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Authentic Brands Group teams up with Fleet Street for Frye

Authentic Brands Group, the brand development, entertainment and marketing platform, has announced a partnership with wholesale and retail company Fleet Street for its Frye brand. In a statement, Authentic said that Fleet Street will become Frye’s design, manufacturing and distribution partner for outerwear, excluding leather, and swimwear for...

Business

ABG strikes partnership deals for Frye, Tretorn and Volcom

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has announced two new deals regarding its brands Frye, Tretorn and Volcom, putting the labels on course for US and Canada expansions. Its first partnership builds on its relationship with NYC Alliance and has granted the apparel company the rights to design, produce and distribute men’s and women’s sportswear for...

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Authentic Brands takes 51 percent stake in legacy brand Frye

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has gone shopping again, taking a 51 percent stake in Frye, one of the oldest footwear brands in the U.S. Commenting the deal, Jamie Salter, chairman and CEO of ABG , highlighted that “Frye is an American legacy brand which has been synonymous with quality and style for more than a century.” In regards to the new...

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ABG acquires majority stake in Frye

Authentic Brands Group, LLC has announced the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Frye from Global Brands Group Holding Limited. This is the first time ABG and Global Brands will co-own a brand. The two companies have had a long history of collaborating on the development of fashion lifestyle categories and retail strategies for ABG-owned...

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Frye set for expansion

Frye, the New York-based leather goods company, is set up to expand in a major way. The company has plans to open four new stores later this summer. Two of the new stores will add to markets Frye is currently in already (New York and Washington D.C.), as well as tapping two new markets (Atlanta and Dallas.) Frye began around 1863 and claims to...