All Distribution articles – Page 44
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Skinie, a new fashion-oriented brand of shoes from Australia for...
Skinie, a new fashion-oriented brand of shoes from Australia for babies and children up to the age of five, is entering the European market through United Brand Management, a distributor based in Manchester, England, which is now looking for distribution partners in the rest of Europe. Launched in 2009 ...
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The German shoe industry federation, HDS, has unanimously re-elected Ralph...
The German shoe industry federation, HDS, has unanimously re-elected Ralph Rieker of Ricosta as its chairman. Two older executives, Wilhelm Möhlmann of Marc Shoes and Hans-Joachim Wolter of Waldi-Schuhfabrik (Finncomfort), are leaving the executive board, and Ralph Wolter, son of Hans-Joachim, is joining it. Norbert Furche, the longtime manager of ...
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Paul Gomez, the senior vice president for global events and...
Paul Gomez, the senior vice president for global events and brand entertainment at Hurley, is the new chief executive of Podium Distribution, owner of DVS shoes, Matix apparel and Diamond Footwear
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Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe...
Crocs is now directly managing the distribution of its shoe collections in Portugal and Slovakia. Before, Crocs had been selling its product line in these countries by means of a distributor. At the moment, Crocs manages the distribution of its products directly in altogether 15 countries. In the future, the ...
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Red Wing Shoe Company opened a European head office in...
Red Wing Shoe Company opened a European head office in Amsterdam at the start of July. The American group has been trading in the Netherlands and in other European countries for the last 10 years, but its rapid growth in the last five years called for an expanded European team ...
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Joe Filipas, who has worked for Hi-Tec Sports, Columbia and...
Joe Filipas, who has worked for Hi-Tec Sports, Columbia and Sorel, has joined Wolverine World Wide as senior footwear developer for its newly acquired Chaco brand
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Rebecaa Blair, who has worked for John Varvatos, Juicy Couture,...
Rebecaa Blair, who has worked for John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Sergio Rossi, Betsy Johnson and Tory Burch, has been hired by Schwartz & Benjamin as president of its Diane von Fürstenberg footwear division
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Eduardo Smaniotto, who has been export manager of Dumond for...
Eduardo Smaniotto, who has been export manager of Dumond for five years, has left the Paquetà group to work for Priority, another Brazilian group that owns the West Coast and Cravo & Canela brands. With 18 years of experience in the shoe sector, he has joined Priority to supervise sales ...
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Richard L. Markee has been named to the board of...
Richard L. Markee has been named to the board of directors at Collective Brands for a three-year term. He is the executive chairman at Vitamin Shoppe, where he was the chief executive until April 4. The 58-year-old has also held leadership positions with Babies ‘R' Us and Toys ‘R' Us.
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Mike Sorabella has been chosen to be the new chief...
Mike Sorabella has been chosen to be the new chief executive of Shoebuy.com after the sudden departure of Scott Savitz from the company. He will be leading all strategies and operations of Shoebuy as well as its sister sites, Bagsbuy.com and Outletbuy.com. Sorabella previously was the chief financial officer for ...
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Rino Mastrotto has been elected chairman of Unic, the Italian...
Rino Mastrotto has been elected chairman of Unic, the Italian tanners' association, succeeding Graziano Balducci for the next two years. The 64-year-old entrepreneur oversees a group bearing his family name with an annual turnover of €250 million and a staff of 1,100 people. Besides its five tanneries at Arzignago in ...
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Hans-Hermann Deters will be joining the executive board of Ara...
Hans-Hermann Deters will be joining the executive board of Ara Shoes as of Aug. 1, filling a new position where he will have responsibility for marketing, distribution and sales. The 51-year-old was most recently the chief executive of Kettler, the leading German manufacturer of fitness equipment, tennis tables and playgrounds. ...
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Dennis Beute, who was appointed director of Garant Schoenen +...
Dennis Beute, who was appointed director of Garant Schoenen + Mode last May, has become general manager of ANWR-Garant Nederland, a newly merged entity that resulted from ANWR eG's acquisition of a majority stake in Garant Schuh AG. Beute previously worked as sales manager for Fossil Europe, an accessories brand, ...
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Roland Mouret has been appointed creative director of Robert Clergerie,...
Roland Mouret has been appointed creative director of Robert Clergerie, the French shoe company recently acquired by Marc Loubier and an investment fund controlled by the owners of Li & Fung in Hong Kong. The 49-year-old French designer worked for the same company in the early 1990s, before a glorious ...
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Simon van Loon has been appointed commercial director of Van...
Simon van Loon has been appointed commercial director of Van Lier, the Dutch men's footwear brand. He will be in charge of sales throughout the company's distribution network. Van Loon succeeds his father, Jan van Loon, who held this position for nearly 20 years and saw its transformation from a ...
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Skechers is hoping to expand its brand awareness among the...
Skechers is hoping to expand its brand awareness among the online demographic through its new partnership with Virtual Greats. The virtual goods sales and distribution agency will produce and distribute Skechers branded virtual products through various online social media destinations; it already has deals with Meez.com and WeeWorld, social media ...
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Toms Shoes, the American company known for its lightweight shoes...
Toms Shoes, the American company known for its lightweight shoes based on the Argentine alpargata design, is looking to open an office in London next autumn or winter to support its growing European business. It will serve the company's activities in greater Europe, including Russia. For the moment, Toms Shoes ...
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VF Corporation has signed an agreement with Arvind Group for...
VF Corporation has signed an agreement with Arvind Group for the distribution of Vans in the country. As part of the deal, two Vans stores will be opening in Bangalore and Delhi in the next few weeks. The Arvind Group has had a close partnership with VF for its jeans ...
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Günter Dür has become the agent for Move On and...
Günter Dür has become the agent for Move On and Stork Steps in Austria, reporting to D-Box of Luxembourg, which also distributes the two brands in Germany and Switzerland
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Birgit Edtbauder's new agency, EBS Agency, is going to take...
Birgit Edtbauder's new agency, EBS Agency, is going to take care of Durea in Austria, starting with the spring/summer 2012 collection
