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Cristina Mollis is named first CEO of Coin SpA

Italian retailer Coin SpA has named Cristina Mollis as its first chief executive officer. In this role, Mollis will manage around 40 stores for apparel, beauty and home decor under the names Coin, Coincasa and Coin Excelsior, according to WWD. Mollis founded Milan-based digital consultancy firm NuvÒ in 2008, according to her LinkedIn. The firm...

Business

BC Partners readies Coin department stores for sale

Venture capital owner of Italian department store chain Coin is accelerating the sales process by tasking Rothschild investment bank with an exploratory mandate to evaluate the various options. The fund, owner of the retailer after it acquired the business from PAI Capital Partners in 2011, would have been reportedly exploring different...

Retail

AllSaints steps foot into Italy with concession opening

AllSaints has made its first foray into Italy, with the opening of two concessions in Milan's department store Coin. The London-based brand has opened separate concessions for its womenswear and menswear collection in Coin, Italy's largest department store. The concessions, which have been styled to reflect the contemporary brand's signature...

Fashion

Coin aims abroad and creates a new brand

Italian department stores are shaking off the feeling of being poor cousins of Saks and Bergdorf Goodman in New York and Galeries LaFayette and Printemps in Paris, and are conquering positions in the international department store sector. This has been helped by the acquisition, in January 2010, of 100% of the share capital of Upim, a nationwide...