DUFFS板鞋品牌售出

作为老牌板鞋品牌之一的美国品牌Duffs，近日确定被Duffs品牌的英国经销商Jackal Distribution全面收购，Jackal Distribution的负责人Alex Hall表示，Duffs品牌在英国更受欢迎，而在美国及世界其它地区的市场占有量却不断减少，随着Duffs品牌的出售，位于美国加州的Duffs总部也即将关闭，目前有关Duffs公司的员工和队员的安置还未确定，总之现在Duffs已经不再是当年的板鞋品牌了。

Skate shoe retailer Duffs International was sold to its UK distributor today, Wednesday, March 19, by the brand’s Canadian parent company, Genfoot, Inc., resulting in several US employee lay-offs and headquarter shut downs, including the Oceanside, Calif. location, according to company officials and employees. Duffs brand was purchased by Alex Hall, the owner of Duff’s UK distributor, Jackal Distribution, Richard Cook, Genfoot’s vice president of finance and accounting, said by phone around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cook, who confirmed that the deal had only been in place for a few hours, said it was a bittersweet …