PLANO, Texas - Former JCPenney chief Mike Ullman has rejoined the company as chief executive officer. The tenure of his successor, Ron Johnson, ended today. "While JCPenney has faced a difficult period, its legacy as a leader in American ...
Marimekko is expanding its operations in all its main market areas. In Northern Europe, the company is expanding its network of company-owned stores, while in North America the main thrust is on developing shop-in-shop partnerships with ...
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During 2012, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 14 per cent and international sales by 31 per cent due to openings of new stores. Profitability declined, but cash flow increased significantly. The trend in the closing quarter of ...
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STONES opened its first shop-in-shops at Kaufhof stores in September 2012, in cities throughout Germany such as Düsseldorf, Essen, Freiburg, Hamburg, Heilbronn and Mannheim. The size of the shop-in-shop areas varies from ...
Tags: STONES, shop-in-shops, Kaufhof stores, likeable men's fashion
Arvind Lifestyle Brands, a subsidiary of Arvind Ltd, one of the largest players in the apparel brands and retail space, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with the iconic surf lifestyle brand Billabong in ...
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TA Associates private equity firm has signed an agreement to acquire a 30% stake in Zadig & Voltaire, one of the most successful French brands in the new luxury ready- to-wear market. Zadig & Voltaire represents TA's third investment in ...
Tags: boutiques, cashmere, childrenswear, knitwear, luxury, ready-to-wear market
Arvind Lifestyle Brands, subsidiary of Arvind Ltd, one of the largest players in the apparel brands and retail space, announced the acquisition of the business operations of British fashion retailers Debenhams and Next and American ...
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During the January-September period of 2012, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 17 per cent and international sales by no less than 32 per cent. The trend was strong in the third quarter and profitability took a clear turn for ...
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Women'secret's international expansion continues following the signing of a new strategic agreement by Grupo Cortefiel Internacional En China Para La Firma Women'secret.This latest alliance,which comes hard on the heels of the recent ...
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Three of Canada's leading retailers will enter the Australian market in 2013 with each debuting their stores in Adelaide's premier CBD shopping centre,Rundle Place which is set to open in March. Rundle Place is a$385 million redevelopment ...
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TOM TAILOR Holding AG experienced accelerated growth in the third quarter following the completion of the BONITA takeover as of 1 August 2012.The Group has become a high-growth European fashion retailer with more than 1,250 stores and ...
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Björn Borg brings its new store concept Candy Store further,and opens its first underwear kiosk in Bluewater Shopping Centre,right outside of London. Björn Borg's Candy Stores are designed like a kiosk–an island without ...
Featuring a performance by Vancouver Opera Soprano Rachel Fenlon, the event drew over 200 top clients, media and special guests to the store to view the Fall collection and sample fine Italian food and wine. Some of the notable guests in ...
Tags: reopening, zagna store, shopping environments, Ermenegildo Zegna
Marimekko is opening its own retail store in Lappeenranta, and November will see the opening of a company-owned Marimekko store in central Helsinki. New Marimekko stores and shop-in-shops will also be opened in Tampere, Kuopio, Kouvola and ...
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Wolford Aktiengesellschaft,a publicly listed company on the Vienna Stock Exchange,seamlessly continued its positive sales development in the third and fourth quarters of the previous year during the first quarter of the current fiscal ...
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