Cherokee Global Brands (NASDAQ:CHKE) , a global marketer of style-focused lifestyle brands, announced today that it has extended its agreement for its namesake CHEROKEE(R) brand with Nishimatsuya Chain Co., Ltd. The multi-year extension covers a wide range of lifestyle categories for babies and children, including clothing, footwear, accessories and home products.
Cherokee Global Brands is a global marketer and manager of a portfolio of Fashion and Lifestyle brands including CHEROKEE(R), Carole Little(R), Tony Hawk(R) Signature Apparel and Hawk Brands(R), Liz Lange(R) and Sideout(R), in multiple consumer product categories and sectors around the world. The Company has license agreements with premier retailers and manufacturers covering over 50 countries and 7,000 retail doors plus online business around the world, including: Target Stores (U.S.), Kohl's (U.S.), Sears Canada (Canada), Argos & Sports Direct (UK and Ireland), RT-Mart (People's Republic of China), Pick 'n Pay (South Africa), Falabella (Chile, Peru and Colombia), Arvind Mills (India), Shufersal LTD. (Israel), Comercial Mexicana (Mexico), Eroski (Spain), Nishimatsuya (Japan), Magnit (Russia), Landmark Group's Max Stores (certain Middle East and North Africa countries), and the TJX Companies (U.S., Canada and Europe).
Founded in 1956, Nishimatsuya is the premier specialty chain selling baby and children's products in over 874 locations throughout Japan. The company's focus is concentrated on both free-standing and open-mall shopping centers, building dominant groups of stores that each serve a defined territory; thus, making Nishimatsuya dominant in every part of the country.
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