It didn’t take long for the company to sell, however. It was just announced that NexCen has sold the iconic American fashion house to Peacock International Holdings LLC, a men’s dress shirt and neckwear firm.
The sale of the company, per reps at NexCen who spoke to Reuters reporters, is due to their current efforts to divest certain non-core assets and focus on its franchising business which included labels such as retail footwear and accessories brands The Athlete’s Foot and Shoebox New York. NexCen further revealed that they will use the sale proceeds of the sale to pay down the debt associated with the floundering Bill Blass business which NexCen bought in late 2006.
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