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Mexx goes back to basics after a turbulent 10 years

Amsterdam - Mexx is set to embark on a new chapter. The brand officially relaunched under new ownership last week, presenting its new look and a new strategy. Leo Cantagalli, former Mexx man, has returned and stands at the helm of the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. FashionUnited spoke with him to learn more on his vision for the...

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Mexx plots major EU relaunch: mini collection & focus on e-commerce

London - Things were relatively quiet over at Mexx following its take-over by Dutch company RNF Group. But the fashion brand is ready to jumped back into the limelight again, as its new owners have unveiled the first steps of Mexx's relaunch, which includes the launch of a mini collection and a renewed focus on e-commerce. Mexx and its...

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Mexx acquired by RNF Group

Mexx, the Dutch based fashion retailer has been acquired by RNF Group, Textilwirtschaft reports. Previously owned by Turkish Eroglu Holding, CEO Umit Eroglu reported that the company was looking for an investor for Mexx in April. The new owner of Mexx according to Textilwirtschaft: RNF Group currently heads Ferro Footwear and distributes the...

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Mexx acquired for 21 million euros

Turkish company Eroglu Holding reportedly paid a total of 21 million euros for the restarted Dutch fashion label Mexx, a fraction of the price paid for the label when its founder Rattan Chadha first sold it off to American firm Liz Claiborne for 430 million dollars. The Turkish textile and retail company was revealed to be the new owners of Mexx...

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‘Ümit Eroglu Mexx's new CEO’

Four weeks after the acquisition of Mexx, new owners Turkish firm Eroglu Holding are hard at work to fulfil the relaunch of the Dutch fashion label. A renewed start for the label however could see a new figure head at the helm of Mexx. According to sources at Textilwirtshaft, Mexx is to be led by Ümit Eroglu, the nephew of Eroglu Holding's...

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Mexx taken over by Turkish Eroglu

Troubled Dutch fashion chain Mexx is set to make a new start under Turkish ownership. The fashion company has been acquired by Turkish fashion-retail company Eroglu Holding, announced the court appointed curator of Mexx, Frits Kemp and the retailer’s interim CEO Herman Hovestad on Wednesday. The exact amount paid for the acquisition was not...

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Mexx will liquidate its 95 stores in Canada by the end of February

The insolvent fashion retailer will be shutting down all its stores in Canada, so by the end of this week week, 25 locations and 250 jobs will be gone, reported the CBC. In addition to 1,700 employees at its retail operations, the company has 85 at its head office and distribution centre, which will close in March, announced the apparel group in...

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Uncertain future for Mexx

IN DEPTH_ As reported earlier, Dutch fashion retailer Mexx filed for bankruptcy last Wednesday "for all entities in The Netherlands and Canada", citing "macro-economic headwinds". "There is no new investor, the company is being liquidated", confirmed a manager at the Amsterdam headquarters shortly after news of the bankruptcy broke. Existing...

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Mexx declared bankrupt

The court of Amsterdam declared Dutch fashion chain Mexx bankrupt on Thursday. Its shops, however, will remain open for the time being. The news comes shortly after the announcement of a new flagship store in Amsterdam and the reopening of the webshop for the holidays. Court-appointed trustee Frits Kemp blamed the poor economic conditions that...

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Mexx closes its webshop: "It did not comply with our vision"

“We are not extremely proud of our current webshop. So about a year ago, we decided to built a new online store. The expectations of the store were running high. But it turned out to be such a disappointment,” said Julia Hansen, chief creative officer at the fashion brand. “The question was: what are we going to do?” We decided that if it did...

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Mexx found new CEO

Fashion brand Mexx has announced the appointment of Douglas Diemoz as CEO. Effective immediately, Diemoz, who previously held the post of chief transformation officer at Mexx, is taking the position from Lewis Lee Bird III, who served as CEO since Thomas Grote left the company in May.

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Unexpected new era for Mexx

For the third time in six years Mexx is forced to look for a new chief executive. Former CEO Thomas Grote's departure seemed to come out of the blue. He left only a week after discussing his resignation with the Board of Directors in Canada and Executive Chairman Lewis Lee Bird lll and Vice Chairman Rayman Leclerq have since taken over the...