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Hotter’s Unbound Group to appoint administrators, suspend AIM listing

Following the termination of its formal sale process, Unbound Group has announced the intention to appoint administrators to its main operating subsidiary, Beaconsfield Footwear Limited (OpCo). In a regulatory filing, the company, which owns footwear brand Hotter, said that it was to appoint Will Wright and Rick Harrison of Interpath Advisory...

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Unbound Group to launch multi-brand retail platform

Unbound Group, the parent company behind specialist footwear brand Hotter Shoes, is to launch an online multi-brand retail platform for the over 55s, which will be powered by Mirakl later this year. In a statement, Unbound said that they will capitalise on the “digital strengths, customer loyalty and powerful database,” of Hotter Shoes to launch...

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Hotter’s owner Electra to change company name and reveals expansion plan

The owners of shoe manufacturer Hotter have announced plans to transition from the Electra Private Equity PLC to Unbound Group PLC. The name change is expected to be implemented in early 2022, after it was approved by shareholders in a meeting on December 30, 2021. Additionally, Electra’s delisting from the FTSE Main Market and the admission to...

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Hotter names new head of product

Comfort footwear brand Hotter has bolstered its executive team with the appointment of a new head of product and chief financial officer. Antonia Jones has been named as Hotter’s head of product, while Dan Lampard has been appointed as the brand’s chief financial officer, as the footwear brand pushes forward with its post-pandemic growth plans....

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Hotter footwear strengthens design team

Footwear brand Hotter, which celebrates its Diamond anniversary next year, is looking to strengthen its design focus with the appointment of a new roster of designers, spearheaded by newly appointment chief product officer Claire Pearl. Pearl, who joined Hotter last month from Hobbs, is looking to transform the 60-year-old company’s products,...

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Hotter appoints chief product officer

Footwear brand Hotter has named Claire Pearl as its new chief product officer, as part of a restructuring of its executive team. Pearl, who joins from Hobbs, where she was buying and merchandising director, will take direct control of the Hotter footwear brand’s range, structure and development cycle, said the Lancashire-based footwear firm in a...

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Hotter names new chief financial officer

Footwear brand Hotter has strengthen its executive team with the appointment of Adam Griggs as its new chief financial officer. Griggs joins Hotter from restaurant chain Bistrot Pierre, and will lead the footwear brand’s finance and IT teams. Hotter chief executive Ian Watson said in a statement: “I am delighted to welcome Adam, whose...