Steve Madden Australia
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Footwear retailer
Australian distributor and exclusive licence holder for Steve Madden footwear and accessories. This company went into voluntary administration on 16.07.09 with debts of over $A10 million. Now controlled by the Lew family, who announced in Nov 2014 they would close all Australian Steve Madden shoe stores following a dispute with Steve Madden Ltd.
Company Ownership
Steve Madden (Aust) Retail Pty Ltd. | AUS | website | ||||
Lew Group
owns 100% of Steve Madden (Aust) Retail Pty Ltd. |
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Investment conglomerate The Lew family, headed by rag trade tycoon Solomon Lew, owns a swag of Australian clothing retail companies. While Solomon owns Voyager Distributing Co and 42% of Just Group, his three children each control parts of the Lew empire. Peter Lew manages Australian Retail Investments and the Australian licenses for Zara and FCUK, Steven Lew manages Playcorp and Global Retail Brands, while Jacqueline Lew manages Nine West. |
Company Assessment
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Steve Madden (Aust) Retail Pty Ltd. | ||||
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Lew Group | ||||
Solomon Lew, owner of Premier Investments, struck a deal with Mornington Shire Council in June 2012 to remove a pool he had built on Crown Land without permission and remediate the land in exchange for negligence charges being dropped. Lew is to pay Council's legal fees of $150,000 and a fine of $50,000.
Source: The Age (2012)
Wikipedia profile on Lew Group head, Solomon Lew. Includes details of controversial business deals, including the Yannon transaction and the Etiket transaction.
Source: Wikipedia (2014) |
Company Details
Type | Private company |
Contact Details
Address | Level 12, Como Office Towers, 644 Chapel St, South Yarra, VIC, 3141, Australia |
Freecall | 1800 099 378 |
inquiry@stevemadden.com.au | |
Website | www.stevemadden.com.au |