All Distribution articles – Page 4
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Zhejiang Huanqiu seeks European distributors and an outdoor brand
Zhejiang Huanqiu Shoes Co. Ltd, a Chinese footwear group that owns the Huanqiu and Babaya brands, is seeking distributors in Western Europe, with a focus on France, Italy and Germany as well as an interest in Spain and the UK. The group is also keen on acquiring an outdoor brand ...
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Komet und Helden new distribution partner for Sebago and Superga
The Munich-based fashion wholesale agency Komet und Helden is the new distribution partner for shoe brands Sebago and Superga in the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The partnership aims to strengthen the quality, visibility and local support of the two traditional brands in the region, the Italian ...
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ArticleKizik enters distribution agreements in South Korea, France, Gulf countries and Spain
Kizik has entered distribution agreements in South Korea, France, the Gulf countries and Spain as the US brand specializing in slip-on shoes continues to expand abroad. In South Korea, Kizik partnered with Platform Inc., a distributor with over 20 years of expertise in introducing brands like Saint James, Fred Perry ...
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ArticleBrazilian shoemakers hope Trump will help boost their sales to the US
As Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the US on Jan. 20, Brazilian shoemakers hope to benefit from a possible reduction in shipments of Chinese footwear to the world’s largest market in value in the wake of higher import duties. During his electoral campaign, Trump, who ...
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Baur closes logistics hub in Upper Franconia
The logistics company BFS Baur Fulfillment Solutions is closing its logistics facility in Weismain, in the Upper Franconia area of Bavaria, as one of its most important customers, s.Oliver, terminates its collaboration with BFS in April 2025. According to Baur, efforts to find an economically viable and sustainable alternative solution ...
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ArticleAsos to mothball US distribution center at cost of £190m
Asos is mothballing its Atlanta distribution center at a cost of £190 million (€226m). The British online fashion retailer said that the bulk of US orders will now be managed by its UK fulfillment center in Barnsley from the second half of the 2025 fiscal year, supported by a “smaller, ...
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Chapters Brand Group becomes CAT Footwear’s distributor in the UK
Chapters Brand Group will be the exclusive distributor of CAT Footwear in the UK. Wolverine Worldwide is the global footwear licensee for the Caterpillar brand. CAT is currently available at Tower London, Urban Outfitters and over 40 independent stores in the country. In 2023, the British footwear distribution firm 33 ...
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Apple of Eden hires a new DACH sales team
Apple of Eden is reorganizing its distribution for the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland. After many years of collaboration with the agencies Wardrobe in Berlin and Jürgen Klein in Sindelfingen, the brand has entrusted its distribution to Michael Gerlach’s agency Brand Masters in Erkrath, starting from the ...
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ArticleGeox plans to raise €60m to finance its business plan
Geox announced a refinancing program that includes €60 million in fresh capital to finance its business plan spanning from 2025 to 2029. The Italian footwear company reached an agreement with a pool of banks – including Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Banco BPM, BPER Banca, ...
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ArticleHow Murcia’s shoemakers are exiting the 2024 jubilee year and preparing for 2025
After celebrating in 2024 the jubilee of Caravaca de la Cruz, the fifth holiest city of Catholic Christianity with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Camaleño, Calzia, a consortium of shoemakers located in Spain’s southeastern region of Murcia, is focusing on its next challenges. These include managing a slowdown in ...
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Vista starts fall/winter 2025/26 sales campaign with a new agent for Bavaria
The German footwear company Vista is starting the fall/winter 2025/26 sales campaign with a new agent for Bavaria. In the future, Stephan Simon’s Agentur Simon will be looking after the shoe importer, wholesaler and manufacturer’s customers in Bavaria from its Munich office. It replaces the Agentur Lehner, which was previously ...
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Salamander reorganizes its sales team
The Swiss shoe manufacturer AstorMueller AG has reorganized the sales department of the Salamander brand, which it acquired last year. Wholesale and e-commerce expert Pia Fuhrländer will be responsible for European sales. Fuhrländer has more than 20 years of experience in the fashion, footwear and lifestyle industry. From 2013 to ...
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ArticleEmerging designer: CB Made in Italy seeks slow and steady growth
While their store in Via Santo Spirito in Florence may just be a mere 40 square metres (430 square feet), CB Made in Italy is brimming with ideas and plans for the future. The brainchild of Cecilia Bringheli and Sibilla De Vuono, CB Made in Italy offers a limited number ...
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ArticleGerman companies face unprecedented supply chain challenges
German businesses are bracing for potential disruptions to global trade, with mounting concerns over geopolitical conflicts, bureaucratic hurdles, and the ongoing complexities of navigating relations with key trading partners like the US and China. These were the findings of a survey conducted from Sept. 18 to Oct. 25 by four ...
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VF to close a distribution center
VF Corp. will close a 46,500-square-meter distribution center in Martinsville, Virginia, in March 2025. The move will impact 242 employees, who will face layoffs by Jan. 19, 2025, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings. The decision, part of the group‘s broader “Reinvent” turnaround strategy, aims to ...
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Cinq à Sept launches its first footwear collection
The New York-based ready-to-wear brand Cinq à Sept launched its first-ever footwear collection on Nov. 21. The collection is designed in New York and made in Brazil. It is available online at cinqasept.nyc, in-store at the Cinq à Sept New York City boutique and with premiere retailers worldwide. Cinq à ...
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ArticleRussia’s footwear imports are declining
During the first nine months of 2024, Russia imported 261.6 million pairs of shoes, 11.2 percent less than the previous year, according to the Russian Center for Prospective Technologies, a government agency monitoring the retail industry. In the third quarter of 2024, the agency stated that imports were 9.7 percent ...
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ArticleStanbee enters a distribution partnership in Indonesia
Stanbee, a US footwear components provider, has entered into a distribution partnership in Indonesia with PT Eco Mega Synergy. ”The arrangement ensures that Stanbee components will be distributed throughout Indonesia quickly and seamlessly,” the US company said. Founded in 2010, PT Eco Mega Synergy supplies pigment masterbatch to footwear brands ...
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Brand, price and sustainability are key drivers for German consumers
More than 60 percent of Germans own up to ten pairs of shoes, and nearly a fifth buy new shoes at least four times a year, placing a special importance on brand, price and sustainability, a survey from the trade magazine Schuhkurier and the Cologne-based market research and consulting institute ...
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ArticleSkechers to move to a new European distribution center in 2028
Skechers will relocate its European Distribution Center (EDC) operations to a larger and single-structure facility in Liège, Belgium, as it expands its business throughout the continent. To ensure seamless, uninterrupted operations, the Skechers EDC will start its gradual move in 2028 to a new 200,000-square-meter site, which will be located ...
