11月9日,,美國(guó)著名服裝公司威富集團(tuán)(VF Corp.)宣布收購(gòu)街頭服飾品牌Supreme。自創(chuàng)立以來,,威富集團(tuán)已經(jīng)有121年的歷史,,本次收購(gòu)對(duì)該集團(tuán)而言意義非凡:一方面,街頭服飾在當(dāng)今日益火爆,,將Supreme收入囊中有助其擴(kuò)大自己在該板塊的市場(chǎng)份額,;另一方面,只有持續(xù)性地改善投資組合,,威富集團(tuán)才能夠保證自己的名號(hào)不被消費(fèi)者淡忘,。
威富集團(tuán)旗下原有Vans和北面(North Face),為收購(gòu)Supreme,,該集團(tuán)本次報(bào)價(jià)21億美金從原屬公司凱雷集團(tuán)(Carlyle Group)及Goode Partners公司手中拿起了接力棒,,這也是該公司自2011年來收購(gòu)靴子品牌Timberland以來最大的一筆交易。一直以來,,威富集團(tuán)都以一系列品牌重振動(dòng)作而聞名,,由于該集團(tuán)本身底蘊(yùn)豐厚,它在各大零售商及供用商中間也享有很大的影響力,。
對(duì)于Supreme的未來,,威富集團(tuán)認(rèn)為,Supreme在年輕人中熱度很高,,不需幾年,,它的營(yíng)收就可以從5億美元/年增長(zhǎng)到10億美元/年。為進(jìn)一步擴(kuò)大受眾,,Supreme還在最新服裝中融入了一些復(fù)古流行元素,,如“科米蛙”圖案等等,,試圖借此斬獲更多年齡段消費(fèi)者的青睞。與此同時(shí),,它也在嘗試和各種中產(chǎn)品牌及奢侈品牌展開合作,。
另外,Supreme和威富集團(tuán)的現(xiàn)有街頭品牌Vans,、Timberland,、北面亦有聯(lián)動(dòng)。整個(gè)金融市場(chǎng)對(duì)這筆交易呈看好態(tài)度,,11月9日早間,,威富集團(tuán)的股價(jià)就上漲了14%。
當(dāng)然,,威富集團(tuán)并沒有一味地追求所謂的“品牌協(xié)同”,,而是習(xí)慣于保持品牌與品牌之間的相對(duì)管理獨(dú)立,這也是該集團(tuán)在收購(gòu)談判上的成功之道,。雖然威富集團(tuán)的總部設(shè)在丹佛,但被收購(gòu)后的Supreme總部仍將位于紐約,,創(chuàng)始人詹姆斯?杰比亞也會(huì)繼續(xù)保持該品牌的創(chuàng)意控制權(quán),。與Supreme相同,北面的總部也在原來的舊金山,。
威富集團(tuán)的首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫?倫德爾表示,,這是他掌權(quán)三年以來手中最大的一筆交易。該集團(tuán)近年來的重點(diǎn)一直都是潮流服裝和鞋類品牌,,倫德爾稱這次收購(gòu)“是公司投資戰(zhàn)略及長(zhǎng)期視野的一次迭代和一次再確認(rèn),。”
從時(shí)尚業(yè)的大趨勢(shì)來看,,當(dāng)今許多頂尖品牌都不再依賴傳統(tǒng)的批發(fā)渠道,,相反會(huì)更青睞做自己的線下店和線上網(wǎng)站,Supreme也是其中一員,。該公司大約60%的營(yíng)收都來源于“品牌直銷”,,這是威富集團(tuán)最為看中的一點(diǎn),也是該集團(tuán)對(duì)于旗下其他品牌的發(fā)展要求,。另一方面,,Supreme自身的新品更新速度極快,勝于市面上大多數(shù)的服裝品牌,,可以達(dá)到“每周一更”,,這種效率也有希望潛移默化地滲透進(jìn)整個(gè)威富集團(tuán)。
威富集團(tuán)的名字其實(shí)來源于它在2007年出售的內(nèi)衣品牌“名利場(chǎng)”(Vanity Fair),,近年來,,威富集團(tuán)始終走在“自我改造”的路上,,去粗取精、審慎收購(gòu)成了它步調(diào)中的主旋律,。自2011年起,,這家年收入超逾100億美元的公司已經(jīng)出售了包括Lee、Wrangler,、Majestic,、7 for All Mankind在內(nèi)的16個(gè)服裝品牌,同時(shí)也收購(gòu)了6個(gè)新品牌,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:陳怡軒
11月9日,,美國(guó)著名服裝公司威富集團(tuán)(VF Corp.)宣布收購(gòu)街頭服飾品牌Supreme。自創(chuàng)立以來,,威富集團(tuán)已經(jīng)有121年的歷史,,本次收購(gòu)對(duì)該集團(tuán)而言意義非凡:一方面,街頭服飾在當(dāng)今日益火爆,,將Supreme收入囊中有助其擴(kuò)大自己在該板塊的市場(chǎng)份額,;另一方面,只有持續(xù)性地改善投資組合,,威富集團(tuán)才能夠保證自己的名號(hào)不被消費(fèi)者淡忘,。
威富集團(tuán)旗下原有Vans和北面(North Face),為收購(gòu)Supreme,,該集團(tuán)本次報(bào)價(jià)21億美金從原屬公司凱雷集團(tuán)(Carlyle Group)及Goode Partners公司手中拿起了接力棒,,這也是該公司自2011年來收購(gòu)靴子品牌Timberland以來最大的一筆交易。一直以來,,威富集團(tuán)都以一系列品牌重振動(dòng)作而聞名,,由于該集團(tuán)本身底蘊(yùn)豐厚,它在各大零售商及供用商中間也享有很大的影響力,。
對(duì)于Supreme的未來,,威富集團(tuán)認(rèn)為,Supreme在年輕人中熱度很高,,不需幾年,,它的營(yíng)收就可以從5億美元/年增長(zhǎng)到10億美元/年。為進(jìn)一步擴(kuò)大受眾,,Supreme還在最新服裝中融入了一些復(fù)古流行元素,,如“科米蛙”圖案等等,試圖借此斬獲更多年齡段消費(fèi)者的青睞,。與此同時(shí),,它也在嘗試和各種中產(chǎn)品牌及奢侈品牌展開合作。
另外,,Supreme和威富集團(tuán)的現(xiàn)有街頭品牌Vans,、Timberland,、北面亦有聯(lián)動(dòng)。整個(gè)金融市場(chǎng)對(duì)這筆交易呈看好態(tài)度,,11月9日早間,,威富集團(tuán)的股價(jià)就上漲了14%。
當(dāng)然,,威富集團(tuán)并沒有一味地追求所謂的“品牌協(xié)同”,,而是習(xí)慣于保持品牌與品牌之間的相對(duì)管理獨(dú)立,這也是該集團(tuán)在收購(gòu)談判上的成功之道,。雖然威富集團(tuán)的總部設(shè)在丹佛,,但被收購(gòu)后的Supreme總部仍將位于紐約,創(chuàng)始人詹姆斯?杰比亞也會(huì)繼續(xù)保持該品牌的創(chuàng)意控制權(quán),。與Supreme相同,,北面的總部也在原來的舊金山。
威富集團(tuán)的首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫?倫德爾表示,,這是他掌權(quán)三年以來手中最大的一筆交易,。該集團(tuán)近年來的重點(diǎn)一直都是潮流服裝和鞋類品牌,倫德爾稱這次收購(gòu)“是公司投資戰(zhàn)略及長(zhǎng)期視野的一次迭代和一次再確認(rèn),?!?/p>
