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Gordon Brothers sells Bench to Apparel Brands Limited

US investor Gordon Brothers sold British streetwear brand Bench to fashion company Apparel Brands Limited. Wraith, an affiliate of Apparel Brands, bought the brand for an undisclosed amount. Apparel Brands Limited, currently one of Bench’s primary European licensees, has evolved into “the natural owner” of the brand, according to a statement by...

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Bench relaunches with Spring 2020 collection

Bench is returning to the European market after investor Gordon Brothers took over the brand rights following the streetwear brand’s bankruptcy last year. Bench unveiled its spring 2020 collection, which comprises around 300 pieces, at UK fashion trade show Pure London. Wholesale prices for t-shirts start from around 20 pounds and sweaters from...

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Gordon Brothers acquires Bench’s intellectual property assets

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm, has acquired the Bench brand and all of its related intellectual property assets, following the brand falling into administration in April. Bench, was founded in Manchester in 1989 and was hailed as one of the first streetwear fashion retailers holding a central position...

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Gordon Brothers acquires Bench’s intellectual property assets

Gordon Brothers, the global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm, has acquired the Bench brand and all of its related intellectual property assets, following the brand falling into administration in April. Bench, was founded in Manchester in 1989 and was hailed as one of the first streetwear fashion retailers holding a central position...

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Bench's IP assets to go up for sale following administration

London - The intellectual property assets from British contemporary brand Bench have gone up for sale following its administration. Bench previously filed for administration on April 30, putting 176 jobs in the UK at risk, as well as 170 jobs within its German operations. Now joint administrators Kerry Bailey, Martha Thompson and Antony Nygate...

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Bench files for administration, putting 340 jobs at risk

London - Keeping consumers engaged remains challenging on the UK high street for fashion retailers as another brand is set to enter into administration. Fashion label Bench Limited has filed for the appointment of an administrator following tough trading conditions. The move sees Bench, founded in Manchester in 1989, placing 176 jobs at risk...

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Bruno Sälzer steps down from the CEO role at Bench

After three years into the chief executive’s role at the German-British streetwear label Bench, Bruno Sälzer has decided to resign from the position to focus on his supervisory board mandates, reports German magazine Capital. The former CEO of Boss and Escada serves on the boards of Amer Sports, Lacoste and Deichmann. In fact, he has been the...

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Bench creates chief operating officer role

Apparel brand Bench has appointed Thomas Wölfle to the newly created role of chief operating officer. He will be responsible for the supply chain, operations and IT of the British street and sportswear retailer. Wölfle has many years of experience in process management across various industries, working in several senior management positions at...

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Apparel

Bench continues revamp with new website

Young fashion and lifestyle brand Bench has relaunched its website to reflect its “change in direction” and to introduce its “fresh new look” to its consumers. Showcasing its new Multipurpose City Clothing range, which features a “contemporary and functional-led approach” to product design to meet the demands of contemporary urban lifestyles,...

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Bench returning to Pitti Uomo

British fashion and leisure brand Bench is returning to menswear tradeshow Pitti Uomo this month to showcase its new design direction for Spring/Summer 2015, which will focus on “multipurpose city clothing”. The change in direction follows the brands parent company Americana International being acquired in February by Emeram Capital Partners,...

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