All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 9+10 – Page 5

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    Asos appoints two non-executive directors

    2023-04-11T06:35:00Z

    Asos has appointed Natasja Laheij and Jose Manuel Martinéz Gutiérrez as independent non-executive directors to its board as of April 11, 2023. Laheij has more than 25 years of experience in international commercial & financial management, e-commerce, tech, consumer electronics, telco and retail in B2C and B2B environments through her ...

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    Shoe City sells 39 stores after failed acquisition by Arklyz

    2023-04-10T09:03:00Z

    After 70 years in business, Shoe City filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on March 31, and the bankruptcy court authorized going-out-of-business (GOB) sales. The news comes after the failed acquisition of the Baltimore-based retail chain by the Swiss retail group Arklyz. In the summer of 2022, Arklyz, the owner of ...

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    Crocs expands partnership with designer Salehe Bembury

    2023-04-10T08:58:00Z

    Crocs and industrial designer Salehe Bembury announced a two-year partnership in which the visionary designer will serve the brand as creative director of the Crocs x Pollex Pod collection. He will work with the team to further develop his signature Crocs Pollex design and incorporate new silhouettes and colorways into ...

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    Görtz’s new owners disclosed

    2023-04-05T15:32:00Z

    The Munich-based entrepreneurial couple Leonie and Burkhard von Wangenheim are Görtz’s new owners, according to the troubled Hamburg shoe retailer. The Wangenheims acquired a 100 percent stake in the insolvent retailer through the Fürderhin limited liability company as part of the protective shield procedure. Leonie von Wangenheim serves as Fürderhin’s ...