Latest News Briefs – Page 244
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Rudolf Hampl is stepping down as managing director of Legero...
Rudolf Hampl is stepping down as managing director of Legero Schuhfabrik from the start of 2018. After more than two decades in the position, Hampl will gradually hand over control of the Austrian children's shoe manufacturer to a management team over a six-month period. The transition has been planned for ...
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Michael Romberg has been appointed managing partner of Jana Shoes,...
Michael Romberg has been appointed managing partner of Jana Shoes, a company that is still controlled by the Wortmann group, with a minority stake in the operation. Romberg started working for the Wortmann group in 1996. He first gained sales experience at Tamaris before joining the sales department of Jana ...
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Marc Preusser will be the new German country manager for...
Marc Preusser will be the new German country manager for Fitflop, replacing Mirko Ostendorfer after he leaves at the end of September. Preusser has worked for Levi's, VF Corporation and Desigual.
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Vivarte, the French group that owns André, Minelli and other...
Vivarte, the French group that owns André, Minelli and other shoe retail chains (see also the news brief in Corporate), has a new finance director, Thierry Louis, since June 12. An expert in financial restructuring operations, he recently worked for Smoby and Arc International under the leadership of Patrick Puy, ...
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J.M. Weston has named Olivier Saillard, the director of Paris'...
J.M. Weston has named Olivier Saillard, the director of Paris' fashion museum (Palais Galliera), as its new artistic, image and culture director. He will replace Michel Perry, who has been with the luxury shoe brand since 2001. Saillard will leave his functions at Palais Galliera in January 2018. J.M. Weston ...
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R. Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa...
R. Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology, an American company that works with more than 300 firms with its own closure system for shoes. The seasoned executive, who has spent more than two decades in the footwear sector, has been the CEO of Aerosoles in the ...
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Caleres has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president of its new...
Caleres has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president of its new men's and international division. Most recently, Robinson served as executive vice-president of William Rast at One Jeanswear Group. Robinson brings more than 30 years of experience in men's apparel, merchandising, brand positioning, and managing global brands. Prior to working at ...
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Working together with the European University of Applied Sciences, Birkenstock...
Working together with the European University of Applied Sciences, Birkenstock is offering a three-year combined bachelor's program in industrial and logistics management. The course starts this autumn. In the framework of the course, students will be working at Birkenstock during their practical phases. Sales in the German market account for ...
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Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as president and chief...
Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as president and chief operating officer of the fast-growing American brand of activewear and sports shoes, making a comeback to the sporting goods sector where he spent about ten years with VF Corp., the owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland. The Swedish ...
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Ecco has struck a joint venture deal with its French...
Ecco has struck a joint venture deal with its French retail partner, L.S. Diffusion, which opened its first retail store in the country in 2014. The joint venture will change its name to Ecco France and will be led by Laura Steinmetz, who has been running L.S. Diffusion since then. ...
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Diesel has reorganized the sales structure for its footwear lines...
Diesel has reorganized the sales structure for its footwear lines in the Austrian and German markets in order to grow the business. The Fashion Brands Agency, a sales agency based in Munich, has taken over the distribution in the territory. Previously, Diesel directly supplied about 80 retailers with its shoes, ...
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Bernd Hillen, the seasoned former executive of Birkenstock and Berkemann,...
Bernd Hillen, the seasoned former executive of Birkenstock and Berkemann, is adding the distribution in Germany and Austria of Simple Shoes and the Samuel Hubbard collection of “ridiculously comfortable” shoes from the U.S., to the previously announced distribution of Blundstone. As previously reported, he is now running Central Trade Germany, ...
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American Sneakers, a subsidiary of the Bos Group based in...
American Sneakers, a subsidiary of the Bos Group based in the Netherlands, is expanding the distribution of Pro Keds, after a period of three seasons during which it has been sold more selectively in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the Benelux countries. The Pro Keds brands will now also be ...
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Viking Footwear will not renew its license of Kangaroos in...
Viking Footwear will not renew its license of Kangaroos in Scandinavia. The license agreement between Kangaroos and Viking will be terminated at the end of this year. It has not been decided yet who will continue with the Kangaroos license in Scandinavia from 2018. Bernd Hummel, the licensee of the ...
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Colette, the famous Parisian store, is going to close its...
Colette, the famous Parisian store, is going to close its doors on Dec. 20, after 20 successful years of operation, simply because its founder and buyer, Colette Rousseaux, is going to retire. A terse press release says she “has arrived at an age where it is the time for her ...
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Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has launched an augmented reality app for...
Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has launched an augmented reality app for a “try, share and shop” customer experience on its Yoox website. The online luxury fashion retailer, the result of a merger between the Italian-based Yoox Group and the U.K.-based Net-A-Porter Group in 2015, has partnered with Lumyer, the creators of ...
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Berluti is expanding into e-commerce. The Italian-French fashion firm owned...
Berluti is expanding into e-commerce. The Italian-French fashion firm owned by LVMH unveiled its new online store during the recent Men's Fashion Week in Paris. Berluti was founded in 1895 as an elite men's shoe cobbler. Since 2011, it has expanded its range to include luxury menswear, leathergoods and accessories ...
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Hogan is going to open a new store at 5...
Hogan is going to open a new store at 5 via Montenapoleone during next September's Milan Fashion Week. It will occupy the premises of a former Bottega Veneta boutique, and it will replace the existing Hogan stores at 23 via Montenapoleone. The store will feature a new design that will ...
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The Percassi group has decided to shut down one of...
The Percassi group has decided to shut down one of its ten Vergelio shoe shops, located on Milan's important Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The group, which runs many other retail banners, bought the Vergelio chain two years ago with the intent to develop it into a multi-channel operation in Italy and ...
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Alberto Guardiani is opening a new flagship store in Istanbul,...
Alberto Guardiani is opening a new flagship store in Istanbul, the brand's second one in Turkey. The first in the country was inaugurated in 2013, in Ankara. The new Turkish store is located at the Akasya Mall. Turkey is the third market for the brand, after Italy and Eastern Europe. ...
