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Safilo, Marc Jacobs extend global eyewear licensing agreement

Inside Retail

The deal will allow Marc Jacobs to strengthen its offerings in the US market as well as around the globe. Marc Jacobs, founded in 1984, sells products in various categories including accessories, children’s wear, and fragrances. The company presently has subsidiaries in 40 countries and over 50 partners in 70 countries.

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DC Shoes co-founder dies in snowmobile accident

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Block was a marketing executive who co-founded the skateboard fashion brand DC Shoes with his business partner, Damon Way in 1994. Block sold his remaining shares and transitioned into a professional rally driver in 2004 as Quicksilver bought the company.

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Retail appointments of the week

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His bold experiments in product design, distribution and marketing, along with his knack for numbers and efficiency, turned a family shoe business into a globally recognised brand. Vans was sold in 1988 and went public in 1991 before it was acquired by shoe and clothing group VF Corporation in 2004.

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How the return of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show could create “brand heat”

Inside Retail

First introduced in 2004, the annual fashion show was put on hiatus in 2019 after the show reported its lowest-ever ratings in 2018. However, the impact of these marketing shifts remains to be seen. Last week, the retail industry was buzzing with the news that Victoria’s Secret’s fashion show is coming back.

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Vans founder passes away

Inside Retail

Paul’s bold experiments in product design, distribution and marketing, along with his knack for numbers and efficiency turned a family shoe business into a globally recognized brand.”. The brand was sold to the banking firm McCown De Leew & Co before being merged into VF Corporation for about US$400 million in 2004.

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Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. Here’s why

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As a result, new forms of luxury consumption, like second-hand luxury markets , are popping up. One early example was between the Swedish fast-fashion retail outlet H&M and designer Karl Lagerfeld in 2004. China alone will consume about half the global market value of luxury goods.

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Pricing and consumer perception: Why fast-fashion brands launch premium ranges

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These ‘premium’ collections still fit the fast-fashion criteria despite the higher price point due to the brands rapidly producing a high volume of garments to bring to market.

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