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Perry Ellis International expands partnership with CleanHub against plastic waste

Perry Ellis International, Inc (PEI), the parent company of Original Penguin and Perry Ellis, has expanded its partnership with CleanHub to include the Perry Ellis brand in its effort to intercept plastic waste before it contaminates oceans and waterways. The expansion of its partnerships sees PEI allocating a portion of its sales towards...

Fashion

Perry Ellis International launches newest fragrance 'Blue Label' by Original Penguin

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (PEI) has launched its newest fragrance, Blue Label, for its Original Penguin brand. The fragrance launch sees the parent company expand the American brand’s fragrance offering in line with Original Pengiun’s brand ethos, "an Original Good Time." The new fragrance is said to have a "vibrant and inviting aura" that...

Fashion

Perry Ellis launches new fragrance collection

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (PEI), has launched a new fragrance collection for men. Encompassing two fragrances, Perry Ellis Red Sky and Sky, the launch sees the fashion brand expand its presence in the fragrance market. Inspired by the natural beauty of the great outdoors, Red Sky builds on the foundation of the original Sky fragrance...

Business

Perry Ellis signs licensing deal with Peerless Clothing for men's tailored clothing

Perry Ellis International, Inc, (PEI) has announced licensing collaboration with Peerless Clothing International for its Perry Ellis and Original Penguin brands. This partnership, the company said, marks the return of Peerless Clothing International to the PEI portfolio, bringing together Perry Ellis and Original Penguin's iconic American style...

Business

Perry Ellis to expand Original Penguin footwear through licensing deal

Perry Ellis International (PEI) has announced an expansion to its strategic licensing partnership with ACI International that will see it build on its current manufacturing capabilities for the Original Penguin brand. As part of the agreement, manufacturer ACI will oversee the men’s and boy’s footwear collections for Original Penguin, with the...

People

Perry Ellis creative director Michael Maccari steps down

Michael Maccari has decided to exit Perry Ellis, where he has held the position of creative director since 2013. His replacement has not yet been named. Maccari has not yet shared plans for future roles, yet he has said that he wants to pursue other opportunities. Perry Ellis president Jason Zuckerman told WWD, "I am grateful for Michael's...

Fashion

Perry Ellis reissues exclusive pieces from its 90's collection with Urban Outfitters

Perry Ellis America and Urban Outfitters have unveiled a retail collaboration that feature limited edition releases from the former's archive collection. Called Capsule 3, the collection is a curated mix of reissues and reinterpretations of 35 fall pieces reissued from Perry Ellis' iconic 90's assortment. New fabrications in nylon and canvas...

Business

Perry Ellis revenue declines 3.5 percent in Q2

Total revenue at Perry Ellis International, Inc. was 199 million dollars, a 3.5 percent decrease or 3.8 percent increase in constant currency. The company said, this decrease was primarily the result of the decline in the women’s business attributed to the loss of sales associated with Bon-Ton in the amount of 5 million dollars and the transfer...

Business

Perry Ellis ends talks with Randa

Everything's coming up nothing for Randa. Perry Ellis has announced they have ended talks with the accessories maker about a potential deal to be bought by them. Instead, Perry Ellis will be sticking with the original offer by its second-largest shareholder and founder George Feldenkreis as reported by Business of Fashion. Perry Ellis made the...

Business

Perry Ellis extends Laundry by Shelli Segal's license agreement with The Levy Group

Perry Ellis International, Inc. has announced extension of the license for Laundry by Shelli Segal and Laundry by Design outerwear and a new license agreement for Laundry by Shelli Segal and Laundry by Design dresses with The Levy Group. The company said that the new dress collection will launch with the spring 2019 collection. “We look forward...

Business

Randa revises offer for Perry Ellis

Perry Ellis International announced today that accessories maker Randa has proposed an unsolicited 458.6 million dollar buyout offer. Their 28 dollars and 90 cents per share offer comes a month after their original 28 dollar a share proposal. In June, Perry Ellis accepted an offer of 27 dollars and 50 cents a share from George Feldenkreis, the...

Business

Perry Ellis receives revised takeover offer from Randa

Perry Ellis International has received a revised, non-binding, unsolicited proposal from privately-held Randa Accessories Leather Goods LLC (Randa) to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding common stock of Perry Ellis for 28.90 dollars per share in cash. The company had earlier rejected Randa’s 28 dollars per share proposal in favour of a 437...