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Scotch & Soda: All UK stores reportedly closing following rescue

Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda will reportedly close all four of its stores in the UK this summer after being rescued by American brand management company Bluestar Alliance in March. Three stores will close in the coming weeks - in London’s Old Spitalfields Market, Covent Garden, and on Carnaby Street - while another store in Westfield...

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Bluestar Alliance acquires Scotch & Soda’s US business assets

New York-based Bluestar Alliance has announced the acquisition of Scotch & Soda’s US wholesale and retail business assets nearly two months after the Dutch brand filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands. While news of Bluestar’s takeover of Scotch & Soda’s worldwide licensing and distribution rights had already become evident towards the end of...

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Scotch & Soda: What we know about new owner Bluestar Alliance

Scotch & Soda is getting a chance to write a new chapter. On Monday 27 March, US brand management company Bluestar Alliance announced that it is taking over the brand and relaunching it. What the plans are for Scotch & Soda under the new owner is not yet known, but we can take a look at Bluestar Alliance's strategy to see if potential hints can...

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Nike to sell surf brand Hurley to Bluestar Alliance

Nike has reached a definitive agreement to sell American surf apparel and accessories brand Hurley to Bluestar Alliance LLC. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in December, have not been disclosed. "We appreciate how Bob and the Hurley team have built Hurley into the world's most innovative surf brand," Michael Spillane,...

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Elie Tahari to launch fragrance

Elie Tahari has signed a worldwide fragrance licensing deal with TPR Holdings LLC, and the New York-based fashion house has plans to launch its debut scent in 2019. “By adding a prestigious fragrance license like Elie Tahari to our beauty portfolio, we are able to further accelerate our penetration into the best worldwide distribution,” said...

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Elie Tahari and Bluestar Alliance form venture

Elie Tahari, Ltd. and Bluestar Alliance, LLC have announced the formation of a new joint venture company, TBH Brand Holdings, LLC. Under this partnership, Elie Tahari has contributed the intellectual property for his Tahari and T Tahari along with related trademarks into the joint venture with Bluestar Alliance, who will be responsible for the...

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Prodigy Brands to launch English Laundry footwear

London - English Laundry, a Bluestar Alliance brand, is teaming up with luxury men’s footwear company Prodigy Brands to launch its own footwear collection highlighting its British heritage. The English Laundry footwear collection will be split into two categories, one that will focus on the brand’s tailoring history, and another, more casual...

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Nanette Lepore partners with Bluestar Alliance

New York-based designer Nanette Lepore is partnering with brand management company, Bluestar Alliance to expand her namesake contemporary label globally. The joint venture will see Bluestar Alliance, which specialises in licenses, supporting and maintaining Nanette Lepore’s currently licensing that is in place, including swim, home, and L’Amour...

Fashion

Liz Claiborne's brands sale completed

Liz Claiborne, Inc. today announced that it has completed the transaction to sell trademark rights and certain other assets of its Kensie, Kensiegirl and Mac & Jac brands to affiliates of Bluestar Alliance, LLC. The American group has gone through financial struggles lately, as has not made a profit since 2006 as reports Money Watch. Liz...