swiss markets for ...

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    Garvalin, the Spanish brand of children's shoes, sold about two...

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Garvalin, the Spanish brand of children's shoes, sold about two million pairs of shoes in over 40 countries worldwide in 2012. In the U.S., the brand sold 25,000 pairs and it expects to increase sales there by 30 percent, as compared to 2012, by the end of this year. With ...

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    The Astor Mueller Group, which is already the footwear licensee...

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    The Astor Mueller Group, which is already the footwear licensee of the Bugatti brand in 35 countries, has acquired the license for the brand in Canada as well. Starting with the spring/summer 2014 season, the same distributor selling Bugatti's apparel line will take on the distribution of Bugatti shoes in ...

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    Bernd Hummel, the licensee for Kangaroos in Germany and many...

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Bernd Hummel, the licensee for Kangaroos in Germany and many other European countries, engaged Philipp Schmidt as sales coordinator on a freelance basis for its ‘Roos Red' product line of shoes at the beginning of September. Together with his own sales agency, Mosaic Sales, he will also be managing Kangaroos' ...

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    Dr. Martens' German distributor, Bondi Marketing, opened a new mono-brand...

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Dr. Martens' German distributor, Bondi Marketing, opened a new mono-brand store in Cologne in August this year. The German distributor also manages two mono-brand stores in Hamburg and Berlin. Further stores in Germany are planned for 2014, but these might be owned and managed in cooperation with Dr. Martens. Bondi ...

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    As reported previously in Shoe Intelligence, Heelys is currently undergoing...

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    As reported previously in Shoe Intelligence, Heelys is currently undergoing a makeover under the ownership of Sequential Brand Group, which acquired the brand of wheeled footwear on Jan. 25. Previously, it was owned by a public company, Heely Sports Inc. Sequential Brands signed a worldwide licensing agreement with BBC International, ...

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    Rocket Dog has moved its European head office in the...

    2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

    Rocket Dog has moved its European head office in the U.K. to Camden, in central London, in order to provide easier access for its distributors. In restructuring the brand's sales network in Europe, Rocket Dog hired Derek Bowen as managing director for Europe at the end of 2011 and now ...

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    Micro-Pak, a leader in anti-microbial packaging protection, has added three...

    2013-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Micro-Pak, a leader in anti-microbial packaging protection, has added three new authorized distributors in Itamy, Romania and Portugal, raising to 20 the number of distributors worldwide. Meanwhile, Micro-Pak has promoted Victor Cesarani to sales and operations manager in the U.S., where its Enhanced Packaging Stickers and PE Sheets, recently obtain ...

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    +++ Mira Fanuel and Roger Van den Berghe have become...

    2013-09-11T00:00:00Z

    +++ Mira Fanuel and Roger Van den Berghe have become the first agents of Pretty Ballerinas and Pretty Loafers in the Benelux countries +++

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    RCG Corporation, whose RCG Brands unit represents Merrell and Caterpillar...

    2013-09-11T00:00:00Z

    RCG Corporation, whose RCG Brands unit represents Merrell and Caterpillar Footwear in Australia, will also take over the distribution of Sperry Top-Sider in the country, following its acquisition by Wolverine Worldwide. RCG Brands enjoyed a sales increase of 35.1 percent to A$33.4 million (€23.2m-$30.6m) in the financial year ended last ...

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    Converse is restructuring its distribution in Germany. Confirming a previous...

    2013-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Converse is restructuring its distribution in Germany. Confirming a previous report, the agreement with its previous licensee, All Star D.A.CH, will end on May 31 next year. From June 2014, Converse Germany, a subsidiary of Nike, owner of the brand, will assume the distribution in Germany on its own. ...

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    Artcrafts International, the Florence-based distributorship of Attilio Ponziani, is adding...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Artcrafts International, the Florence-based distributorship of Attilio Ponziani, is adding OTZ Shoes to its large portoflio of brands for which it has the distribution rights in Italy

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    Kangaroos has hired a new sales agency, Vixen Brands, for...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Kangaroos has hired a new sales agency, Vixen Brands, for the sale of its shoe collections in Belgium from spring/summer 2014. In France, a sales team of currently eight employees from the sales agency Gin takes care of the brand. For the Polish market, Kangaroos is about to decide on ...

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    Melissa, the Brazilian brand of PVC shoes owned by Grendene,...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Melissa, the Brazilian brand of PVC shoes owned by Grendene, exhibited for the first time at Premium, instead of the Bread & Butter show. The German distributor of the line, Wave & Motion, which re-assumed the distribution of the brand one year ago and started with its first deliveries in ...

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    Stratégies is to take Romans CAD into the Indian market....

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Stratégies is to take Romans CAD into the Indian market. The Romans CAD Software Suite is a set of dedicated products for the footwear, luggage and soft materials industry. The French technology provider, specializing in CAD and PDM solutions for the footwear and luggage industry, will work with local distributors ...

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    Crocs will introduce its Ocean Minded by Crocs collection in...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Crocs will introduce its Ocean Minded by Crocs collection in Portugal and Germany in spring/summer 2014. Ocean Minded is a surfing inspired footwear brand from San Diego, which was acquired by Crocs in 2007. The whole Ocean Minded by Crocs collection is made from recycled materials, like rubber from bikes ...

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    Highline United Europe, the European subsidiary of Highline United Holdings,...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Highline United Europe, the European subsidiary of Highline United Holdings, engaged the company Top Shop for the distribution of its brands in Greece and Cyprus. First deliveries of the brands Julian Hakes, Nylo, Luxury Rebel and Ash will start from spring/summer 2014.

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    Garvalin Group of Spain, which has a global license for...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Garvalin Group of Spain, which has a global license for children's shoes under the Michael Kors and Stuart Weitzman brand names through an American subsidiary, Synclaire Brands, will distribute the corresponding lines in Europe, the Middle East and Russia through another affiliated company, Big Line SL, starting with the spring/summer ...

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    Philip Hallerfelt, an agent who represents Loake Shoemakers in Sweden,...

    2013-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Philip Hallerfelt, an agent who represents Loake Shoemakers in Sweden, was awarded the title of Agent of the Year 2012 at the recent annual meeting of IUCAB, the international agents association. For the past two years, with Hallerfelt in charge, Swedish sales of Loake shoes have doubled, turning Sweden into ...