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Article: Kors builds up in Canada.(Michael Kors Canada will be headquartered in Montreal)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- March 17, 2005
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Byline: Brian Dunn
MONTREAL -- Michael Kors is expanding its international business with a new division, Michael Kors Canada, headquartered here.
The unit is headed by Debra Margles, formerly president of Kasper and Anne Klein Canada, which were purchased by Jones Apparel Group.
The women's line, now exclusively sold through an in-store shop at Ogilvy's here, will be available in about 150 independent stores across Canada for fall. The men's line will be sold in about 110 stores.
"It doesn't make sense when you have a large country like Canada to run all operations out of the head office," explained Anne Waterman, senior vice ...