All Distribution articles – Page 34
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Vogel Chaussures is the new Swiss distributor of Ricosta...
Vogel Chaussures is the new Swiss distributor of Ricosta
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Superfeet is opening a new European operations center in Edinburgh,...
Superfeet is opening a new European operations center in Edinburgh, Scotland, and will begin distributing its products and systems directly to retailers in the U.K. and Ireland. The U.K. expansion is described by the American insole producer as a move to support its distributors in Europe and increase its global ...
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Pajar Canada recently set up a European subsidiary called Pajar...
Pajar Canada recently set up a European subsidiary called Pajar Europe. Based in Amsterdam, it will be selling directly to certain European countries, including the Benelux region, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The remaining markets where Pajar is doing business are still served by its distributors. Pajar Europe will also ...
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The Dutch footwear brand Hub is expanding to France and...
The Dutch footwear brand Hub is expanding to France and the U.K. The first deliveries were sent out to about 35 points of sale in the U.K. at the start of this year's spring/summer season. Points of sale include independent retailers and a few of the 27 stores managed by ...
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Crocs has named Jeff Margolis to its board of directors....
Crocs has named Jeff Margolis to its board of directors. He the founding chief executive and chairman emeritus of the TriZetto Group, a company that provides health care IT software and services. He is also the executive chairman of WellTok, a developer of social health networks. At Crocs, he will ...
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Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time...
Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time it's the turn of Ursula Buck, who has been serving as executive director for products and licenses. She was replaced by Maria Pambori, effective July 1. Pambori, who has worked for almost ten years at Procter & Gamble in various ...
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Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief...
Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Jørgen Tang, starting on Aug. 1. The 50-year-old worked previously as chief executive and CFO of Scandinavian Tobacco, then as finance director of Samson Agro. He takes the place of Karsten Christensen, who will continue to work in ...
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Camilla Schiavone, a 46-year-old French manager who has worked for...
Camilla Schiavone, a 46-year-old French manager who has worked for L'Oréal for many years, has been appointed chief executive of Schiaparelli, the fashion brand recently taken over by Diego Della Valle. A creative director has not yet been selected, but Della Valle is still planning to present the first collection ...
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From July 1, Jörg Windsheimer assumed the position of sales...
From July 1, Jörg Windsheimer assumed the position of sales manager at Högl Shoe Fashion. Since 2002, Windsheimer has represented the Austrian shoe brand in Bavaria in Germany. He supported the brand's positioning in the upscale specialist trade and contributed to an ongoing increase in sales in terms of value ...
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From July 1, Mirko Ostendörfer has been responsible for the...
From July 1, Mirko Ostendörfer has been responsible for the British company Fitflop's business in Germany as new country manager. The company's products are distributed in Germany under the brand name Fitwear. Ostendörfer, 41, worked previously as director of sales, marketing and design for the German shoe company Erich Rohde. ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in...
Wolverine Worldwide is setting up a new office in Spain to run the distribution of Merrell, Patagonia Footwear, Cushe and Caterpillar Footwear, and to coordinate the Spanish sales activities for the 14 other brands of the group that are currently handled by distributors. It's a new business model for the ...
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Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in...
Vans has taken over the distribution of its products in Sweden and Denmark, starting with the autumn/winter 2012 collections. Vans' parent company, VF Corporation, is opening subsidiaries in both countries, with their own showrooms and their own sales and marketing staffs, independently of other operations of the group in the region. ...
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David Powers will be taking the position of president of...
David Powers will be taking the position of president of direct-to-consumer at Deckers Outdoor Corporation in mid-August, leading the company's retail and e-commerce businesses. He comes from Converse, where he was vice president for global direct-to-consumer and licensed retail. He has also held management positions at Timberland and Gap. In ...
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Shri. D. Saalai Maraan is the new executive director of...
Shri. D. Saalai Maraan is the new executive director of India's Council for Leather Exports, replacing Ali Ahmed Khan
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Russ Hammer has taken the position of chief financial officer...
Russ Hammer has taken the position of chief financial officer for Brown Shoe Company, replacing Mark Hood, who is sticking around to help with the transition. Hammer has more than 30 years of experience in finance, most recently as the chief financial officer at Orbitz Worldwide. He has also held ...
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The Camuto Group is reaching out to Kurt Geiger Group...
The Camuto Group is reaching out to Kurt Geiger Group to help it expand internationally. Their new deal will have Kurt Geiger exclusively distributing the Vince Camuto, VC Signature and Jessica Simpson brands in the U.K., Ireland and Germany on an exclusive basis, starting with the spring 2013 collections. It ...
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Mara Möschel is the new buyer for children's shoes at...
Mara Möschel is the new buyer for children's shoes at Dielmann, a German chain of shoe shops based in Darmstadt
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Julia C. Hummel, daughter of Bernd D. Hummel, will be...
Julia C. Hummel, daughter of Bernd D. Hummel, will be new vice chief executive of the German company Bernd Hummel GmbH. The company owns the brand Flip Flop and is the German-based licensee for the KangaROOS brand for distribution in 16 European countries. Hans Bimesdörfer, general sales manager, left Bernd ...
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Mark Lardie has been named president and chief executive of...
Mark Lardie has been named president and chief executive of Rack Room Shoes, a U.S. retailer owned by the German company Deichmann Group. Lardie will head up the Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse retail brands. He comes from Brown Shoe Company, where he was division president for ...
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Hermès has chosen Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the...
Hermès has chosen Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the company's founding family, to be its new chief executive, succeeding Patrick Thomas, who has announced his intent to retire by the end of 2013. Dumas is currently the chief operating officer, and from this month will also add in the ...
