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Bruno Magli has a new designer for its handbags and...
Bruno Magli has a new designer for its handbags and leathergoods. She is Natalia Brilli, an Italo-Belgian designer who graduated from the Institut Français de la Mode in Paris who has already worked for several international brands and started a line under her own name in 2004. She will report ...
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Claus Lenzmann, a top executive of Deichmann's Roland chain responsible...
Claus Lenzmann, a top executive of Deichmann's Roland chain responsible for purchasing, has left the company by mutual consent
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A new president is due to be elected at the...
A new president is due to be elected at the annual meeting of Anci, the Italian shoe industry association, next Thursday. For the moment, the only two candidates are Antonio Brotini from Tuscany and Cleto Sagripanti from the Marche region. Brotini, who led Anci successfully from 1999 to 2003, runs ...
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Kavat is now selling its ecological shoes product range in...
Kavat is now selling its ecological shoes product range in Australia. The shoes are sold in the Birkenstock by Nature chain in Sydney. The Kavat Eco range is the first shoe product range in Europe to carry the European Union Environmental Accreditation symbol.
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KangaROOS will be sold online exclusively by Zappos.com in the...
KangaROOS will be sold online exclusively by Zappos.com in the U.S.
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Gaetano Micciché, a general manager of Intesa Sanpaolo, has joined...
Gaetano Micciché, a general manager of Intesa Sanpaolo, has joined the board of directors of Prada, replacing Marco Cerrina Feroni. Intesa owns a 5 percent stake in Prada.
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Peggy Reilly Tharp is the new vice president-investor relations for...
Peggy Reilly Tharp is the new vice president-investor relations for Brown Shoe Company. She was previously senior director of investor relations at Savvis, a cloud infrastructure provider, and director of investor relations for Superior Essex, a producer of copper wire and cable. In addition, Timothy J. Joyce is now the ...
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After six months in the position, Randolf Friedel is leaving...
After six months in the position, Randolf Friedel is leaving as one of the two general managers of Quick Schuh, the German discount-oriented chain of shoe shops franchised by Ariston-Nord-West-Ring. A statement says he resigned due to divergent opinions about the company's general orientation. The other general manager, Jochen Obrecht, ...
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LK Bennett has assigned Odgers Berndston as recruitment agent to...
LK Bennett has assigned Odgers Berndston as recruitment agent to find a new chief executive to replace Margaret McDonald, who left the British shoe retail company in April 2010, after 18 months in the job. Robert Bensoussan, the former chief executive of Jimmy Choo who owns LK Bennett together with ...
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Alessandro Sartori is the man picked by Antoine Arnault, son...
Alessandro Sartori is the man picked by Antoine Arnault, son of LVMH's big boss, as creative director of Berluti, the high-end brand of men's footwear owned by the group that he has started to run. Sartori's main task will be the development of Berluti's first line of men's clothing, scheduled ...
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Skeanie, the Australian-based designer foot-friendly shoes for children, will be...
Skeanie, the Australian-based designer foot-friendly shoes for children, will be entering the European market with a newly appointed U.K.-based distributor, United Brand Management. Skeanie was founded by Natasha Barber, who was unhappy with the offerings of footwear for children in terms of style and quality. Her shoes are made of ...
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MBT has been restructuring its sales management and is now...
MBT has been restructuring its sales management and is now counting on synergy effects between Germany and Austria. Hubertus Effinger will be assuming the sales management for both countries after the departure of Claus Meier. Effinger has been working as country manager for the MBT office in Austria and will ...
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Wolverine World Wide is making new inroads in Europe with...
Wolverine World Wide is making new inroads in Europe with its Wolverine brand. Bosum Trading is selling the Wolverine brand of classical, heritage and outdoor shoes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland exclusively under a new licensing and distribution agreement that took effect at the beginning of this year. The German ...
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Walter Valenti, 41, gets promoted as sales manager of Fretz...
Walter Valenti, 41, gets promoted as sales manager of Fretz Men, replacing Joachim Haupt, who is leaving the Swiss firm after three years
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Ralph Hanus, 57, is confirmed as general manager of the...
Ralph Hanus, 57, is confirmed as general manager of the German Sabu buying cooperative for another five years
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Prada Group has signed a deal with the Al Tayer...
Prada Group has signed a deal with the Al Tayer group to jointly develop a network of Prada and Miu Miu stores in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Based in Dubai, the group claims to be the largest distributor of luxury goods in the Middle ...
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Leili-Maria Koch has taken on the management of all the...
Leili-Maria Koch has taken on the management of all the stores of Högl. The British retail expert started her professional career at Harrods in London and worked for well-known companies such as Bally, Marks & Spencer and most recently as head of international retail at Wolford. Altogether, Högl has set ...
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Lise Andresen, who has worked for Web Magasin, is succeeding...
Lise Andresen, who has worked for Web Magasin, is succeeding Tover Riiser Larsen, who is retiring as chief editor of Sko, the leading shoe trade magazine in Norway, after 20 years
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Andrew Meyer is Payless ShoeSource's new senior vice president and...
Andrew Meyer is Payless ShoeSource's new senior vice president and general merchandise manager for the women's and accessories business. In his new role he will be in charge of product creation and merchandising in his niche, which includes brands such as Dexter, Brash, Airwalk and the designer labels Christian Siriano, Lela ...
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Lanxess, the specialty chemicals group based in Germany, has created...
Lanxess, the specialty chemicals group based in Germany, has created Lanxess Middle East GmbH, based in Dubai, to handle business in the Middle East. The area is interesting to the company partly because of the supply of raw materials, and partly because of growing demand for its products. Elie Saad ...
