A new era of sustainable footwear is shaking up the sneaker market with innovative fabrics, circular production and high quality craftsmanship. WAYZ, a Portuguese footwear brand based Porto, makes sneakers using solely local producers and ethical factories that source eco materials. The brand, which stands for Wave At Your Zest for Life, is...
Aug 12, 2021
The Rockport Company, LLC and its subsidiary Reef Lifestyle LCC have entered into an agreement with Canadian logistics and distribution company Trend Marketing to transition its Canadian businesses to a distributor model. The transaction is expected to close for Rockport’s brands (Rockport, Aravon, Dunham) on May 1 and for Reef on June 1. “Trend...
Apr 2, 2019
VF Corporation announced today that it has completed the sale of the Reef brand to The Rockport Group, the footwear company owned by private equity firm Charlesbank since August. Reef joins Rockport, Aravon and Dunham in The Rockport Group’s portfolio of brands. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. VF corporation entered into a...
Oct 29, 2018
VF Corporation has announced that entering into a definitive agreement to sell the Reef brand to The Rockport Group (Rockport) of Newton, Massachusetts, a portfolio company of private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC. Commenting on the agreement, VF’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Rendle said in a statement:...
Oct 4, 2018
VF Corporation has appointed Roger Spatz to the position of Brand President, Reef, effective immediately. In addition to his new role, Spatz will continue to serve as President of VF’s Eagle Creek brand, a position he has held since 2011. “Throughout his VF career, Roger has excelled in multiple leadership roles across various aspects of our...
Feb 10, 2017
Not many people would imagine a surf wear company and a denim company collaborating, but, that's what has happened with the new Reef and Lee collaboration. Reef, the surf wear brand known for their quality patterned board shorts, and Lee, the company known for their affordable denim offerings sold in department stores like J.C. Penney, will be...
May 13, 2015
