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Bluestar Alliance Buys Scotch & Soda’s U.S. Business

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An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country.

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Express Files for Bankruptcy to Facilitate Sale to WHP

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The remaining Express and Bonobos stores will continue normal operations through the sale, as will the websites of all three brands. Bonobos’ wholesale operations will also continue uninterrupted. The partnership transformed Express, Inc.

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Hallenstein Brothers gets new CEO

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Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.

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ABG Adds Ted Baker to its Brand Roster

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Brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has added another major retailer to its portfolio with the acquisition of beleaguered British fashion chain Ted Baker. The first, an IP holding company, will remain in ABG’s control.

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From Snoop Dogg to DVF: How collabs help drive growth at Skechers

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The collaboration also extends to Skechers t-shirts, leggings, shorts and racerback longline bras, and marks the brand’s first coordinated apparel and footwear collaboration. The brand achieved record sales of over $7.4 per cent increase in wholesale turnover, and a 10.8 billion globally, which reflects an increase of $1.1

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First Nations artists, Pride and mental health: Volley talks collabs

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Opening up again Volley – which was sold by Pacific Brands to private equity firm Anchorage Capital in 2014 following a collapse in sales – has managed to transform its reputation as a ‘daggy’ shoe company. In 2019, Volley’s brand manager John Szwede told News.com.au

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Acquirers of top-selling Amazon brands find going tough

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What has changed is the move by the brand management team in Thrasio to build a growth plan for acquired brands that involves more than just the Amazon channel. We’ve now got 20% of our revenues coming from DTC (direct to consumer) from branded websites.