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ArticleGerman industry association fears new wave of insolvencies due to Covid aid repayments
Germany’s textile, shoes and leather goods trade association BTE warned of a new wave of insolvencies and closures, as fashion and footwear retailers continue to struggle with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic while possible repayments of pandemic state aid loom, adding to the already challenging conditions. According to ...
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ArticleAldo in licensing agreement with ABG’s Roxy brand
Aldo Group has entered into another licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Broup (ABG), Jonathan Frankel, the president of Aldo Product Services told Footwear News. The new agreement involves the design, production and distribution of footwear for ABG’s newly acquired Roxy brand. The first collection of Roxy footwear for women’s ...
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ArticleSkechers raises full-year earnings guidance as DTC continues to bolster Q3 sales gains
Skechers once again raised its earnings guidance for the full year after reporting better-than-expected results in the third quarter and despite continued uncertainty about the macroeconomic environment and consumer spending. Sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 reached a record $2,025.0 million, up by 7.8 percent compared to the ...
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ArticleHermès could consider investments in Italian shoe, fashion suppliers
Hermès could invest in some of its Italian footwear and fashion suppliers to further integrate its supply chain, said Eric du Halgouët, the company’s executive vice president of finance. “We could consider vertical integration with investments to consolidate partnerships with some suppliers that share our standards,” he said during a ...
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ArticleStella benefits from demand for premium categories
Stella International Holdings, the Hong-Kong based footwear manufacturer and retailer, said that in the third quarter of 2023 it posted a decline in manufacturing revenues to $377.1 million from $453.6 million a year earlier as footwear shipment dropped to 12.2 million pairs from 15.0 million. Shipments were affected by a ...
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ArticleArnault family’s control over LVMH now secured for decades
On Oct. 23, 2023, Jean Arnault, the son of Bernard Arnault, turned 25 ensuring that the control of the LVMH group remains in the hands of the Arnault family for the coming decades, reported the Italian daily, Il Sole 24 Ore. In Dec. 22, 2008, Bernard Arnault, the chairman and ...
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ArticleFerragamo misses sales expecations in Q3
In the third quarter of 2023, Salvatore Ferragamo’s sales fell by 16 percent to €244 million euros, about €5 million below the market consensus. Citi noted that the deterioration in third-quarter sales was expected, but stressed that the brand seems to have suffered more than its peers from macroeconomic headwinds. ...
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ArticleNice Footwear FY sales up 43.1%
In the full year ended on April 30, 2023, Nice Footwear posted sales of €46.9 million, up by 43.1 percent from a year earlier, while net profits surged by 122.7 percent to €2.8 million, beating the company’s own expectations. The Ebitda of the Italian footwear company rose by 75.0 percent ...
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ArticleVF shareholder pushes for turnaround plan
In a presentation, California-based activist investor Engaged Capital outlined that the parent company of Vans, The North Face (TNF), Timberland, Supreme and others is suffering from bloated overhead that is driving down shareholder value and called for a more detailed turnaround plan for VF Corp. It said that the overhead ...
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ArticleSalamander and Klauser find a new owner
The German footwear retailers Salamander Deutschland GmbH & Co KG and Schuhhaus Klauser GmbH & Co KG have found a new owner. Prime Footwear Investors AG, backed by a group of experienced managers and retail experts, is taking over the two companies, according to the insolvency administrator Christian Holzmann. A ...
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ArticleFirst Italian companies ready for ESG certification under trade association’s aegis
Out of the nine companies that have engaged into a self-assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances under the aegis of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association, three are now ready to enter the certification phase. The audit phase, which will be carried out by ICEC, an independent certification institute ...
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ArticleShoe Zone's FY revenues rise 6.1%
Shoe Zone said that in the full year ended Sept. 30 revenues increased by 6.1 percent year-on-year to £165.7 million (€190.9 million), with store revenues growing to £134.8 million (€149.6m) from £129.8 million and digital revenues increasing to £30.9 million (€35.6m) from £26.4 million. Digital revenues now represent 18.7 percent ...
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ArticleFrasers to acquire SportScheck in Germany
The British retailer Frasers Group has entered into a binding agreement with Signa Retail Department Store Holding GmbH to acquire SportScheck, one of the leading sports retailers in Germany. Completion of the transaction will be subject to regularory clearance. Frasers expects the transaction to close in the first quarter of ...
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ArticleCCC Group posts softer sales in Q3 led by the CCC and eobuwie banners
With most of its fiscal third quarter over, CCC Group has registered softer sales, amid above average temperatures through September and weakened “but slowly recovering” consumer demand. In the period from Aug. 1 to Oct. 10, sales at the Polish footwear and fashion group were down by 4 percent compared ...
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ArticleThe Chinese brand Zuliz opens its first store abroad
The Chinese footwear brand Zuliz has opened a store in Singapore, its first outside China as it starts its internationalization. The store was opened in the mall Chinatown Point. During the soft opening period that ran from Oct. 1 to Oct. 6 the store exceeded $17,600 (€12,200) in revenues. It ...
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ArticleBrazilian shoemakers are relying on domestic demand to grow
Brazilian footwear manufacturing are having to rely on domestic consumption, which is supported by growing purchasing power, to bolster production this year as exports drop due to weaker demand in key markets such as the U.S. and the return of Chinese companies on international markets after having been constrained by ...
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ArticleA weak ruble pushes up footwear prices in Russia
Russian footwear retailers anticipate prices to soar in the next few months following the weakening of the national currency. The Russian ruble has dropped by nearly 30 percent this year against the U.S. dollar as a result of a collapse in export revenues and growing budget spending, making it one ...
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ArticleDeichmann names a new head of brand & licensing and ends the Onygo brand
The German shoe retailer Deichmann has appointed Dražen Pehar as its new head of brand & licensing, succeeding Jürgen Achenbach, who left the company in May to pursue a new role. Pehar, who has been working for the company since September, will be responsible for marketing activities for the ...
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ArticleWorld Shoe opens a shoe factory in Ghana
On Oct. 10, World Shoe announced the opening of its inaugural factory in Ghana to produce the first antimicrobial, eco-friendly footwear brand manufactured in Africa. ”The production launch represents a collaborative effort among public, private, and civil service sectors to provide high-quality, low-cost products for retail consumers throughout African and ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Italy shoe making is attracting investments but faces labor constraints
The Italian footwear industry is attracting investment from luxury goods brands and financial investors, which is bolstering its competitiveness. However, the industry’s development remains hamstrung by a lack of skilled labor, explains Giovanna Ceolini, the president of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association, in an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence. ...
