Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Announces Strategic Licensing Arrangement with Harbor Footwear Group, Ltd. for Bass Footwear.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PVH PVH Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins, CO, USA) PVH Phillips Van Heusen Corporation PVH Pulmonary Venous Hypertension PVH Pinocchio Village Haus (Walt Disney World) PVH Peri-Ventricular Hemorrhage ) today announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Harbor Footwear Group, Ltd. to market men's, women's and children's footwear for the Bass brand, including the iconic Weejun and Sunjun, throughout the world. Under the agreement, the 130-year old Bass brand will continue to be sold in better department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and independent retailers throughout the U.S., as well as through distributors in over 30 countries around the world. Harbor, which has licensed the rights to design, source and market Bass footwear worldwide on a wholesale basis, will assume the current Bass business in February 2007 and will launch its first collection at the June FFANY FFANY Fashion Footwear Association of New York Show in New York. PVH will continue to operate its Bass outlet retail stores, which sell apparel and accessories, as well as footwear. "We are thrilled to partner with Harbor Footwear, one of the leaders in the footwear industry," said Allen Sirkin, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of PVH. "We are confident that they share our vision for the future of the Bass brand and will build on its history as one of the most recognizable and successful brands of footwear." Dennis S. Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harbor Footwear Group stated that "Harbor will capitalize on its strengths of product design and sourcing to offer footwear of exceptional quality and value to consumers under the Bass brand. We believe the combination of PVH's marketing strength and Harbor's product capabilities ensure a bright future for this great brand." Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation is one of the largest clothing companies in the world. It owns and markets the Calvin Klein brand worldwide. It is the largest shirt company in the world and markets a variety of products under its own trademarks, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, IZOD, Arrow, Bass, and G.H. Bass and Co., and its licensed trademarks, Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole NY, Kenneth Cole Reaction, unlisted, A Kenneth Cole Production, BCBG BCBG Bon Chic Bon Genre Max Azria, BCBG Attitude, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean John, Chaps, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, and JOE Joseph Abboud. Harbor Footwear Group, Ltd. is one of the leading design, distribution and sourcing companies operating in the men's fashion footwear industry today. In business since 1969, Harbor Footwear is the owner of the Giorgio Brutini, GBX GBX Gear Box GBX Gameboy eXtreme (emulator) GBX Great British Pence (stocks currency) GBX Gigabit Express , Impulse and Zengara brands in footwear and, in addition, licenses its Giorgio Brutini marque for apparel and accessories. |
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