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Birkenstock Mexico closed 2018 with sales up by 30 percent...
Birkenstock Mexico closed 2018 with sales up by 30 percent from the previous year and expects a further increase of 40 percent by the end of the current year. Pablo Rozada, the division's head of sales, revealed the figures recently in an interview with FashionNetwork.com. Established 15 years ago, the ...
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Manolo Blahnik plans to set up its own sales organization...
Manolo Blahnik plans to set up its own sales organization for the U.S. and Canada starting next Jan. 1. The new plans follow the end of a longstanding relationship between the well-known shoe designer and George Malkemus, whose license for the territory will not be renewed. Malkemus has been representing ...
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Thule Germany, the German subsidiary of the Swedish specialist for...
Thule Germany, the German subsidiary of the Swedish specialist for bags and transport solutions, took charge of distributing its own “travel luggage and bags” segment this February. It is also managing sales in Austria from its headquarters in Neumarkt. Aqipa, the Austrian distributor, had been handling sales in Germany and ...
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Iconix Brand Group has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with...
Iconix Brand Group has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with One Step Up for Pony, one of 30 brands in Iconix' portfolio of consumer brands. Under the three-year agreement, One Step Up and its subsidiaries – Fashion Footwear, Aggressive Apparel and Kidz Concepts – will design and manufacture Pony footwear ...
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Caprice, the German shoe brand and subsidiary of the Wortmann Group,...
Caprice, the German shoe brand and subsidiary of the Wortmann Group, which also owns the bigger and better-known Tamaris label, is expanding its presence in Eastern Europe. At the end of January, Caprice created a Ukrainian subsidiary, called Caprice Schuhproduktion, in the capital city of Kiev. A distribution company called Egle has ...
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Ash Germany Distribution will be handling European distribution for the...
Ash Germany Distribution will be handling European distribution for the What For brand of casual shoes in autumn/winter 2019. The deal follows on the joint venture recently signed by the Max Group, parent company of the Italian-based Ash shoe brand, and Stella International Holdings Ltd., trademark owner of the What For ...
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A Chilean company, Forus, has acquired the right to distribute...
A Chilean company, Forus, has acquired the right to distribute Aldo in Uruguay. Specifically, Forus will be taking charge of the country's two Aldo stores, which operate in two different shopping malls in the capital of Montevideo. With this deal, Forus now controls the rights to some 35 brands and ...
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Vibram, inventor of the glove-like FiveFingers shoe, has made Burten...
Vibram, inventor of the glove-like FiveFingers shoe, has made Burten Distribution the exclusive U.S. distributor for its Furoshiki line of footwear. The Furoshiki shoe, also known as the Wrapping Sole, takes inspiration from the Japanese art of furoshiki, in which a given object is wrapped with a single length of ...
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Bernd Hummel, the longtime licensee of Pentland Group for the...
Bernd Hummel, the longtime licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand based in Germany, has widened the territory of the license to the markets of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, which was previously handled by another licensee, Viking Footwear. To help service the Nordic market, Bernd Hummel will work ...
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Setting its sights on China, Australian-based R.M. Williams signed up...
Setting its sights on China, Australian-based R.M. Williams signed up to sell its boots and leathergoods through Secoo, which claims to be Asia's largest e-commerce platform for luxury goods, notably as measured as sales per order. Three R.M. Williams collections by the Austrialian companies – Burnished, Craftsman and Signature Craftsman ...
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Stonefly has hired a Canadian-based distributor, Sole Mio Footwear, to...
Stonefly has hired a Canadian-based distributor, Sole Mio Footwear, to market its shoes in North America. That company also distributes Art, Neosens and Loints of Holland. Stonefly had a strong position in the comfort segment of the shoe market in the early part of the millennium, with annual sales of ...
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Wortmann has decided to close its U.S. subsidiary for the...
Wortmann has decided to close its U.S. subsidiary for the Tamaris brand in Orlando, Florida, according to Schuhkurier. Jan Brinkmann, who was appointed to run it when it was established in 2014, will leave the group. Wortmann will try to service the market directly through other channels.
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Dr. Martens has taken over the distribution of its products...
Dr. Martens has taken over the distribution of its products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as part of its strategy to get closer to the consumer. The brand's parent company, Airwear International, is going to set up a sales and marketing office for the region in Düsseldorf, reporting to Daniel ...
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Kenny Wilson will be the new chief executive of Dr....
Kenny Wilson will be the new chief executive of Dr. Martens, starting in October, taking the place of Steve Murray, who stepped down last October and is now working again for VF Corporation. Wilson has been since 2011 the CEO of Cath Kidston, a U.K.-based brand of handbags and other ...
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Diego Della Valle, Tod's chairman and chief executive, has reiterated...
Diego Della Valle, Tod's chairman and chief executive, has reiterated his intention to take a step back from day-to-day management and focus on the group's strategy. He said that he expects to delegate “soon” everyday management to the group's management team under the supervision of his younger brother Andrea. “My ...
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High-level executives at Lululemon and Nike have been led to...
High-level executives at Lululemon and Nike have been led to resign because of sexual harassment or gender discrimination. Paul Marciano, co-founder and executive chairman of Guess, has now been led to resign after an investigation showed that he engaged in sexual misconduct while at work. At the end of May, ...
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Karsten Bolle, has left Ara Shoes, where he was responsible...
Karsten Bolle, has left Ara Shoes, where he was responsible for sales in Germany, on May 31 by mutual agreement. He had worked for this subsidiary of the Ara group for 24 years. Frank Lüttig, director of international sales since 2012, assumes the newly created position of head of sales, ...
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Footasylum has appointed Barry Bown as its new chairman. He...
Footasylum has appointed Barry Bown as its new chairman. He replaces John Wardle, who will retire. Wardle joined the footwear and streetwear fashion retailer in 2008 as its chief executive, moving to executive chairman in 2015. Bown has been working with Footasylum in a consulting role since March. Prior to ...
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Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager...
Christian Fischer has been appointed as the new product manager for Central Europe at Ecco. From July, the 41-year-old replaces Annette Wächtler, who will continue to work as senior category manager for Ecco's shoe collection for women at the company's headquarters in Denmark. Before joining Ecco, Fischer worked for the ...
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Antoine Arnault has been named head of communication and image...
Antoine Arnault has been named head of communication and image at LVMH. Antoine is the son of Bernard Arnault, LVMH's owner and chief executive. Antoine Arnault, 41, currently leads Berluti and is also president of Loro Piana, the group's high-end knitwear brand. Alongside his new functions, he will also continue ...
