Latest News Briefs – Page 223
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Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital...
Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital officer. Prior to Dior, Riewenherm served for six years as managing director at Mytheresa.com, which he left last October. He began his career at Payback, a multichannel platform, where he reached the position of head of brand management. He later ...
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Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative...
Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative director. The Belgian designer succeeds Haider Ackermann, who only stayed for 18 months. Van Assche recently left Dior Homme, which he had led the creative department since 2008, replacing Hedi Slimane. He will present his first collection for Berluti in ...
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Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French...
Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French company in the last few months. Fidel Fernandez, a veteran of the group, has reportedly set up his own business. He was most recently in charge of a couple of brands owned by the group, Luxat and Pare Gabia, and ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Rainer Luers, a veteran of the German shoe industry who...
Rainer Luers, a veteran of the German shoe industry who had recently strayed away into the world of leathergoods, is now working for Mephisto. He is taking care of some important markets in Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region like Russia, Ukraine, China, Korea and Australia.
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Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now...
Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now also be responsible the Austrian shoe brand in the key markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In his new position, he reports to Harald Winzer, sales director at Högl, who works hand in hand with Gerhard Bachmaier, responsible for brand ...
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Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at...
Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at Peter Kaiser from July 1. He replaces Peter Bangelmeier, who left the company at the end of March. Winsheimer worked for 17 years for Högl, where he was most recently working as sales director, responsible for the German-speaking markets as ...
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Kenneth Cole has signed a four-year licensing and distribution deal...
Kenneth Cole has signed a four-year licensing and distribution deal for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market with Global Brands Group Europe Footwear and Accessories. The UK-based corporation, which is part of the Fung group, will distribute men's and women's footwear from the company in select countries across ...
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Sergio Rossi is teaming up with Luxba Group on a...
Sergio Rossi is teaming up with Luxba Group on a new strategic partnership that is supposed to help the Italian luxury shoe company develop its presence in China. The financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Last year, Sergio Rossi closed its 10 franchise stores in China, which ...
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Joya Shoes has appointed Michael Nater, 45, as sales manager...
Joya Shoes has appointed Michael Nater, 45, as sales manager for the German market. Hewas previously responsible for Joya's sales in Austria, working for the brand since 2009. Jennifer Nater, 39, replaces Michael Nater as sales manager for Joya in Austria. She worked previously as key account manager for a ...
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The ANWR group has signed a cooperation agreement with Spartoo,...
The ANWR group has signed a cooperation agreement with Spartoo, the French online shoe retailer that has recently agreed to take over the André chain of shoe shops. Retailers affiliated with schuhe.de, the online retail platform belonging to the ANWR group, will be able to offer their product lines through ...
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Five Shoe4You stores in Germany have been reopened after a...
Five Shoe4You stores in Germany have been reopened after a major relifting. They are located in Bischofsheim, Brunnthal, Heilbronn, Siegen and Wiesbaden. This follows the recent takeover by Kienast of the chain's German stores from the Austrian Leden & Schuh group.
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Think! has opened its first Swiss mono-brand store in the...
Think! has opened its first Swiss mono-brand store in the city of Thun through a long-standing wholesale client. It's the Austrian brand's 26th store worldwide. Others will follow in the country.
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Kyaia, the Portuguese group which owns Fly London and other...
Kyaia, the Portuguese group which owns Fly London and other brands, is investing in a new digital platform, called Overcube. The site currently sells footwear from the group's brands, but the goal is to expand it to more national and international brands. According to reports by Apicapps, the Portugal's shoe ...
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Selfridges, the chain of high-end department stores in the U.K.,...
Selfridges, the chain of high-end department stores in the U.K., has chosen the Bullring in Birmingham in which to open its second Shoe Galleries concept. The new 15,000-square-foot space, which is located on level four of the Selfridges' store, offers around 1,700 different styles from nearly 50 international designers including ...
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Hermès has launched a new, revamped European website. The new...
Hermès has launched a new, revamped European website. The new digital flagship store was launched simultaneously in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. on April 3. The latest launch follows a pilot deployment of the revamped ...
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Pikolinos opened its first store in Germany this month, located...
Pikolinos opened its first store in Germany this month, located in the central Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Pikolinos has been expanding its retail network in recent years, both in Spain and overseas, including the opening of new stores in Santander, Palma de Mallorca and Madrid last year. The company intends to ...
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Mirapodo, the German online store for footwear that belongs to...
Mirapodo, the German online store for footwear that belongs to the Otto Group, has expanded its product range to a total of 65,000 items. Mirapodo has stated that it wants to acquire 80 new partners and wholesale clients in 2018. The online retailer, which started operating eight years ago, also ...
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The Josef Seibel Group has signed up with the online...
The Josef Seibel Group has signed up with the online brand marketing and networking platform We Want Shoes for its Josef Seibel, Gerry Weber Shoes and Romika brands of shoes. The platform serves as a virtual showroom. The German group intends to present models of its current collections, as well ...
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The Hooijer Group, the Dutch distribution partner of Sioux, has...
The Hooijer Group, the Dutch distribution partner of Sioux, has opened the first Grashopper mono-brand store in Maastricht. The store was developed together with Bert Koelmann, an architect from the Netherlands. On about 40 sqm, about 100 Grashopper shoe models are offered, including a special collection that was developed together ...
