Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation has licensed Harbor Wholesale Ltd. to produce and market men's, women's and children's casual and dress casual footwear, leisure athletic shoes and non-beach sandals under the Izod brand in the U.S., its possessions and territories and Canada.
Harbor, based in Port Washington, N.Y., has been granted rights to PVH's Izod trademark as well as the Izod PerformX, Izod Jeans, Izod Classix, Izod Sport and Izod Luxury Sport sub-brands. The initial term of the agreement is through 2015 with possible extensions through 2020 at PVH's option.
Since late 2006, Harbor has been the global licensee for footwear sold on a wholesale basis under PVH's Bass and G.H. Bass family of trademarks. Deliveries of the Izod collection will begin this summer.
“We have enjoyed an excellent relationship with Harbor as its team has worked successfully to reestablish the Bass wholesale footwear business in the U.S. and overseas markets,” said Allen Sirkin, President and Chief Operating Officer of Phillips-Van Heusen. “The company's in-depth understanding of the shoe market and the precise positioning of brands give us great confidence as we look to build the IZOD brand in footwear, a fast-growing, critical segment of the North American fashion market.”
