All Distribution articles – Page 31
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Dr. Martens' German distributor, Bondi Marketing, opened a new mono-brand...
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...
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...
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...
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...
+++ 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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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 ...
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Prada will probably open a store in Angola next year,...
Prada will probably open a store in Angola next year, said the company's chief executive, Patrizio Bertelli, at the company's recent annual shareholders' meeting in Milan, pointing to the fact that the African continent is “starting to give the first signs” of progress in the luxury goods sector. He said ...
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Heike Discher has joined the board of management of ANWR...
Heike Discher has joined the board of management of ANWR Garant International (AGI), along side its two joint chief executives, Robert Natter and Matthias Grevener. AGI is the new company that took over operating the former Ariston Nord West Ring, becoming a limited liability corporation in April. Discher, 36, served her ...
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Christoph Fülscher has assumed the position of IT manager at...
Christoph Fülscher has assumed the position of IT manager at Ludwig Görtz, the big German chain of shoe stores. Previously, he worked for Amplifon, a retail chain for hearing aids. He began his career at Hermes Logistik Group, working as project manager and introducing software solutions and a data warehouse. ...
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Sarah Thornley has been named merchandising director at LK Bennett....
Sarah Thornley has been named merchandising director at LK Bennett. She previously worked at Harvey Nichols, Burberry and Matches, a British chain of luxury goods stores. At Burberry, she acted as European and online merchandising director.
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Wolfgang Goerlich of Brazil has been unanimously re-elected as president...
Wolfgang Goerlich of Brazil has been unanimously re-elected as president of the International Leather Council, with Italy's Rino Mastrotto acting as vice president
