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The Peter Kaiser brand is saved, but the German factory will be closed
Wolverine posts weak results but is hopeful for 2021
Rocky Brands ends 2020 with strong profits
Crocs’ profits soar on record sales
Micam to hold a digital edition from March 8 to May 8
Cortina leverages its logistics expertise
CCC achieved over half its Q4 sales online
Clarks was loss-making before the pandemic
Spain to invest in the re-engineering of the Elche cluster
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The Peter Kaiser brand is saved, but the German factory will be closed
The insolvent women’s shoe manufacturer Peter Kaiser is being partially taken over. The managing director, Stefan Frank, and the investors Hans-Joachim and Gisela Sander, from the founding family of the Darmstadt-based hair care giant Wella Group, have agreed to buy the brand and other assets of Peter Kaiser Schuhfabrik GmbH ...
Spain launches 2nd edition of footwear digitalization program
The Spanish footwear association Fice and the local trade agency, Icex, have launched the second edition of the program Global Through Innovation, aimed at promoting innovation and the digitalization of the footwear industry. The initiative is scheduled to start in April and candidates must send their applications by March 12.
Farfetch achieves its first quarterly adjusted operating profit
Farfetch posted its first quarterly positive adjusted operating profit, but its net losses increased dramatically due to some $2.1 billion in non-cash adjustments. The company expects to finish 2021 with an adjusted operating profit.
Boohoo reportedly faces U.S. ban over supplier practices
The British fast-fashion retailer Boohoo has been again forced to defend supplier practices after a report said it faces a potential U.S. import ban due to slave labor allegations.
Steve Madden returns to a quarterly profit
Steve Madden returned to a profit in the fourth quarter as its results improve after the slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
ANWR and Sabu offer liquidity support to retailers
The German retail cooperatives ANWR and Sabu are continuing to support their members by engaging in initiatives to underpin their liquidity as the coronavirus crisis drags on.
Steve Madden lauches an eco-friendly brand
Vans devotes its new ad campaign to free-form art
Vibram wants those who care to resole their shoes
A new trade body in the U.K. to support digital retail
RTFKT produces a single pair of Lexus sneakers
Caleres’ U.K. unit to distribute Naturalizer, Sam Edelman in Europe
Wolverine gets S&P upgrade
OrthoLite unveils a new PU foam to stabilize temperature in shoes
Australian cotton conference postponed until 2022
Birkenstock opens its largest store in Asia
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Stocks of footwear companies fell by 16.3% in 2020
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How Covid-19 has impacted companies’ trade show budgets
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Diversity and inclusion are a growing corporate issue
In 2020, the year of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, diversity and inclusion burst onto the public agenda. The theme has emerged on companies’ radars, too. Diversity and inclusion are increasingly criteria by which companies are evaluated. And, while some footwear and sportswear brands have come under fire for ...
WGSN sees three major consumer groups emerging from the crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated societal changes and is forcing industries worldwide to adapt to the resulting changes in consumption. Thus, WGSN has set out to predict what consumers will be looking for in the next couple of years.
The casual shoe market grew by 6.0% in 2019
According to a study conducted by Shoe Intelligence in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence, the branded casual footwear market grew by 6.0 percent in terms of invoiced dollars to an estimated level of $20.8 billion in 2019, in spite of strong competition from the athletic footwear brands in the disputed ...
