All Short stops articles – Page 84
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While stopping a distribution deal for the Korean RYN brand...
While stopping a distribution deal for the Korean RYN brand of negative-heel shoes, the recently restructured Sanita has become the distributor of Grendha, Rider and the Ipanema Gisele Bündchen line of Grendene in Scandinavia
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Gabor is making a big public relations splash with Snipe,...
Gabor is making a big public relations splash with Snipe, the recently acquired Spanish brand, marketing it as a label of “no lifestyle style” shoes that care about Lohas (lifestyle of health and sustainability)
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Bernard Rolley, operations director and member of the executive committee...
Bernard Rolley, operations director and member of the executive committee of LVMH, died on Aug. 23 in an accident during a mission in China.
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More than two million pairs of Fitflop shoes have been...
More than two million pairs of Fitflop shoes have been sold for the spring/summer 2009 season
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Just in time for back to school, Collective Licensing International,...
Just in time for back to school, Collective Licensing International, a Collective Brands company, is relaunching its skate brand Vision Street Wear in shoes that will be available at the Finish Line retail chain in the U.S.
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he British Footwear Association has named three new directors to...
he British Footwear Association has named three new directors to its board: Paul Humphrey, human resources director for the R. Griggs Group, owner of Dr. Martens; Michael Kelly, chief executive and joint chairman of Sutton Group, the owner of the retail chain Wynsors World of Shoes; and Adam Marsden, head ...
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Based in Belgium, Martina Benkova has been appointed by Lectra...
Based in Belgium, Martina Benkova has been appointed by Lectra to supervise its operations in various Northern European countries where the company has a total of 550 clients
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Fros International has opened a new showroom in Antwerp, using...
Fros International has opened a new showroom in Antwerp, using a former cellar of Bordeaux wines, for the various brands for which it handles the distribution in Belgium including Dr. Martens, Serafini, Munich and Lacoste. ECCO has developed some special musical background programs for its stores
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Vivarte, the group that owns Minelli, André, Caroll, La Halle,...
Vivarte, the group that owns Minelli, André, Caroll, La Halle, Naf-Naf and Kookai, has acquired Les Fées de Bengale, an ethical brand of women’s ready-to-wear that uses natural organic fabrics and ethical manufacturing
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ito Artioli, president of Anci, the Italian Association of Footwear...
ito Artioli, president of Anci, the Italian Association of Footwear Industries, as well as the president of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry, was awarded the Highlight Abicalçados trophy by the Brazilian shoe industry association at the Fenac fair in Sao Paulo in July
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Brands Unlimited, Belgian distributor of AirStep and other brands, takes...
Brands Unlimited, Belgian distributor of AirStep and other brands, takes on board the Belmondo line of the German Görtz retail chain
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Wortmann has selected the agency Solheim Sko, which already works...
Wortmann has selected the agency Solheim Sko, which already works with Ara Shoes, to represent its s.Oliver line in Norway
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Cagol Fashion Company, the Swiss agency that represents brands such...
Cagol Fashion Company, the Swiss agency that represents brands such as Bikkembergs and Parajumpers, is taking care of EMU Australia
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Clarks is joining Nike, Adidas and Timberland in requiring certification...
Clarks is joining Nike, Adidas and Timberland in requiring certification from its leather suppliers that they are not using leather from cows raised in the Amazon rainforest
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Outrigger, the Swedish distribution company of Magnus Johnson, has added...
Outrigger, the Swedish distribution company of Magnus Johnson, has added the distribution of Pony for Scandinavia to its contracts with Dr. Martens and Replay
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Milton Cardoso has been re-elected as president of Abicalçados, the...
Milton Cardoso has been re-elected as president of Abicalçados, the Brazilian footwear industry association, for the next two years
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Phoenix Footwear’s sales from continuing operations fell by 36 percent...
Phoenix Footwear’s sales from continuing operations fell by 36 percent to $4.0 million in the second quarter, and its net loss grew to $5.1 million, compared with a loss of $2.2 million in the same period last year
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Disney has given its Quality Award 2009 to Leomil, its...
Disney has given its Quality Award 2009 to Leomil, its licensee for Hannah Montana footwear, for the collaboration and great success of the line
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Retail sales of shoes grew by 13.7% in Sweden during...
Retail sales of shoes grew by 13.7% in Sweden during the month of July, as compared to the same month a year ago, but for the first seven months of this year, the result was slightly negative at 0.2%
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MBT has opened its second Italian store in Lecco, near...
MBT has opened its second Italian store in Lecco, near Milan.
