All Distribution articles – Page 45
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Overland Shoes, the global licensee for G-Star Raw footwear, is...
Overland Shoes, the global licensee for G-Star Raw footwear, is going to try to expand the brand in the North American market through a new distribution partnership with Contest Footwear group. Along with sales into the U.S. and Canada, G-Raw plans to revise its pricing structure, amp up its marketing ...
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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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Bally has inked a deal for the opening of several...
Bally has inked a deal for the opening of several stores in India with Bird Group, a company that already works with Porsche Design, BMW and other major foreign players. The first Bally store in India will open before the end of this year in the DLF Emporium shopping center ...
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Birkenstock is expanding the distribution of its line to the...
Birkenstock is expanding the distribution of its line to the outdoor and running specialty retail channels in the U.S.
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Pajar Canada has signed a new distribution contract for Russia...
Pajar Canada has signed a new distribution contract for Russia with TMHF Company, and also has a new distributor for Serbia and Montenegro, called Office. The Hungarian market will be managed by another distributor, Overland. All these distribution contracts have been signed in the last couple of months and they ...
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Shulong has signed a new distribution contract for the next...
Shulong has signed a new distribution contract for the next spring/summer season 2012 for the German market with X-Plus, which is also distributing the Portuguese shoe brand Nobrand in Germany. In France, this shoe brand from Hong Kong is already distributed by Up to Up. The company is considering alternative ...
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Linea Marche has opened a showroom in New York for...
Linea Marche has opened a showroom in New York for Vic Matié and its other brands, OXS, Rubber Soul and Akethon
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Clarks has promoted 48-year-old Jim Salzano to the position of...
Clarks has promoted 48-year-old Jim Salzano to the position of president of Clarks Companies of North America, replacing Bob Infantino, who left in January and is now working with New Balance. Salzano has worked for 16 years with Clarks, most recently as executive vice president for the American operation. In ...
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
