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ArticleC-Suite interview: Maypol recovers after being hit by Covid-19
There’s a place where jute, the material used to produce espadrilles, is considered a cultural heritage. This place is Caravaca de la Cruz in the footwear cluster of Spain’s Murcia region. Maypol, among other footwear companies, is based there since 1992. A family-run company whose name stems from the combination ...
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ArticleFarfetch profitability improves on lower markdowns
Farfetch posted a strong improvement in its gross operating profit thanks to a reduction in markdowns. In a conference call, José Neves, the company’s founder and chief executive, said that out of the 10 brands on its marketplace “five now follow a full-price strategy for their e-concessions” while the retailer’s ...
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ArticleSteve Madden eyes DTC, Europe and apparel for more growth
Steve Madden reported a net income of $66.0 million in the fourth quarter against $22.6 million a year earlier. On adjusted basis, the bottom line grew to $70.4 million from $21.8 million. Total revenues rose by 65 percent to $575.1 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31. Sales highlights included ...
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ArticleGeox starts 2022 strongly but Ukraine conflict casts shadow
Geox said it has started 2022 strongly, but highlighted uncertainty about the potential impact of the conflict in Ukraine on its results. The Italian footwear company could not currently quantify the impact of the conflict and economic sanctions against Russia on its performance. In 2021, the company achieved €51 million ...
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ArticleGrendene’s export business shines in challenging year
Grendene, despite facing persistent supply chain challenges and an uneven recovery around the globe from the Covid-19 pandemic, generated strong export sales gains in the fourth quarter and in 2021. Strong recoveries in the European and in Latin American markets contributed to the improvement. The Brazilian footwear maker, whose portfolio ...
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ArticleFootwear firms have to prepare for the impact of the war in Ukraine - FDRA
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 and subsequent sanctions imposed by numerous countries led by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization could affect footwear companies. The U.S. trade association Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) released guidelines on how companies can better prepare to face the ...
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ArticleWolverine posts better-than-expected Q4 results
Wolverine Worldwide narrowed its fourth-quarter losses, boosted by its recent acquisition of Sweaty Betty, the U.K.-based brand of women’s fitness apparel, and it forecast sales growth of 15-18 percent for 2022. The Michigan-based owner of Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Keds and other brands reported a net loss of $14.6 million for ...
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ArticleDriving toward breakeven results, Allbirds preps a wholesale strategy
Allbirds reported positive adjusted Ebitda of $0.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a loss of $5.3 million in the corresponding period of 2020, thanks to higher revenues combined with a reduction in marketing expenses from 29.8 percent to 19.1 percent of sales. The company attributed the ...
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ArticleKlarna launches of rewards program and Pay Now in nine new markets
Klarna, the global retail banking, payment and shopping service hailing from Sweden, is expanding two of its fastest-growing products internationally. With the global growth of Klarna’s rewards program and Pay Now payment method, the fintech company aims to become the go-to destination for every type of purchase while rewarding consumers ...
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ArticleANWR Schuh shifts digital strategy into higher gear
ANWR Schuh is undergoing a strategic overhaul and is expanding its digital activities in a bid to strengthen its collaboration with retailers and industry partners. Just like the entire footwear and fashion sector in Germany, ANWR Schuh and its affiliated partners took a heavy hit last year from the ...
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ArticleRussian retailer Paolo Conte is being pushed into bankruptcy
The Russian bank SberBank has requested the bankruptcy of Paolo Conte, one of Russia’s major shoe retailers. The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that Paolo Conte has accumulated a large debt with SberBank after it failed to adjust to growing online demand and suffered from both a decline in footfall in ...
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ArticleHow a royal celebrity boosted the sales of Laro’s espadrilles
Laro, the Spanish footwear manufacturer known for the Macarena brand, saw its revenues rise to a record €9 million in 2021 from €7.2 million in 2020 thanks to the success of its espadrilles, known as alpargatas in Spanish. Last year’s top line is also significantly higher than the €7 million ...
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ArticleAllbirds launches a resale platform
Allbirds, the B Corporation certified Californian brand of footwear and apparel, has launched the resale platform Allbirds ReRun in partnership with Trove, which specializes in branded recommerce. ReRun will initially offer customers at three stores the option of trading in their Allbirds shoes for $20 in store credit. Following the ...
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ArticleScarpe & Scarpe plans to continue on its own
The Italian footwear retailer Scarpe & Scarpe, which is currently under a creditor protection scheme, plans to remain independent. The company will outline its business plan and debt repayment proposal to creditors on Feb. 28. The retailer was created in 1961 in Turin and currently has 137 stores across Italy. ...
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ArticlePortugal adopts stricter rules for the labeling of leather substitutes
The Portuguese government adopted new regulations (Decreto-Lei n.o 3/2022) at the end of January 2022 to label all textile products that are man-made to replace genuine leather and also established fines for companies that do not comply. The new law defines the term leather and specifies its use. Accordingly, the ...
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ArticleBasicNet sees significant sales growth in Q4
BasicNet said it posted “significant” growth at the end of 2021, with consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter jumping by 26.5 percent from the year-earlier period to €80.0 million, marking an improvement of over 14 percent on 2019. BasicNet, the Italian-based parent company for brands such as Kappa, K-Way, Superga ...
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ArticleGabor 2021 sales drop 13.6% as Covid continued to weigh
The German shoe manufacturer Gabor took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic for a second straight year as extended lockdowns in the first half of the year, supply chain disruptions and rising procurement and logistics costs weighed on results. The Rosenheim-based company’s sales stood at €260 million in 2021, ...
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ArticleHotter Shoes in tie-up with M&S as revenues rise
Unbound Group, the parent company of Hotter Shoes, announced that the footwear brand enjoyed a surge in fourth-quarter revenues and will sell its comfort shoes through the British retailer chain Marks & Spencer (M&S). Unbound said that M&S will immediately start selling 32 Hotter products on its “Brands at M&S” ...
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ArticleCrocs targets $6 bn in sales in 2026
Crocs exceeded $2.3 billion in revenues last year and expects to reach a turnover of $6 billion in 2026, thanks to the takeover of Heydude and organic growth driven by its digital business. The U.S. footwear company posted a strong fourth quarter with an increase of 42.6 percent in sales ...
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ArticleVietnam sees leather goods, footwear exports up 10-15% in 2022
Vietnam’s exports of leather, footwear and bags this year are expected to increase by 10-15 percent in 2022 to $23-25 billion, according to the Vietnamese leather, footwear and handbag association, Lefaso. In 2021, Vietnamese exports of leather, footwear and handbags increased by 4.6 percent to $20.78 billion, with footwear exports ...
