Wacoal Europe news and archive

Bravissimo acquired by UK subsidiary of Japanese lingerie giant

Wacoal Europe Limited, the UK subsidiary of Japanese lingerie giant Wacoal Holdings Corp, has announced its acquisition of British lingerie and swimwear brand Bravissimo. Wacoal confirmed the news in a press release, in which it said that it had entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire the Warwickshire-based Bravissimo Group Limited....

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Wacoal Europe CEO Tracy Lewis to step down

Tracy Lewis, the CEO of the European subsidiary from Japanese lingerie giant Wacoal Europe, has announced her impending departure from the company today after a thirteen year tenure. The lingerie veteran is set to step down from her role end of March, 2016 when Wacoal Europe’s current finance director, Geoff Emblem, will take over the reins. She...

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Moda to host Intimate Ball

Moda, the UK’s largest trade fashion show held at the NEC in Birmingham, is to host an Intimate Ball for lingerie and womenswear buyers at its next edition in February. The Intimate Ball will take place on February 22 and will be in aid of breast cancer awareness charity Coppafeel. The black tie event will be sponsored by Wacoal Europe and will...

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Wacoal Europe announces new internal appointments

The European subsidiary from Japanese lingerie company, Wacoal Europe, has made a series of new internal appointments as the company continues to structure its management team. The lingerie firm has reveal three new appointments, who will work closely with Hans Hornemann, General Manager EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia). Hornemann...

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Wacoal restructures European business

Lingerie and swimwear company Wacoal Eveden, a subsidiary of the Japan-based Wacoal Holdings Corp, will be renamed Wacoal Europe Limited from January 2015 as part of a major restructuring of the groups European holdings. The changes aimed at enhancing its “group brand value inthe European region” will see the Eveden lingerie brand name, which...