NEW YORK, January 23, 2013 – Dunning Golf today announced it has reached an agreement with Caulfeild Apparel Group to be the company’s exclusive distribution partner in Canada. CAG will begin distributing the company’s premium performance golf apparel for Spring 2014.
“We spent a great deal of time looking for the right partner for Dunning Golf in Canada,” said Michael J. Setola, President and CEO of Tharanco Lifestyles, parent company of Dunning Golf. “The brand has a Canadian heritage and we’re confident that Michael Purkis and the Caulfeild Apparel Group are well positioned to build on the company’s history by growing Dunning Golf’s green grass presence throughout Canada.”
“I have known Ralph Dunning for over a decade, and have always been impressed with his style, and minimalist approach to apparel. I believe that the Dunning Golf collection is one of the only brands today that offers the Canadian Golf consumer the opportunity to fully blend a ‘clean’ fashion aesthetic with premium performance fabrics,” said Michael Purkis, President of CAG. “Also, I am excited to work with Michael Setola again. He has a knowledge of the apparel business that is unparalleled, a valuable commodity in the ever changing golf fashion world.”
Dunning Golf is available at prestigious green grass pro shops and select specialty stores worldwide and on dunninggolf.com.
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About Dunning Golf
In 2001, Ralph Dunning revolutionized the golf industry by launching the very first apparel line comprised exclusively of performance fabrics. Known for its clean and sophisticated aesthetic, Dunning Golf is a premium brand of high performance golf clothing distributed through prestigious green grass golf shops and select specialty stores. Tested and trusted by the world’s greatest athletes, the proprietary technical fabrics are engineered from the yarn up; meaning performance is built in and won’t wash or wear out after repeated use.
About Caulfeild Apparel Group
Caulfeild Apparel Group Ltd. was established in 1886 as a retailer of fine woolen goods from England. From that small storefront on Front Street in downtown Toronto, Caulfeild Apparel Group Ltd. has evolved over the last 125 years, and remains one of Canada’s largest clothing wholesalers. The Toronto based company currently licenses Joe Boxer, Pronto Uomo, NHL, Push Pull, Lincs, English Laundry, Guy Laroche, Cutter and Buck, Abacus, Pukka, and now DUNNING.
www.caulfeild.com
Contact:
Jennifer Stender Hawkins
203-371-0120
jennifer@stenderhawkins.com
