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ArticleVictor Herrero confirmed as Clarks CEO after LionRock completes deal
LionRock Capital has completed its deal to take a majority stake in the struggling British shoe maker Clarks and confirmed senior management changes, with Victor Herrero replacing Giorgio Presca as CEO after weeks of speculation. The departures of the chief commercial officer, Massimo Barzaghi , ...
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ArticleShoe Zone warns on profits
Shoe Zone has warned that profits are unlikely to return to pre-Covid pandemic levels for the “foreseeable future,” after it swung to a full-year loss, citing the impact of store closures during lockdowns. The company said revenues for the year to Oct. 3, 2020 slumped by 24 percent ...
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ArticleECC appoints second managing director
The European-Clearing-Center (ECC), which acts as a platform for electronic data exchange between producers and retailers in the footwear and fashion sector, is strengthening its management team. As of April 1, Stefan Nicolai , an expert in inventory and data management, will become managing director for marketing and ...
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ArticleKickz reshuffles management after takeover
The German chain of streetwear and sneaker stores Kickz is reorganising its management team and is gearing up for the future after its recent takeover. The new co-CEOs Mark Petereit and Denis Horvat will take the helm on Feb. 15, a dual leadership that should ...
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ArticleBezos hands over leadership of Amazon
Jeff Bezos will hand over the chairmanship of Amazon ’s board in the third quarter of 2021 to Andy Jassy , the head of the cloud business Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 and built the company from an online bookstore into ...
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ANWR Schuh names new managing director
The German footwear buying group ANWR Schuh , ANWR Group ’s footwear division, kicked off 2021 with a management shake-up. Starting from Jan. 15, Helmut Wies , who served as head of retail consulting at ANWR Schuh for many years, will take up the post of managing director ...
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ArticleBata appoints Sandeep Kataria CEO
Bata , the Lausanne-based shoemaker, has appointed Sandeep Kataria as global chief executive, replacing Alexis Nasard , who led the company for nearly five years. Nasard stepped down to pursue a professional opportunity outside the company and the change is effective immediately. Kataria joined Bata in 2017 as ...
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ArticleGörtz makes its CEO a shareholder, hires a new CFO
The German footwear chain Görtz is opening its capital to its top manager as it undergoes a management shake-up and further advances its multichannel strategy by pushing its online presence. The chief executive, Frank Revermann , who has served in this position since the end of 2015, will ...
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New concept manager for ANWR’s Quick Schuh
The Ariston-Nord-West-Ring ( ANWR ) group has appointed a new concept manager for its discount-oriented franchising subsidiary Quick Schuh . Johannes Schnütgen , an experienced manager with an in-depth knowledge of the franchise concept, takes over the post from David Mastrorilli , who will now be responsible for ...
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ArticleHR Group hires new managing director for Reno
The German shoe retailer HR Group has a new managing director for its Reno footwear chain. Starting from Nov. 1, the retail expert Steffen Rosenbauer will join the company, taking responsibility for Reno’s entire international brick-and-mortar retail as well as the chain’s e-commerce and marketing. The ...
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ArticleVF matches its management to its new business model
VF Corporation is changing its management structure to suit changes in the way it does business, notably the grouping of all brands into dual portfolios. Core Brands comprises Vans , The North Face (TNF) and Timberland . Doug Palladini and Steve Murray have become global brand ...
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ArticleFagus-GreCon appoints Michael Gawronski as co-managing director
Fagus-GreCon Greten has appointed Michael Gawronski as co-managing director. He shares the job with Uwe Kahmann , who has been managing director since 2007. The group’s Fagus business produces shoe lasts, while the GreCon unit focuses on measuring equipment and fire protection systems. Gawronski will focus mainly ...
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Tretorn reinforces its management team in its move to accelerate DTC shift
Tretorn , the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, continues to reinforce its management team as it seeks to overhaul its business model and develop direct-to-consumer channels. In the summer of 2019, the company, which was established in 1891, appointed Magnus Månsson as its new chief executive. Before joining ...
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Profectus appoints new sales managers for Brax license
In the wake of a management shake-up at the German casual fashion brand Brax , the footwear licensee Profectus Brand Construction has appointed new area sales heads after Ralf Düsterdiek , the brand’s sales manager, stepped down in July this year, after just seven months in the job to ...
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ArticleFarfetch’s Q2 GMV surges and beats the company guidance
The British fashion e-tailer Farfetch saw gross merchandise value (GMV) increase by 47.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter to $721.3 million. GMV of its digital platform business rose by 34.4 percent to $651.0 million. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, the increase reached 39.2 percent. ...
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ArticleOmni-channel retail specialist to become new president of Wolverine Worldwide
Brendan Hoffman will take office on Sept. 8 as the new president of Wolverine Worldwide, the company announced earlier this week. Hoffman will then also join the company’s board of directors. Source: Wolverine Worldwide Brendan Hoffman The omni-channel retail specialist brings 30 ...
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ArticleCirillo Marcolin takes over presidency of Confindustria Moda
As planned, Cirillo Marcolin has taken over the rotating presidency of Confindustria Moda , the umbrella organization of the Italian fashion industry, replacing Claudio Marenzi . Confindustria Moda comprises Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), which groups the textile and apparel firms operating in the country; Assocalzaturifici , the ...
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Tapestry’s CEO resigns less than a year in the job
Jide Zeitlin , the chairman and chief executive of Tapestry , has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons, less than one year after becoming CEO. Tapestry, a New York-based luxury goods house, owns the brands Coach , Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman. In September 2019, Zeitlin replaced ...
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Hunter goes under review as CEO quits
Vincent Wauters , the former president of Arc’teryx who became the chief executive of Hunter Boot Ltd in 2016, will be stepping down “by mutual agreement” at the end of July to pursue new opportunities, said the Edinburgh-based company, adding that it is launching a “strategic review” of ...
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ArticleFerragamo calls back Michele Norsa as deputy chairman
Salvatore Ferragamo reformed its corporate governance and appointed its former chief executive Michele Norsa , 71, as executive deputy chairman, rekindling speculation of a possible change of ownership.
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