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Marubeni acquires the Jacobson Group, owner of Gola

Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation, which operates across various business sectors, including lifestyle, food, agriculture, chemicals, and energy, has acquired UK-based footwear brand owner Jacobson Group Limited, which owns heritage British trainer brand Gola, as it looks to form a lifestyle brand business platform. The acquisition...

Design

Barratts staged to return online

A new business is currently being developed by footwear experts Harvey Jacobson and Micheal Ziff, after Leeds-based footwear retailer Barratts went into administration for the third time in five years. Last year December, footwear entrepreneur and chairman of the Jacobson Group, Harvey Jacobson was named as one of the backers to have acquired...

Design

Jacobson buys footwear retailer Dolcis

The Jacobson Group, which owns brands such as Gola, Lotus, and Ravel, has bought Dolcis out of administration for an undisclosed sum. The group acquired the 149-year-old brand from the Barratts Priceless Group, which fell into administration last month. It aims to relaunch the Dolcis brand with its debut collection for spring/summer 2013, which...