All Distribution articles – Page 42
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Kennel & Schmenger wants to enter the North American and...
Kennel & Schmenger wants to enter the North American and Chinese markets. For this purpose, the German company will be exhibiting at the Fashion Coterie trade show in New York at the end of February and at the CHIC – China International Clothing & Accessories – trade show in Beijing ...
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Sportbox, the distributor of Wolverine shoes and apparel in Italy,...
Sportbox, the distributor of Wolverine shoes and apparel in Italy, has placed the collections with 150 stores within a year and aims to reach 200 clients this year
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The Spanish shoe brand Paco Gil recorded a good business...
The Spanish shoe brand Paco Gil recorded a good business year in 2011. Sales grew by 8 percent in volume and by 12 percent in value. Since the middle of the last year, the brand has been sold in the U.K. and France with the help of sales agents. The ...
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During the last year, Pajar Canada increased the number of...
During the last year, Pajar Canada increased the number of countries where its products are sold to 55 in total. New markets for the company are the U.K., Hungary, Turkey and Spain. In the U.K., the distributor Courtaulds has been handling Pajar Canada's line for two seasons now. Likewise, Overland ...
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Nobrand has signed several new distribution contracts for the sales...
Nobrand has signed several new distribution contracts for the sales of its products in other markets. Wilson Exports will distribute the brand from this season on in the U.K. and is also presenting Nobrand's product line in a showroom in London. In Canada, a new distribution contract was signed recently ...
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Vans has decided to go direct on the Danish market....
Vans has decided to go direct on the Danish market. The brand's distribution contract with Bonvita is coming to an end after many years with the fall/winter 2012-13 season.
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Vagabond will be exhibiting in Shanghai at the Novomania trade...
Vagabond will be exhibiting in Shanghai at the Novomania trade show in March in order to search for retailers in the Chinese market. In Europe, the company aims to expand the shop-in-shop concept, which is working very well in Scandinavia and Finland. Many new shop-in-shops were opened in Scandinavia and ...
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Steen Rasmussen, a 54-year-old manager who previously ran a Danish...
Steen Rasmussen, a 54-year-old manager who previously ran a Danish children's wear company, Kapooki, is the new chief esxecutive of Sanita. He joins Claus Thomsen, former CEO and present chief operating officer, on the executive board of the Danish shoe company. Separately, Sanita has appointed a new CEO for the ...
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Selfridges, the British department store chain, has appointed Abigail Rainer,...
Selfridges, the British department store chain, has appointed Abigail Rainer, formerly with Harrods and House of Fraser, to serve as buying director for accessories and children's items
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Creating a new role for the purpose, Clarks has appointed...
Creating a new role for the purpose, Clarks has appointed Nick Cullen group supply chain director, reporting directly to Melissa Potter, chief executive of the group. He will be responsible to improve costs and services across the the three operations of the group in the U.K., in North America and ...
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Massimo Macchi has been appointed to the board of directors...
Massimo Macchi has been appointed to the board of directors of Antichi Pellettieri, the Italian company than controls Baldinini and other brands of leather products
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Berndt Hauptkorn, who became chief executive of Bally in November...
Berndt Hauptkorn, who became chief executive of Bally in November 2009, one year after its takeover from Texas Pacific Group, has left the company at his own wish. He had joined Labelux, the holding company of Bally, at the end of 2007, serving as its chief executive. In that role, ...
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A new management structure has been established for the Fink...
A new management structure has been established for the Fink Schuhe + Sport chain of 50 shoe and sports stores in Germany, following the death of its main owner, Günther Nold, last July. According to Textilwirtschaft, his widow, Sylvelie Nold, has joined the executive board along with her son-in-law Ralph-Peter ...
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Ferruccio Ferragamo has been confirmed as president of Polimoda, the...
Ferruccio Ferragamo has been confirmed as president of Polimoda, the fashion school in Florence
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Beverly Feldman has signed up with a new distributor for...
Beverly Feldman has signed up with a new distributor for the U.S. market, Michael Abrams, putting a friendly end to her 11-year-old relationship with another distributor. The American designer is also bringing out a new collection from Spain, called B….. Glamour&Comfort.
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Björn Gulden is leaving his position on the executive board...
Björn Gulden is leaving his position on the executive board of Deichmann on Feb. 28 to become chief executive of Pandora, the large jeweler based in Copenhagen. The Norwegian executive, who joined Deichmann in 2000 after working for Adidas, has been most recently responsible for purchasing as well as chief ...
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Bob Galvin, formerly president of the Camuto Group of Connecticut,...
Bob Galvin, formerly president of the Camuto Group of Connecticut, reportedly left that position as of Jan. 1
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Van Bommel has hired a new export manager, Patrick Meijers,...
Van Bommel has hired a new export manager, Patrick Meijers, who has previously worked for Levi Strauss & Co., Puma, Diesel, Adidas and Converse. He reports to Pepijn van Bommel, commercial director of the Dutch firm. Following his appointment, the company has stopped working with a German agency for its ...
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Mark Schmitt is the new chief information officer for Brown...
Mark Schmitt is the new chief information officer for Brown Shoe Company, coming to lead the company's IT initiatives with experience under his belt from UPS, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Express Scripts
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Since the end of the last year, Sven Bürkle has...
Since the end of the last year, Sven Bürkle has assumed the newly created post of head of marketing at the Bernd Hummel for the Kangaroos brand, following a recently introduced change in the brand's segmentation. In his function he will be reporting directly to Julia C. Hummel, managing director ...
