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ArticleC-Suite interview: Perlie targets millions in revenues in a couple of years
Sep Breukers, a lecturer at Maastricht University and a former tax lawyer, started Perlie just before the Covid-19 pandemic with a simple idea: produce men’s shoes with a classic design and sneaker comfort. Now the startup is hoping to generate millions in revenues in a couple of years. “When I ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: U-Power bides its times for an IPO as it continues to grow
In July 2021, U-Power pulled the plug on an initial public offering (IPO) because the Italian group, which specializes in safety footwear and workwear, was unsatisfied with market evaluations. The company is waiting for better market conditions to go public while it continues to expand in Europe. Fin Reporter, the ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: UFG plans to continue expanding its brand portfolio
The Dutch company Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) is in talks regarding the possible acquisition of two brands and of a license agreement. Any deal is expected to be struck by the end of the year, Bart van Helvoirt, co-founder and CEO of UFG, explains in an interview with Shoe Intelligence. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Rohde launches its B2C business in Germany
On Sept. 17, Rohde launched its business-to-consumer (B2C) online platform for the German market. In November 2020, the German footwear company’s business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce service had already come on stream and it currently manages 30 percent of re-orders, or about 8 percent of overall sales. Rohde sees the B2C service ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: ACBC targets stellar growth in 2021 and 2022
After posting flattish growth following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Italian start-up ACBC expects to double revenues this year and enjoy a triple-digit growth rate in 2023. The company’s story starts in 2017 when Giò Giacobbe and Edoardo Iannuzzi decide to create a business producing environmentally-friendly footwear. At ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Covid-19 spawns the Italian leather sneaker start-up Accricco
Accricco Shoes is the story of three friends – Alessandro Canullo, 27 years old, Leonardo Lucarelli (27) and Matteo Romagnoli (29) – all from the same town of Monte San Giusto in the Italian region Marche, home to one of the country’s most renowned footwear cluster. When the first Covid-19-related ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Pikolinos believes it will take several years to return to pre-Covid levels
“We are closing fiscal 2021 with a decline of about 30 percent in revenues compared to the previous years,” said Juan Manuel Perán , CEO of the Spanish shoe company Pikolinos in an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence. The company’s fiscal year runs from May 1 to April 30. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Made in Italy Fund snaps up Autry, Ghoud sneakers and seeks synergies
The sneaker brands Autry and Ghoud are among the latest additions to the portfolio of the Made in Italy Fund , which is looking to capitalize on synergies from its growing stable of accessible luxury labels in fashion and footwear and tap into opportunities for international expansion. The ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Velasca aims to increase sales 10-fold to €100m in five years
Velasca , a fast-growing Milan-based footwear company, focuses on offering quality Italian-made shoes at reasonable prices through a tightly controlled direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. It aims to increase revenues from €10 million to €100 million in about five years and is currently seeking to raise €20 million to finance its growth. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: British flip flop start-up FoamLife begins with a bang
The British start-up FoamLife has started trading in the U.K., Ireland and France and is currently in talks with distributors and agents to expand in new markets next year. It has also launched a direct-to-consumer business in the British Isles through its own platform and Amazon and is scheduled to ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Saye enjoys strong growth with its focus on sustainable shoes
In 2017, three friends from university decided to finance their first model of a sustainable shoe through a crowdfunding campaign. The venture has led them to sell more than 52,000 pairs in three years. This is the story of Saye , a Barcelona-based footwear company which booked €5.4 million in ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Nice Footwear limits FY sales decline at 15%
The Italian company Nice Footwear has limited at around 15 percent the decline in sales in the full year ended on April 30, 2021, referred to as fiscal 2020, thanks to a recovery in the second part of the fiscal year. In the full year to April 30, 2020, ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: GMI aims to become a leading luxury shoe producer in 5 yrs
Gruppo Manifatture Italiane (GMI) aims to be among the top two Italian producers of shoes in the luxury segment in the next five years, after taking another step in that direction following the acquisition of Broma , a producer of men’s formal shoes and sneakers for luxury brands, in ...
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