從時(shí)尚業(yè)的大趨勢(shì)來看,當(dāng)今許多頂尖品牌都不再依賴傳統(tǒng)的批發(fā)渠道,,相反會(huì)更青睞做自己的線下店和線上網(wǎng)站,Supreme也是其中一員,。該公司大約60%的營(yíng)收都來源于“品牌直銷”,,這是威富集團(tuán)最為看中的一點(diǎn),也是該集團(tuán)對(duì)于旗下其他品牌的發(fā)展要求,。另一方面,,Supreme自身的新品更新速度極快,勝于市面上大多數(shù)的服裝品牌,,可以達(dá)到“每周一更”,,這種效率也有希望潛移默化地滲透進(jìn)整個(gè)威富集團(tuán)。
威富集團(tuán)的名字其實(shí)來源于它在2007年出售的內(nèi)衣品牌“名利場(chǎng)”(Vanity Fair),,近年來,,威富集團(tuán)始終走在“自我改造”的路上,去粗取精,、審慎收購(gòu)成了它步調(diào)中的主旋律,。自2011年起,這家年收入超逾100億美元的公司已經(jīng)出售了包括Lee,、Wrangler,、Majestic,、7 for All Mankind在內(nèi)的16個(gè)服裝品牌,同時(shí)也收購(gòu)了6個(gè)新品牌,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:陳怡軒
VF Corp., a 121-year-old maker of apparel and footwear, announced a transformative deal on November 9 to buy the Supreme brand, a move that will give the company a significant stake in the booming streetwear market and continue a yearslong reinvention of its portfolio away from fading brands.
The company, which also owns Vans and the North Face, is paying $2.1 billion in cash for Supreme, its biggest acquisition since 2011 when it bought boot brand Timberland. VF is buying Supreme from private equity firms Carlyle Group and Goode Partners. The company is renowned for rehabilitating brands and enjoys enormous clout with suppliers and retail landlords because of its size.
In Supreme, which VF thinks it can build from $500 million a year in revenues into a billion-dollar business within a few years, VF is getting a brand that enjoys a cult following among the younger customers it covets. Supreme has also made products featuring older pop culture icons like Kermit the Frog, expanding its appeal across generations, and collaborates just as easily with luxury brands as it does with mid-tier ones.
What’s more, Supreme has already done tie-ups with Vans—another brand with streetwear and skateboard cred—the North Face, and Timberland, so it is a known quantity to VF. Investors love the deal, too: VF shares rose 14% on November 9 morning.
VF’s secret sauce with acquisitions has long been to keep brands’ management and identity separate from other labels in its portfolio rather than chase illusory synergies. Supreme, launched in 1994 in New York, will remain based in the city, and founder James Jebbia will keep creative control. The North Face is based in San Francisco, while parent company VF is based in Denver.
VF CEO Steve Rendle said of the company’s biggest deal in his three years at the helm that it offers “validation of our vision and strategy to further evolve our portfolio of brands” focused on newer apparel and footwear brands.
In addition, at a time when many top brands are eschewing the wholesale channel in favor of their own stores and website, Supreme gets more than 60% of its revenue by selling directly to customers, a key M&A criteria for VF in recent years and something VF wants to see its other brands do more of too. Another way Supreme will refresh VF: Supreme releases new products at a much faster clip—often weekly—than most apparel brands. The hope is that this can instill a faster metabolism across VF’s brands.
In recent years, as VF has looked to reinvent itself, it has been more focused on shedding brands and very deliberate in the ones it acquires. (VF is named for Vanity Fair, a lingerie brand it sold off in 2007.) Since 2011, the $10 billion-a-year company has bought six brands, while selling off 16, including Lee, Wrangler, Majestic (sports team apparel), and 7 for All Mankind.