All Rizzo articles

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    Rizzo’s debt restructuring to be discussed Jan. 24

    2022-01-12T08:15:00Z

    The Stockholm District Court will hold hearings on Jan. 24 to discuss a debt restructuring proposal for Rizzo and its subsidiary Rizzo International. The court also approved to Rizzo’s request to extend its restructuring period for an additional three months to March 21. The Swedish retailer’s composition offer involves the ...

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    Shoe industry marked by IPOs and takeovers in Q4

    2022-01-10T15:45:00Z

    The footwear industry witnessed further extraordinary finance transactions during the fourth quarter as companies continue to take advantage of the abundant liquidity injected into the financial system by central banks worldwide to shore up the economy after the Covid-19 outbreak last year. Allbirds, the loss-making California-based producer of Wool Runner ...

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    Rizzo obtains an expensive SEK 30m loan

    2021-10-06T14:07:00Z

    Rizzo Group, the troubled Swedish retailer of bags, footwear and accessories, reached an agreement to obtain a SEK 30 million (€3.0m-$3.4m) loan from Zenith Management AB. Rizzo has the right to repay of the loan in shares. The loan bears an annual interest rate of 15 percent and has to ...

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    Rizzo applies for extension of restructuring period

    2021-09-27T06:42:00Z

    Rizzo Group has applied for a three-month extension to its corporate reorganization. The restructuring began on March 23 following a ruling by a Stockholm-based court and had already been extended to Sept. 23. The company has started to work on a composition with creditors. The valuation of inventories and intra-group ...

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    Stocks of footwear firms benefit from the re-opening of the economy in Q2

    2021-07-05T14:14:00Z

    In the second quarter, stocks of footwear companies were generally higher as they benefited from the reopening of the economy, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, and a subsequent rebound in the consumption of clothing and shoes. Large U.S. footwear companies, which had already posted strong gains in the first ...

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    Rizzo applies for extension of restructuring period

    2021-06-23T10:22:00Z

    Rizzo Group , formerly known as Venue Retail Group , has applied for a three-month extension to its corporate reorganization which began on March 23 following a ruling by a Stockholm-based court. On April 23, the group’s wholly-owned Rizzo International also applied for corporate reorganization. In a statement, ...

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    Rizzo suspends purchases due to business slowdown

    2021-03-09T16:55:00Z

    Rizzo Group , the Swedish retailer which offers suitcases, bags, shoes and accessories, is suspending purchases “to get through the spring” because of a sharp slowdown in activity stemming from the restrictions imposed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, the company, which is present in Sweden and ...

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    VRG rebrands Accent stores as Rizzo

    2020-11-05T17:37:00Z

    Venue Retail Group (VRG) is converting its Accent stores in Sweden and Morris stores in Norway to a new store concept which it has been testing since July 1 and currently has four pilot shops. The pilots have shown “a very positive development and we have received ...