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发表于 2005-8-16 04:14:49
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来自: 马耳他
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MaxMara Founder dies
The founder of Italian fashion house MaxMara, Achille Maramotti, died last Wednesday at the age of 78. Maramotti founded the label in 1951 with one suit and one coat, and built a company with over 20 labels and annual sales of $1 billion.
Maramotti was born in January 1927 in Reggio Emilia in Italy. Besides running a fashion empire, he also assembled an impressive collection of contemporary art and functioned as director of no less than three banks, Credito Emiliano, Unicredito Italiano and Mediobank. According to last year's Forbes Rich List, Maramotti was one of the world's richest men with a fortune of GBP2.1 billion. Although he kept a low profile in the fashion world, he was very knowledgeable about the fashion industry. Franca Sozzani, editor of Italian Vogue told The New York Times: "(…) he had an incredible sense about investing in fashion."
18 January 2005
MaxMara To Re-Open Bond Street
Upmarket fashion brand MaxMara has swapped exclusive adresses, opening a new London flagship store on Old Bond Street. MaxMara, has acquired the lease from Dunhill International in a seven-figure deal. The fashion giant has moved less than 100 yards from its previous premises, on New Bond Street. The new building that has been the home of Dunhill International for decades.
A major refurbishment saw the 2,744 sq ft basement and 3,678 sq ft ground floor transformed in time for the store opening. The deal involved the acquisition of the remaining three-year lease on the property and the negotiation of a brand new 20-year lease with the landlords, Buckingham Management Services Limited.
Keith Wilson from Wilson McHardy, the property agent which found the premises on behalf of MaxMara, said: "This is a very desirable property in a prime position and there were a number of other companies interested in the building."
15 October 2004
Max Mara Plans London Flagship
Italian brand Max Mara is to open a flagship store on old Old Bond Street, previously occupied by Alfred Dunhill this Spring. The store, more than double the size of its other central London shops, will hold the full range of womenswear and accessories on the ground and basement floors, as well as a personal shopping service.
Max Mara has put on the market its two existing London stores, which are located on Bond Street and Sloane Street, respectively. The lucky retailer to fill the vacancies will know it is very rare to find two properties on the most sought after shopping streets in the capitol at the same time.
26 January 2004
MaxMara Cost-cutting
In a bid to cut costs and offer a better service to customers, MaxMara UK is to move its wholesale distribution of the Italian designer label in-house from current UK agent Robert Danielli as of July 1st. The UK subsidiary already runs the MaxMara standalone shops in London's Bond Street and Sloane Street. The label currently has around 130 stockists in the UK.
MaxMara further plans to expand its number of outlets in the UK to 14 stores over a period of three years.
Madeline Leddington, who owns the five-store chain Madeleine Ann and has stocked the label for over 20 years states: "MaxMara is a good label, but it is not as fashion forward as it used to be. It is a classic brand and is not my most important collection." It is understood that MaxMara is currently in negotiations to sign a showroom in central London.
12 June 2003
Paris' store for Max&Co.
At the beginning of March, Max&Co. will open a flagship store in Paris. The 260sqm store will be divided in two levels and has two windows, one Rue Montmartre and one on Rue Etienne Marcel. "The opening in Paris is part of a structured retailingplan, which includes the opening of new outlets in the U.S.A., on the West Coast, in Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas" said Luisa Laudi, Max&Co. spokeswoman for the Italian brand.
The Paris opening strengthens the distribution policy inside Max Mara Fashion Group, holding Max&Co. since seventeen years. "Paris represents an interesting area, and Max&Co. has longed for it for years. The new flagship store is strategically located in the re-evaluated Rue Etienne Marcel, a well-known area attended by Parisian women and international travellers," Laudi continued.
The Paris' store will join the other 350 Max&Co. outlets scattered in cities such as London, Berlin, Moscow, Hong Kong and Tokyo and to the Italian ones in Milan, Rome, Florence and Venice.
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