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4 May

Aldo Group Inks Footwear Licensing Deals With Authentic’s Ted

The Aldo Group has inked two long-term licensing deals with Authentic Brands Group. Jonathan Frankel, president of Aldo Product Services on the Aldo Group, told FN, a sister publication of WWD, in an interview that the corporate has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with Authentic to design, produce and distribute Ted Baker footwear globally in addition to handbags across the U.S. and Canada. The primary collection managed under Aldo Group will launch in spring 2024 through Ted Baker’s direct channels, online and in stores in addition to at wholesale accounts worldwide. What’s more, Frankel said the Aldo Group will “work closely” with the London-based Ted Baker global design team to develop “premium” footwear and handbag collections that “preserve the brand’s unique design ethos.”...
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27 Apr

Ted Baker Management Exits as Authentic Inks Recent Deals

LONDON — Authentic Brands Group said Thursday it has inked long-term strategic deals with two recent operating partners, PDS Group and AARC, to run the Ted Baker brand within the U.K. and Europe. PDS, a design-led fashion sourcing and manufacturing platform, will grow to be a “core licensee and operating partner” for Ted Baker through a worldwide subsidiary, Authentic said. It is going to serve because the “global hub” for the newly established Ted Baker Design Group and tackle design and merchandising functions for the brand. It is going to be positioned at Ted Baker’s current London headquarters at 101 Cleveland Street in London, and oversee all design, development and product innovation. Ted Baker’s global distribution partners will purchase the brand’s core categories...
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10 Dec

‘I Knew Something Was Mistaken’: Wanda Durant On Her

Shannon Finney/Getty Images Normally, once you see Wanda Durant, she’s all concerning the game of basketball. She will often be seen sitting court side at NBA games, rooting emphatically for her son, Kevin Durant. She roots for him off the court too, uplifting him in all he does as an athlete who deals with a variety of unwanted commentary and criticism. “I’m Kevin’s biggest fan,” she tells ESSENCE. “He’s at all times going to be Kevin and that’s it. I understand the sector through which he’s in and being an expert athlete, you're going to have some who love him, but some don’t. I’m still his mom so it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter what other people say. I enjoy him.” Ms....
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