ASIAN PRODUCER WILL BUY RIGHTS TO NA NA LICENSE; EXPANSION WILL INCLUDE 100 STYLES IN NEAR FUTURE. From: Footwear News | Date: July 5, 1999| Author: SOLNIK, CLAUDE | COPYRIGHT 1999 Fairchild Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

NEW YORK -- Na Na Trading Co., which has always done its footwear in-house, recently licensed its flagship brand to an Asia-based manufacturer that hopes to make a play for the junior market.

The Packer Group, a manufacturer and distributor with main offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan, acquired the rights to Na Na for footwear earlier this month. Packer currently has its own brand, called Now, which it distributes in the United Kingdom.

The company also does p...

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