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Artikel/article Det er ganske enkelt meget vanskeligt at klare sig som singlebrand-udbyder på det globale marked. Nu er vi blevet en skarp porteføljeudbyder i det øvre midtersegment Søren Mejer, Veldhoven Group - There lies a great, unrealized potential in Summary Sandwich, which, unfortunately, has led a quite turbulent life in recent years. We can, however, note that Sandwich has done really well in the stores that carry the brand. Spring is in the air and we have seen an eight per cent growth in turnover in the self-owned Sandwich stores compared to last year. We can safely say that it’s a new beginning for Sandwich. We are currently working very hard to rebuild Sandwich with a new design team, new general agent etc., Søren Mejer, Group Commercial Director at Veldhoven International, starts out, when the NU Magazine visits the company in Copenhagen. In Denmark, Sandwich - which is a part of branding is, among other things, a new Schandorff was appointed head of sales tioned in the upper mid-segment. That the large Dutch Veldhoven Group - entered into a partnership with Martin Schandorff from JMS Agencies. On July 1 2014, Martin and marketing of Sandwich in Denmark. - I fully believe that Sandwich – with its significant and strengthened design signature – will be well received in the market. We are noticing increasing growth in the upper mid-segment within casual women’s fashion. Here lies a large potential for Sand- wich. I have already experienced Sand- wich’s exceptional customer loyalty and that is a great foundation to build upon, says Martin Schandorff. The background of the re- group strategy, which was initiated three years ago with the aims to build a healthy portfolio of women’s wear brands posimeant that the luxury brand Stills as well as the children’s wear brand NoNo were sold off. In return, the group acquired TURNOVER in 2011, DEPT in 2012 and Olsen in August 2013. - With the Spring 2015 collection, Sand- wich has returned to its roots – but in a new, fresh version 2.