Bench, the streetwear label founded in Manchester in 1989, has...

Bench, the streetwear label founded in Manchester in 1989, has been sold to an investment company based in Boston, Gordon Brothers. It had recently started insolvency proceedings in the U.K. The new owners want the brand to phase out its German sales subsidiary and to close all its 14 stores ...

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