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ArticleThree German retail associations merge to have more clout
Three German retail associations BTE (representing apparel), BDSE (footwear) and BLE (leathergoods) have decided to merge this year to form the BTE Handelsverband Textil, Schuh, Lederwaren . The combination will give the new assocation more clout in defending the interests of their members “alongside and in line ...
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ArticleGMS affiliates suffer sales decline but outperform other German retailers
In this year’s pandemic-riddled market, affiliates of the Cologne-based shoe retailing association GMS managed to limit losses, achieving significantly better results than the national average. A survey on sales between January and September showed an average drop of 6.4 percent for GMS’s affiliates, compared with a decline of ...
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Germany withstands the disease in better ways
Italy, the largest shoe manufacturing country on the continent, has suffered the highest number of deaths, followed by Spain, the second-largest producer. The official number of deaths related to the epidemic is now higher in Italy than in China, where it started last December. After Italy, Spain became the second ...
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German shoe retailers post record growth in a difficult market
According to the German Federal Association of Shoe Retailers (BDSE) , German shoe retailers recorded an increase of year-on-year 3 percent in their sales in 2019, expanding the total market to around €11.8 billion. The situation for German shoe retailers was positive last year except for a difficult winter, ...
