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Positions in danger at Brantano

Up to 800 positions at out of town footwear retailer Brantano are said to be at risk at the moment, as its new owner considers future options for the business. Together with sister retailer Jones Bootmaker, Brantano was acquired from Dutch company Macintosh Retail Group last October by investment firm Alteri Partners for the sum of 12.2 million...

Business

Macintosh sells off Fashion UK amidst sales decline

Macintosh Retail Group has confirmed the long awaited sale of its Fashion UK division, which includes iconic footwear chains Jones Bootmaker and Brantano. The footwear retailers were sold to British investment company Alteri Partners, a Mayfair based firm established last year aiming to invest "stressed and distressed" retailers. Backed by US...

Business

Macintosh gets second round offers for Fashion UK

A statement released by Macintosh has confirmed that it has received second round offers to purchase its Fashion UK activities including Brantano and Jones Bootmaker. However, the company maintains that since these offers are at the low end of the originally expected range, it is currently in the process of evaluating these offers and there can...

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Macintosh loss widens, plans strategy to bounce back

The Macintosh Retail Group said that the customers responded positively to the cross-channel approach in fashion as well as to the innovations in stores. In the first three quarters, this resulted in a 7.6 percent increase in sales and a significant growth in market share in the shoe markets, especially in the Netherlands with 1.6 percent...

Design

Macintosh H1 turnover soars 10.1 percent

REPORT_ Macintosh Retail Group witnessed a significant turnover growth in fashion by 29 million euros(39.4 million dollars) representing 10.1 percent rise to reach 316 million euros (430.2 million dollars). This was chiefly attributable to a higher sales conversion rate and a rise in average sales amount in all countries in which fashion...

Fashion

Macintosh Group turnover falls 8 percent in 2013

REPORT_ At 822.1 million euros (1,124.1 million dollars), Macintosh Group turnover for 2013 fell by 8 percent against 2012. In the fourth quarter, turnover fell by 3.6 percent however it showed an improvement over the three previous quarters. At constant exchange rates, turnover fell by 6.8 percent. “Last year, we stated that 2013 would be a...

Design

Macintosh adjusts organizational structure

Chief operating officer Eric Coorens is set to take over the day- to-day running of business at Fashion NL, part of Macintosh Retail Group. In a press release sent out on Thursday, the company stated their decision to increase its direct involvement in its retail operations, while simultaneously increasing the ‘responsibility its local boards...

Design

Macintosh reports small turnover rise in FY2012

Macintosh Retail Group reported a negative net result in 2012 of -126.0 million euro. The non-food retailer that operates 254 Brantano and Steve Madden shoe stores in the UK made a small rise in turnover of 2.1 percent to 893.2 million euro. Net operating profit was half of the previous year and amounted to 10 million euro in 2012 (22 million in...

Design

Jones Bootmaker bought by Macintosh

Retail group Macintosh acquired shoe retailer Jones Bootmaker, which fits Macintosh’s growth strategy towards the fashion industry. The retail group is looking to improve its position as an international shoe retailer. The acquisition is financed with a loan capital Established in 1857, multi-brand retailer Jones Bootmaker focuses on mid market,...

Fashion

Jones Bootmaker sold for £40m

Jones Bootmaker, one of the oldest footwear chains on the British high street, has been sold to Dutch retail giant Macintosh Retail Group for a sum of £40m. Jones Bootmaker, which can trace its roots back over 150 years, yesterday confirmed that it had agreed to a takeover by the Maastricht-based company. The current chairman, Peter Phillips,...

Fashion

The Original Mac

When we hear the word 'mac' we automatically think of a simple raincoat. We may even associate it with the likes of Burberry or some kind of sleazy detective. But 'mac', which stands for Macintosh, is the true inventor of this versatile raincoat. Glaswegian Charles Macintosh was the first to use rubber and cotton as an outerwear garment and...