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warehousing and to match supply with demand, thereby limiting losses through overproduction. Nine West also effectively grew in size and public consciousness through its establishment of a network of company "concept stores" in urban centers across the United States. After serving as creative director of Nine West, in 1993 Fisher was appointed CEO as the company was taken public. In 1999, Nine West was sold to
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Brazilian factories for the bulk of its production. The company was a pioneer in the wholesaling of quality footwear in "case packs" of predesignated sizes. This enabled Fisher Camuto to achieve great efficiencies in
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In 1977, Camuto and Fisher broke free to form their own company, Fisher Camuto, forerunner of Nine West Group. The company's name was taken from a number the pair spied on a neighboring building from their office on
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in 1991. Nine West's retail operation was named
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aboard an airplane. The pair decided to go into business together, initially working with
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brand. On October 10, 2018, Vince Camuto was acquired by
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