{"id":681530,"date":"2026-01-08T05:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/681530\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T05:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:29:11","slug":"centric-brands-acquires-fownes-brothers-co-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/681530\/","title":{"rendered":"Centric Brands acquires Fownes Brothers &#038; Co. licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                                    <b>Published<\/b><br \/>\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                        January 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content col-md-8 offset-md-1\">\n                                Centric Brands announced on Wednesday\u00a0it has acquired select assets of Fownes Brothers &amp; Co., as the U.S. management firm looks\u00a0enhance its portfolio and strengthen its grip on the cold-weather accessories market.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-image\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9fac.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> The North Face<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">Under the deal,\u00a0the U.S. management firm\u00a0will assume key licenses including Ugg, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-timberland\" title=\"Timberland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timberland<\/a>, and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-cole-haan\" title=\"Cole Haan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cole Haan<\/a>, as well as private label manufacturing agreements with <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-the-north-face\" title=\"The North Face\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The North Face<\/a> and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-lululemon\" title=\"Lululemon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lululemon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Andrew Gluckman will join the Centric Brands team as SVP, division head cold-weather, overseeing the acquired licenses and supporting the continued growth of the broader cold weather accessories division, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">\u201cWe are excited to welcome Andrew and the Fownes Brothers legacy into Centric Brands,\u201d said Jason Rabin, chief executive officer at Centric Brands, whose portfolio includes\u00a0Avirex, Fiorelli, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-hudson\" title=\"Hudson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson<\/a>, Robert Graham, and Taste Beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur growth strategy is built upon developing powerful, scalable brands across key categories, and this acquisition meaningfully advances that approach. By integrating the Fownes Brothers business into our accessories platform, we are expanding our capabilities, accelerating scale, and positioning the business for sustained, profitable growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1777 by Tom Gluckman and the Gluckman Family as leather glove manufacturer in Worcester, England, Fownes Brothers is an\u00a0importer and distributor of licensed and private label cold-weather accessories.<br \/>\u00a0\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Copyright \u00a9 2026 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.\n                            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published January 8, 2026 Centric Brands announced on Wednesday\u00a0it has acquired select assets of Fownes Brothers &amp; Co.,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[952,748,206633,393,2584,4884,77776,31694,15909,5775,1144,15910,712,65895,66018,206634,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-681530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-beauty","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-cole-haan","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-fashion","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-hudson","16":"tag-lululemon","17":"tag-luxury","18":"tag-network","19":"tag-northern-ireland","20":"tag-professionals","21":"tag-scotland","22":"tag-the-north-face","23":"tag-timberland","24":"tag-uggs","25":"tag-uk","26":"tag-united-kingdom","27":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115857835174895953","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}