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Gaastra to cease operations for the second time in 3 years
Following the insolvency filing of Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG),the Gaastra brand will cease operations, according to 1st-blue.com. The brand had been relaunched by UFG in 2022 after the insolvency of its previous owner. Gaastra was founded in 1897 by the Dutch sailmaker Douwe Gaastra and has been a well-known and ...
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WHP buys majority stake in G-Star RAW
WHP Global, an American brand management firm, will acquire a majority interest in the denim brand G-Star RAW. No financial details were released. Under the terms of the agreement, the existing G-Star shareholders, including founder Jos van Tilburg, will retain a stake in the brand. The current management team of ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Producers and retailers have to work together to prosper
In a wide-ranging interview, Bart van Helvoirt, the co-founder and CEO of Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), outlines his views on the overall economic situation, the evolution of the supply chain and the shifting relationship between shoe makers, resellers and end users. Before discussing about your company and ...
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News briefsUFG strikes a licensing deal with Lyle & Scott
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) has entered a licensing agreement with the British brand Lyle & Scott, under which the Dutch footwear group will design, produce and distribute all upcoming branded Lyle & Scott footwear collections throughout the entire European Union, the U.K., Switzerland, Scandinavia and the U.S. The Lyle & ...
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ArticleHow UFG created a new structure for the Gap brand and to expand its license portfolio
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), the Dutch group managing an extensive portfolio of proprietary and licensed brands, has created a new wholly-owned unit to manage the Gap license that it has obtained for the European Union, the U.K., Switzerland and Scandinavia. The first Gap footwear collection produced by UFG for men, ...
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UFG enters a licensing partnership with Gap
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) has entered into a strategic licensing partnership with the American retailer Gap Inc. to design, produce and distribute Gap footwear throughout the entire European Union, the U.K., Switzerland and Scandinavia, in a deal brokered by IMG. In a statement, UFG said that the “upcoming footwear collections ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: UFG plans to continue expanding its brand portfolio
The Dutch company Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) is in talks regarding the possible acquisition of two brands and of a license agreement. Any deal is expected to be struck by the end of the year, Bart van Helvoirt, co-founder and CEO of UFG, explains in an interview with Shoe Intelligence. ...
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ArticleNice Footwear improves profitability despite revenue decline
In the full year that ended April 30, 2021, Nice Footwear increased earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) to €2.364 million from €1.781 million a year earlier despite a decline in revenues to €21.144 million from €24.270 million over the period due to the impact of the Covid-19 ...
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Unlimited Footwear Group buys Braend
The Dutch footwear company Unlimited Footwear Group ( UFG ), best known for its Bullboxer brand, has taken over the men’s footwear brand Braend , which was founded in 2001 by Jasper van der Velden . The two companies are based in the Dutch footwear cluster of Waalwijk. ...
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News briefsUFG has a new DACH sales manager for license brands
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) has appointed Dirk Pues as sales manager covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the DACH business region, for its Brands-360 subsidiary which is in charge of licensed brands. Pues is scheduled to start on Dec. 1. A veteran of the footwear industry, Pues has ...
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UFG obtains G-Star RAW license
The Dutch company Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), through its Brands-360 subsidiary, has obtained the license to produce adult footwear under the name of the jeans manufacturer G-Star RAW . Brands-360, which is responsible for licenses, will oversee the design, production, sales and marketing of the brand from the ...
