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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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Canada Goose to launch into Australia

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Canada Goose is set to make a foray into Australia under a brand management agreement reached with Brand Collective. The brand will roll out retail stores this year in Melbourne and Sydney, and open an e-commerce platform, to be augmented by selected wholesale distribution.

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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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Hallenstein Brothers gets new CEO

Inside Retail

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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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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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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Authentic Brands Group snaps up Aussie brands, Surf Dive ‘n Ski chain

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US-headquartered brand management company Authentic Brands Group has made a binding offer to acquire sports and lifestyle company Boardriders – including Australia’s 80-strong Surf Dive ‘n Ski chain of stores.

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