Latest News Briefs – Page 172
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Earcth Inc. has new executive VP of sales
Earth Inc. has made Mark Parsley executive vice president of sales and Alain Gervais executive vice president of supply chain and operations. Parsley was formerly an executive at Marc Fisher Footwear and Timberland and a salesman at Timberland and Bostonian. Gervais, currently chief executive of Al Gervais Consulting, was formerly ...
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CEO and president of Coach steps down
Tapestry, the parent company of Stuart Weitzman, previously called Coach, has announced the departure of Joshua Schulman, chief executive and president of the Coach brand, after a transition period. During the search for Schulman’s successor, Tapestry’s chairman and CEO, Jide Zeitlin, will have direct oversight of the brand’s strategy and ...
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Jimmy Choo's CEO stepping down
Pierre Denis, the chief executive of Jimmy Choo for the past eight years, will leave the company in May to become CEO of the American cosmetics group Coty. Jimmy Choo, which is owned by the U.S. group Capri Holding, is seeking a replacement.
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Designer Brands appoints chief growth officer
Designer Brands has appointed William Jordan as its chief growth officer, a new position within the American footwear retail group. Jordan is a 14-year veteran at DSW and was made its president in February 2019. In the past he has served as chief administrative officer, executive vice president and chief ...
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New GM for southern Europe at Alpargatas
Vittorio Fiorio has been promoted general manager for southern Europe at Alpargatas, the Brazilian shoemaker that owns Havaianas, Osklen and Dupé. He replaces Michele Pittureri, who became vice president in charge of Southern Europe at Global Brands Group. Fiorio served previously as business development director for the Europe, Middle East ...
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CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter stepping down
Federico Marchetti, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Yoox Net-a-Porter, the Italian-based online fashion retailer owned by the Swiss Richemont group, plans to step down as chief executive in 2021. In an interview with WWD, Marchetti said that he intends to remain as chairman to “ensure a smooth transition ...
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ANWR appoints board spokesman
The ANWR Group, the big international cooperative of independent retailers based in Mainhausen near Frankfurt, appointed Frank Schuffelen as the new spokesman for its board last week. The 51-year-old has been a member of the executive board since 2011 and is currently responsible for corporate development and corporate communications, as ...
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Fiscatech acquires Sisa
Fiscatech has acquired Sisa, which specializes in the production of artificial leather, from Akea. The companies are all based in Italy, and Fiscatech and Akea had already collaborated prior to the acquisition. The announcement of the transaction was made by Fiscatech during the latest edition of Lineapelle, the trade show ...
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Zapaterias TG Factory Espana goes into liquidation
Zapaterias TG Factory Espana, a Spanish company that owns the footwear retailer Tino González, went into liquidation on Feb. 12 after having failed to find an acquirer. The company, which was founded in the 1980s, had already gone into administration in December 2013 and managed to come out of it ...
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Cole Haan delaying IPO
Cole Haan is reportedly delaying the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) because of the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to major market declines on stock exchanges worldwide. The American shoe company was planning to be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York, according to documents filed ...
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The famous French Babybotte brand of children's shoes has been...
The famous French Babybotte brand of children's shoes has been acquired by an unnamed Thai investor who is not involved in the shoe sector for €920,000, according to Jean-Pierre Bidegain, a now retired member of the family that used to own it. Babybotte is one of the brands that belonged ...
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Zalando is selling Kickz, its sub-e-tailer for sneakers, street apparel...
Zalando is selling Kickz, its sub-e-tailer for sneakers, street apparel and accessories. The acquirer is Play Hard, a recent subsidiary of Crealize, described as a German “company creator” that “develops new business models and companies.” Zalando purchased Kickz as recently as 2017, intending to expand its position in streetwear, gaining ...
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Anika Schuh, a German shoe retail chain that went bankrupt...
Anika Schuh, a German shoe retail chain that went bankrupt in December 2017, is about to overcome the insolvency. On Nov. 18, its creditors held a meeting where they all agreed to approve the management plan presented by the company's court-appointed administrators. Jörg Ullbrich, the founder of Anika Schuh, is ...
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A Spanish businessman, Álvaro Pellón, has acquired the entire capital...
A Spanish businessman, Álvaro Pellón, has acquired the entire capital of a Seville-based shoemaker, Marypaz, that went into receivership in October (see Shoe Intelligence Vol. 20 N° 21+22). The Aguaded family, which founded Marypaz, is expected to continue running the firm.
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LVMH has consolidated its position as the world's largest luxury...
LVMH has consolidated its position as the world's largest luxury goods company by using its huge cash flow to acquire Tiffany & Co. The New York jeweler's $16 billion takeover is the largest ever made in the luxury goods sector. It puts LVMH more or less on a par with ...
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Ecco is expanding its head office in Denmark. A new...
Ecco is expanding its head office in Denmark. A new building of 2,400 square meters is set to become operational in 2020 across from the Ecco Conference Centers to house up to 100 employees involved in global marketing and other activities, plus three test shops.
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Apple of Eden, the Portuguese shoe brand, is currently building...
Apple of Eden, the Portuguese shoe brand, is currently building a new headquarters in Porto. The two-story, 3,500-square-meter building will be finished in the third quarter of 2020, in time for the brand's 10th anniversary. Apple of Eden currently outsources its logistics to a local partner but will be taking ...
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Shoe-D-Vision has hired Christian Hartmann as buying director for the...
Shoe-D-Vision has hired Christian Hartmann as buying director for the Danish retail organization, effective on Dec. 16. Hartmann, 53, was most recently buying manager at the Salling Group, which has more than 1,500 shops across four countries with over 53,000 employees. They include Bilka hypermarkets, Føtex and Netto supermarkets as ...
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Michael Decker has been appointed chief executive of ANWR Media,...
Michael Decker has been appointed chief executive of ANWR Media, replacing Alexander Hock and Gregor Bernhart, who will leave the company on Dec. 31. ANWR Media was created in 2014 to develop digital tools for the retail members of the entire ANWR Group, as well as for their trading partners. ...
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Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has...
Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has appointed a “chief growth officer,” responsible for driving profitable growth and integrating marketing efforts with strategic planning, analytics and customer experience. The new role, which became effective on Dec. 3, has been assigned to Robert Birge. He will report directly ...
