News Briefs Distribution – Page 13
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The Bos Group is adding the distribution of CAT Footwear...
The Bos Group is adding the distribution of CAT Footwear in the German-speaking and Benelux countries to that of other brands of Wolverine Worldwide - Keds, Pro Keds, Sperry and Wolverine – under a new distribution contract starting on Jan. 1. Bos is setting up a new fully owned subsidiary, ...
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Görtz will concentrate on its retail business in the future...
Görtz will concentrate on its retail business in the future and discontinue the wholesale operations under its Belmondo brand. Belmondo was founded in 1986 as a subsidiary of Görtz, taking care of the brand as well as footwear licensing agreements with Brax and Bellybutton. Görtz has about 160 stores in ...
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Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm,...
Implus Corp. and Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, have appointed Sally McCoy and Chris L. Shimojima as members of Implus' board of directors. Implus, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, is a provider of athletic, fitness and outdoor accessories brands including Perfect Fitness, Harbinger, TriggerPoint, Yaktrax, FuelBelt, Sof Sole, ...
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Susan Saidman has been promoted by Amazon to the position...
Susan Saidman has been promoted by Amazon to the position of European vice president for fashion, replacing Sergio Bucher who has become the chief executive of Debenhams, the British department store chain. Saidman has been with Amazon since November 2013, acting first as head of global vendor management in Seattle ...
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Alberto Guardiani has appointed Mario Rinaldi as its new global...
Alberto Guardiani has appointed Mario Rinaldi as its new global brand director, with responsibilities including product, distribution and communication. The function had been performed up to now by members of the Guardiani family. In 2017, Alberto Guardiani will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Prior to joining the Italian shoe brand, Rinaldi ...
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Timberland has appointed Bob Sineni as vice president and general...
Timberland has appointed Bob Sineni as vice president and general manager of the Timberland PRO line, which serves the workwear markets. He joins the outdoor brand from Majestic Athletic, where he has served as director of the strategic channel since 2011. Majestic Athletic is also part of VF Corp. Prior ...
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Aerosoles has promoted Sandy Coviello to chief product officer, a...
Aerosoles has promoted Sandy Coviello to chief product officer, a newly-created role with an international dimension, and has rehired Alena Margolis for the role of senior vice president and general manager of USA Wholesale and First Cost. In her role as chief product officer, Coviello will spearhead design and technology ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager...
Deckers Brands has appointed Maggie Winkel as the general manager of Teva, a newly created role under the Performance Lifestyle Group at Deckers Brands. The appointment will be effective on Oct. 24. In this new position, Winkel will manage global product and brand marketing for Teva as well as the ...
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Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon...
Nik Baker, sales manager of Sole Technology Europe, will soon take over as general manager of the Dutch-based operation, responsible for the brands Etnies, Emerica, Thirtytwo and Altamont Apparel. He is taking the place of Greg Cleghorn, who is returning to South Africa to develop his distribution business through Intende ...
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Sarenza has inaugurated a new automated distribution center at Réau,...
Sarenza has inaugurated a new automated distribution center at Réau, in Seine-et-Marne, a French department in the Ile-de-France region, which surrounds Paris. The opening ceremony took place on Oct. 14, and was attended by the French President, François Hollande, who toured the facility and praised it as an example of ...
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Joya, the Swiss comfort shoe brand, is working closely with...
Joya, the Swiss comfort shoe brand, is working closely with its retail clients though the internet. Its own online store, joyashop.de, recommends selected local retailers to final consumers and invites them to visit the shops for additional service. On demand, orders made on Joya's website can also be referred directly ...
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Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement...
Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement for Israel with MGS Sport Trading, its current distributor for the region. The joint venture is called Skechers Footwear. Adi Moliov, the previous brand manager of MGS Sport Trading, has been named general manager of Skechers Footwear. MGS Sport Trading ...
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Steve Madden has established a new joint venture for the...
Steve Madden has established a new joint venture for the distribution of its products in Europe. The partner in the new company, Steve Madden Europe, is SPM Shoetrade, a Dutch trading company based at Nieuwkuijk that has showrooms also in Brussels and Mainhausen, Germany. Its European website, stevemadden.eu, is undergoing a ...
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Kenneth Cole Productions has signed a U.S. licensing agreement with...
Kenneth Cole Productions has signed a U.S. licensing agreement with Global Brands Group Holding, a China-based brand management firm, for men's, women's and children's apparel as well as handbags under the labels Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, and Kenneth Cole Unlisted. Global Brands is a licensee for other ...
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Leomil Group, part of The Cortina Group, and Nickelodeon International...
Leomil Group, part of The Cortina Group, and Nickelodeon International have extended its partnership with Paw Patrol. The new deal will bring Paw Patrol characters to footwear and apparel to retailers in select European markets this summer. Meanwhile, Leomil Group has partnered with Viz Media Europe for the Yo-Kai Watch ...
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Deckers Brands plans to change its distribution from an indirect...
Deckers Brands plans to change its distribution from an indirect to a direct mode in Switzerland in the course of the next 12 months. Previously, a local distributor covered the Swiss market, but it has been handled by a sales agent since June. Within the next 12 months, the company ...
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Levi's footwear signed an agreement with the big Pou Chen...
Levi's footwear signed an agreement with the big Pou Chen Group for distribution in the Chinese market in April. On July 1, Luis Junyent joined Levi's footwear as country manager for the Spanish market, replacing Miquel Pages, who retired. Junyent worked previously for Levi's denim LS & Co. On May ...
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Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...
Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...
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Megasport is taking on the distribution of two of Wolverine...
Megasport is taking on the distribution of two of Wolverine Worldwide's brands, Sperry and Keds, in Spain and Andorra. The Spanish company is already selling the shoes of Fitflop and Hub. Fitflop named Megasport as its best distributor last year
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Crocs has taken over the distribution of its products on...
Crocs has taken over the distribution of its products on the Austrian market. Starting on April 1, it has also acquired seven Crocs stores in the country. It plans to set up its own sales team, which would become operational from next June. Crocs already distributes its products directly in ...
