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Legero United starts online platform
Legero United, the Austrian-based footwear group, started an online platform for retailers of its Superfit, Legero and Vios shoe brands this month. The platform features a B2B online store and provides marketing support, information on current shoe collections (with images available for download) and online training services. The B2B online ...
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Vagabond parts ways with Tygesen Company A/S
At the end of May, Vagabond will be parting ways with Tygesen Company A/S, a distributor from Denmark that has served as its sales partner for many years. Vagabond International will take over Vagabond Schuhvertrieb, the sales company that handles the distribution of Vagabond’s products in Germany and Austria, on ...
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Ecco restructuring its European sales
In an effort to get closer to consumers, Ecco has decided to restructure its European sales organization, decentralizing the management of its wholesale operations. They will be led by a dedicated general manager in each of the three European regions. In the framework of this reorganization, Erik Heldoorn, sales director ...
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GM at Sanuk steps down
Magnus Wedhammar has left Sanuk. He had been the surf-inspired footwear brand’s general manager since July 2016, when it moved within California from Irvine to Goleta, the location of Deckers’ headquarters. Deckers purchased Sanuk – founded by Jeff Kelley in 1997 – for $120 million in cash in 2011. Before ...
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Zalando creates three executive posts
Strengthening the management level below the executive board, Zalando created three new positions to join its seven senior vice presidents. Anne Pascual was promoted to senior vice president of product design, and Astrid Arndt was appointed SVP for people and organization. Both have been with the company for several years. ...
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Wolverine appoints global brand presidents
Wolverine World Wide has appointed Joelle Grunberg as global president of its Sperry division and Tom Kennedy as global president of the Wolverine brand, with oversight for the Licensing Group and membership on the acquisitions team. Grunberg has spent the past seven years as president and chief executive for North ...
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Bama modifies executive board
Bama, the German producer of shoe care products that is part of the Serafin group, has strengthened its executive board. It appointed Dr. Stefan Rassau as chief executive officer in February. The 47-year-old has 15 years of leadership experience in retail, sales and marketing. He started out at Roland Berger, ...
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Earcth Inc. has new executive VP of sales
Earth Inc. has made Mark Parsley executive vice president of sales and Alain Gervais executive vice president of supply chain and operations. Parsley was formerly an executive at Marc Fisher Footwear and Timberland and a salesman at Timberland and Bostonian. Gervais, currently chief executive of Al Gervais Consulting, was formerly ...
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CEO and president of Coach steps down
Tapestry, the parent company of Stuart Weitzman, previously called Coach, has announced the departure of Joshua Schulman, chief executive and president of the Coach brand, after a transition period. During the search for Schulman’s successor, Tapestry’s chairman and CEO, Jide Zeitlin, will have direct oversight of the brand’s strategy and ...
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Jimmy Choo's CEO stepping down
Pierre Denis, the chief executive of Jimmy Choo for the past eight years, will leave the company in May to become CEO of the American cosmetics group Coty. Jimmy Choo, which is owned by the U.S. group Capri Holding, is seeking a replacement.
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Designer Brands appoints chief growth officer
Designer Brands has appointed William Jordan as its chief growth officer, a new position within the American footwear retail group. Jordan is a 14-year veteran at DSW and was made its president in February 2019. In the past he has served as chief administrative officer, executive vice president and chief ...
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New GM for southern Europe at Alpargatas
Vittorio Fiorio has been promoted general manager for southern Europe at Alpargatas, the Brazilian shoemaker that owns Havaianas, Osklen and Dupé. He replaces Michele Pittureri, who became vice president in charge of Southern Europe at Global Brands Group. Fiorio served previously as business development director for the Europe, Middle East ...
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CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter stepping down
Federico Marchetti, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Yoox Net-a-Porter, the Italian-based online fashion retailer owned by the Swiss Richemont group, plans to step down as chief executive in 2021. In an interview with WWD, Marchetti said that he intends to remain as chairman to “ensure a smooth transition ...
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ANWR appoints board spokesman
The ANWR Group, the big international cooperative of independent retailers based in Mainhausen near Frankfurt, appointed Frank Schuffelen as the new spokesman for its board last week. The 51-year-old has been a member of the executive board since 2011 and is currently responsible for corporate development and corporate communications, as ...
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Fiscatech acquires Sisa
Fiscatech has acquired Sisa, which specializes in the production of artificial leather, from Akea. The companies are all based in Italy, and Fiscatech and Akea had already collaborated prior to the acquisition. The announcement of the transaction was made by Fiscatech during the latest edition of Lineapelle, the trade show ...
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Zapaterias TG Factory Espana goes into liquidation
Zapaterias TG Factory Espana, a Spanish company that owns the footwear retailer Tino González, went into liquidation on Feb. 12 after having failed to find an acquirer. The company, which was founded in the 1980s, had already gone into administration in December 2013 and managed to come out of it ...
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Cole Haan delaying IPO
Cole Haan is reportedly delaying the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) because of the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to major market declines on stock exchanges worldwide. The American shoe company was planning to be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York, according to documents filed ...
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Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan....
Rusty Hall will return to Mephisto's U.S. subsidiary on Jan. 3 in the role of president and chief executive. He had already served in this function between 2010 and 2015. The seasoned manager has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the comfort footwear industry. Hall most recently served ...
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Schuhaus Kay, the German shoe retailer from northern Germany, has...
Schuhaus Kay, the German shoe retailer from northern Germany, has been taken over by a Berlin-based investment company called Goal. The local court of Hamburg granted an application for self-administration on Nov. 26. The executive board of Schuhhaus Kay reports that all of the company's shares have been sold to ...
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Timberland has stated that in the future it will be...
Timberland has stated that in the future it will be using leather from farms with sustainable pasture practices. Such practices foster the welfare of the animals, taking into account their herd instinct. They also reduce CO2 emissions, as lower use of grazing areas allows them to regenerate, bind more CO² ...
