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12 May

Bluestar Buys Scotch & Soda’s U.S. Operations

The brand new Scotch & Soda is coming into focus — with brand management firm Bluestar Alliance consolidating its ownership of what’s turn out to be a more streamlined operation.  Along the best way, nearly 20 stores have closed within the U.S. Bluestar, which acquired the brand out of bankruptcy within the Netherlands last month, prolonged that position on Thursday by buying the Scotch & Soda USA wholesale and retail assets.  Ralph Gindi, Bluestar’s chief operating officer, told WWD that the U.S. business went through its own restructuring and that his company was picking up a fleet of greater than 30 stores.   “We’re taking all of the stores that I might say fit the brand and are profitable and make sense in the long...
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27 Mar

Scotch & Soda Acquired by Bluestar Alliance

Bluestar Alliance, a Recent York-based brand management company, said Monday it has acquired Scotch & Soda, the Amsterdam-based men’s and girls’s lifestyle brand. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Scotch & Soda operates 253 freestanding stores across Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia, and is carried in 7,000 retailers worldwide. The corporate makes womenswear, menswear, kidswear, denim, eyewear, fragrances and accessories. Scotch & Soda filed for bankruptcy earlier this month in its home country of the Netherlands, citing “severe money flow issues” because of a domino effect of the pandemic, war in Ukraine and inflation, as reported. The acquisition by Bluestar Alliance, whose brands include Hurley,...
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3 Jan

Scotch & Soda Ushers in Latest 12 months With

Scotch & Soda, the Amsterdam-based fashion brand, has teamed with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products for the launch of a capsule collection for spring. The capsule highlights the Looney Tunes character Bugs Bunny. Some looks from the Looney Tunes capsule. The capsule features graphics and details, with gender-neutral styles for adults corresponding to the varsity jacket showcasing Bugs Bunny on the back and front, finished with the letter S (for Scotch & Soda) and Looney Tunes’ iconic line, “That’s All Folks” on the chest. The capsule also includes printed T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters and accessories. “Good Vibes” is printed across a sweatshirt and T-shirt. For ladies, the capsule offers pieces in organic cotton, corresponding to a sweat dress, sweatshirt and tie-dye T-shirt....
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