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Ghurka appoints new president, creative director and finance VP

US leather bags and accessories manufacturer Ghurka has named three new key hires. Jacques Panis has been appointed as the company’s new president, where he will oversee the expansion of the brand’s direct-to-consumer footprint, “revitalize” its wholesale business and spearhead upcoming customer and product innovation initiatives. Panis joins...

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Ghurka celebrates 40th anniversary with debut London store opening

Leather goods label Ghurka is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with the opening of its first store in London. The American-heritage brand, which is said to have been inspired by the British Brigade of Gurkhas unit that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence and the East India Company, which is also...