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High street footwear label Shoon up for sale once more

Footwear label Shoon is reportedly up for sale again, less than one year after the business was sold off to the former directors of Jones Bootmaker. Last January saw industry veterans Ken Bartle and Peter Philipps agree to takeover Shoon from turnaround firm GA Europe. Now news has emerged that the duo, who previously backed shoe retailers Stead...

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Shoon acquired by former owners of Jones Bootmaker

Multichannel footwear retailer Shoon has been sold to footwear veterans Ken Bartle and Peter Phillips, the former owners of Jones Bootmaker. Bartle and Phillips have acquired the 10-store business, including its debt, from restructuring specialist GA Europe, for an undisclosed sum. The duo are both long-standing footwear industry figures and...