Skate shoe retailer Duffs International was sold to its UK distributor today, Wednesday, March 19, by the brand’s Canadian parent company, Genfoot, Inc., resulting in several US employee lay-offs and headquarter shut downs, including the Oceanside, Calif. location, according to company officials and employees.

Duffs brand was purchased by Alex Hall, the owner of Duff’s UK distributor, Jackal Distribution, Richard Cook, Genfoot’s vice president of finance and accounting, said by phone around 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cook, who confirmed that the deal had only been in place for a few hours, said it was a bittersweet …

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