Leading supplier of apparel Hampshire Group Limited announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Shane-Hunter Inc from its founders.
Shane-Hunter, which is, and will continue to be, based in San Francisco, California, is predominantly engaged in the sale of juniors' apparel to mass merchant retailers.
The principals of Shane-Hunter, Wayne Malen and Michael Thaler, will continue with the business as its co-Presidents, and their design, sales, production and support team will be remaining with the business and will continue to run its day-to-day operations.
Shane-Hunter was founded in 1988.
Since that time, it has established a reputation for providing well-designed fashion at an affordable price.
Shane-Hunter designs, sources and sells apparel in childrens, juniors, missy, petites and maternity sizes to mass merchant retailers, including Target and Mervyn's, under its own Aqua-Blues label, as well as the labels of its customers.
Wayne Malen remarked that 'All of us at Shane-Hunter are extremely excited about the opportunities now available to us through the financial support and sourcing network of Hampshire.
They believe their business has real growth potential and they now have the ability to aggressively go after those opportunities.'
Mike Thaler added that, 'Hampshire's reputation as a company that will not compromise on its philosophy of exceeding its customers' expectations for quality, value and service will help to open even more doors for them.'