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Shepherd, a Swedish brand of sheepskin footwear, is entering the...
Shepherd, a Swedish brand of sheepskin footwear, is entering the British market via the distribution company of Edward Barnes
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Base London continues to make new inroads into the other...
Base London continues to make new inroads into the other markets. The 17-year-old British footwear brand has announced new agency agreements with Show Too in Italy, Peoples Concept in Belgium, Silverplate in the Netherlands and Five Stars in Spain, adding to those that it signed earlier in Germany and France. ...
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Clarks has appointed Helen Thomson to the new role of...
Clarks has appointed Helen Thomson to the new role of European Region director, reporting go Ken Dobinson, the company's international director. She previously ran Clark's successful international store franchising program. The Europe Region is one of four operational regions created by Clarks, somewhat on the model of Ecco. The others ...
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Airwalk is entering the Indian market through a local manufacturing...
Airwalk is entering the Indian market through a local manufacturing company, Wiesner Worldwide Creations, which will use the brand name for a line of children's shoes and clothing
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Mephisto has a new agent in Sweden, Gabriëlle Zwart of...
Mephisto has a new agent in Sweden, Gabriëlle Zwart of Maran Shoes
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Italy's Ciao Bimbi has a new agent in France, IFC...
Italy's Ciao Bimbi has a new agent in France, IFC
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Lloyd Shoes has recruited a sales director for France, who...
Lloyd Shoes has recruited a sales director for France, who is setting up a sales network in the country. The man is Jacky Bellemin. He has previously worked for other important brands such as Geox and Replay.
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Crocs is strengthening the management at its European office in...
Crocs is strengthening the management at its European office in the Netherlands with three new senior managers. Besides Ann Chan, who has already been reported as joining the operation as European retail manager, Adrian Holloway will act as chief financial officer of Crocs Europe, and Michael Marshall-Clarke as marketing director. ...
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The Jones Group is losing its chief marketing officer, Stacy...
The Jones Group is losing its chief marketing officer, Stacy Lastrina, who has been with the company for 21 years. Lastrina, 48, joined the company in 1991 as director of marketing for Nine West Group, which The Jones Group bought in 1999. She eventually moved up to executive vice president ...
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Thorsten Hermelink will be new chief executive for the “brands”...
Thorsten Hermelink will be new chief executive for the “brands” business unit at Görtz from the second quarter of 2012. He will be responsible for further developing the company's own brands, for direct sourcing and the international wholesale business, and for the retail concepts Görtz 17 and Görtz Shoes. Previously, ...
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The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has named...
The Performance + Lifestyle Group of Collective Brands has named Rick Blackshaw to be the new president of the Keds brand. He comes from Converse, where he was the vice president and general manager for the Chuck Taylor All-Star Division. He also has industry experience with Timberland and the former ...
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Michael Zoller has joined Berkemann as brand manager, taking over...
Michael Zoller has joined Berkemann as brand manager, taking over several market-related activities from the company's chief executive, Thomas Bauerfeind. Following the company's recent takeover of Marc Shoes, the latter will concentrate on the general management and the integration of its various brands, including Berkemann and Solidus.
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Since November, Randolf Friedel has been the new sales manager...
Since November, Randolf Friedel has been the new sales manager for Germany and Austria at Mephisto. He acquires new clients, takes care of existing clients and is expanding the Mephisto store concept. Starting last month, Friedel has been supported by Klaus Ziemba, who is managing a constant order office in ...
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Lotus has named Andy Cockayne to be its new sales...
Lotus has named Andy Cockayne to be its new sales director to help the company continue its ongoing growth. He was previously with Hush Puppies, where he working in a similar position for 13 years. He replaces Alan Scott, who has moved up to be managing director at Lotus. The ...
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Allan Leighton, a former chief executive of the British supermarket...
Allan Leighton, a former chief executive of the British supermarket group Asda-WalMart, has joined the board of Office, the successful British footwear retailer, as non-executive chairman. Office has 84 standalone stores in the U.K. and Ireland as well as 52 concessions in those countries and the U.S. It opened eight ...
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The British model and television host Alexa Chung is the...
The British model and television host Alexa Chung is the new creative director and ad campaign star for Superga, the Italian footwear brand. She will appear in marketing materials for the spring/summer campaign. She previously was the face of the company's campaign last March.
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Hogan has appointed Riccardo Sciutto, 40, as general manager, replacing...
Hogan has appointed Riccardo Sciutto, 40, as general manager, replacing Nicola Giorgi, who has moved to the eyewear group Safilo. Sciutto was previously with an Italian jewelry group, Pomellato, where he was in charge of the Dodo brand in Mexico, Spain and the U.K.
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Andrea Euler, 35, has joined the ANWR Group. She will...
Andrea Euler, 35, has joined the ANWR Group. She will be responsible for the accessories department within the ANWR Schuh cooperative in Germany.
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Two new top managers have joined the Tod's group. Riccardo...
Two new top managers have joined the Tod's group. Riccardo Schiutto is the new general manager of the Hogan brand, replacing NIcola Giorgi who has moved to Safilo to run its house brands. Roberto Lorenzini will be the new chief executive of the Tod's group's North American division, responsible for ...
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Melody Harris-Jensbach is returning to Esprit in the new position...
Melody Harris-Jensbach is returning to Esprit in the new position of chief product and design officer, effective immediately. She previously worked for Esprit in various senior management roles between 1998 and 2007. Ronald van der Vis, the new chief executive of the company, said that her product and design strategy ...
