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Debora Klein is the new buying director of Karstadt in...
Debora Klein is the new buying director of Karstadt in charge of lingerie, hosiery, footwear and accessories. She worked previously for Vroom & Dreesmann, a Dutch retailer that, as noted by Textilwirtschaft, has many concessions. Her appointment appears to be linked to the management's desire to push the concession business ...
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Desigual, a very eccentric Spanish fashion brand that has developed...
Desigual, a very eccentric Spanish fashion brand that has developed an equally eccentric shoe collection, has announced the departure of Manel Adell, its chief executive and shareholder, as of Jan. 1, 2013. He said that he was to start new professional and personal projects. Adell has been with the fast-growing ...
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Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in...
Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in Sweden. The Danish company is the Scandinavian distributor for the shoe brands Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, K-Swiss, Sperry Top-Sider, Generic Surplus, Pro-Keds, Keds and Cushe. It also shares the ownership of a brand of clothing, Brand8. Previously, Kneck was country manager for ...
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A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a...
A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a distribution contract for the British market with 2Squared Agency
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The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left...
The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left the Spanish sports shoe brand Munich at the beginning of July. Xavier Berneda, marketing director, and David Berneda, chief financial officer, will no longer be part of the companies Berneda S.A., Bernher SA and Munich SL. The two brothers will ...
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Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg...
Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg footwear in the Nordic countries, including the Baltics, starting in the spring of 2013
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Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president...
Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president for global sales, a newly created position. Most recently, Kaminarides was vice president for wholesale at Jimmy Choo, where he worked for 10 years. Brian Atwood's brand of footwear is part of The Jones Group.
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Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe...
Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe brand Joya in Germany. The contract with the previous distributor, Joya Germany, managed by Michael Scheike, has been canceled by Joya International. Major discrepancies in the orientation of the distribution in Germany led to this decision. Joya was excluded for ...
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Pantofola d'Oro is signing a deal with Europe Asia Industrial...
Pantofola d'Oro is signing a deal with Europe Asia Industrial for the marketing and distribution of its lines for men, women and children in China. This adds to the inauguration of 45 single-brand stores and 50 corners in China's leading shopping centers. The new partner will also be authorized to ...
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EMU Australia has appointed Scott Sible as chief executive for...
EMU Australia has appointed Scott Sible as chief executive for North America. Sible has 25 years of experience in the footwear and apparel business. He had retired from Wolverine Worldwide as president of Merrell in 2010.
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Mathieu Soulié, who has worked for Nike, has been appointed...
Mathieu Soulié, who has worked for Nike, has been appointed international sales director of Feiyue, a French footwear brand that has been trying to duplicate its domestic success in other countries
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Wave & Motion has agreed to represent Melissa, the high-brand...
Wave & Motion has agreed to represent Melissa, the high-brand of Grendene, on the German market. Wave & Motion already sells two other brands of Grendene, Ipanema and Rider, in Germany and Austria.
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Hans Jürg Keller will leave his position as joint managing...
Hans Jürg Keller will leave his position as joint managing director of Peter Kaiser by the end of his current contract in March 2013 at the latest. His successor in the position, Marcus Ewig, comes from Porsche. Keller has been responsible for finance at the German company since 1994. Marc ...
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Falc has opened its own sales office and showroom for...
Falc has opened its own sales office and showroom for the Brazilian market in São Paulo. Its inauguration coincided with the opening of its first store in Brazil for its Naturino brand, in connection with the big Francal shoe fair in the city. Located in the residential district of Pinheiros, ...
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The Jones Group has created a new position, group president...
The Jones Group has created a new position, group president of global retail and international development, as it tries to expand its reach worldwide. Filling the position will be Scott Bowman, formerly the president of international business development at Polo Ralph Lauren, and before that the chief executive of Marc ...
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George Sharp is taking up the newly created position of...
George Sharp is taking up the newly created position of executive vice president for design at The Jones Group. He was previously the creative director and executive vice president for design at St. John, and before that was vice president for design at Ellen Tracy. He will report to the ...
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Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is moving to the U.K. as VF Corporation...
Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart is moving to the U.K. as VF Corporation has appointed him vice president and general manager of Timberland Europe, directly reporting to Richard O'Rourke, who remains senior vice president in charge of international operations, based in the U.K. Schimdt-Eisenhart has worked most recently in Switzerland as European sales ...
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Martin Hübner, sales director Marc Shoes, is leaving the company...
Martin Hübner, sales director Marc Shoes, is leaving the company for personal reasons at the end of 2012, after nearly 30 years with the company. Various internal changes have taken place since the German brand was sold last October by Wilhelm Möhlmann to Thomas Bauerfeind, who also owns Berkemann, ...
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Fiore Fanelli is the new global marketing and communication director...
Fiore Fanelli is the new global marketing and communication director of Fratelli Rossetti. She had previously worked as EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) communication director for Bottega Veneta and Gucci.
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Otto Group, which claims to be the second-largest online retailer...
Otto Group, which claims to be the second-largest online retailer in the world after Amazon, is bringing all its varied e-commerce platforms under the responsibility of one manager, Rainer Hillebrand, starting next August. The 56-year-old executive will continue to take care of strategic planning. Mirapodo, the recently launched online shop ...
