All Corporate articles – Page 53
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Richard Kottler, who stopped acting as chief executive of the...
Richard Kottler, who stopped acting as chief executive of the British Footwear Association in 2014 after six successful years at its helm, has launched a new investment venture, Tailwind, to help small fashion and footwear businesses to find new sources of external financing. The consultancy will develop a business plan ...
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While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be...
While selling Rockport, the Adidas Group is said to be investing in Bucketfeet, a new and innovative American brand of canvas sneakers along with Gordon Segal, founder of Crate & Barrell, and others. Adidas, which is apparently making the investment through a fund called Hydra Ventures, declined to comment on ...
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CTC, the French-based quality certification agency for leather and leather...
CTC, the French-based quality certification agency for leather and leather products, has opened a new office and laboratory in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It will be run by Puneet Singh, who has already managed CTC India. The agency already has 11 other offices in China, India, Vietnam, Cambodia and ...
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Sequential Brands has agreed to buy from Camuto Group a...
Sequential Brands has agreed to buy from Camuto Group a majority stake in Jessica Simpson's brand. Last year, the brand's sales reached $1 billion. Simpson now designs products in more than 30 categories. Sequential has acquired the master license to the line, but Camuto will continue to produce the collection's ...
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Boxfresh, the British streetwear brand that belongs to Pentland Brands'...
Boxfresh, the British streetwear brand that belongs to Pentland Brands' portfolio, will drop its clothing line after the autumn 2015 season to focus on its core footwear business. Clothing accounted for less than 10 percent of Boxfresh's product offer and sales for autumn 2015. Boxfresh's products are sold by various ...
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Sperry Top-Sider has changed its brand name to Sperry and...
Sperry Top-Sider has changed its brand name to Sperry and launched a new logo
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Brown Shoe Company is going to change its name to...
Brown Shoe Company is going to change its name to Caleres, a Latin word that means “to glow,” after its May 28 annual meeting of shareholders. The American company says it is rebranding to position itself for “accelerated growth and global expansion.” It is also adjusting its “Star-Five-Star” logo, which ...
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A fire spread through the building hosting the European head...
A fire spread through the building hosting the European head office of Crocs in the Dutch town of Hoofddorp on April 9, but nobody was reported hurt
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Noël, the French shoe company that went into receivership last...
Noël, the French shoe company that went into receivership last December, is reportedly interested in divesting Sledgers, its brand of men's shoes, to focus on Babybotte, its brand of children's shoes
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Idana, the German private label specialist that has taken on...
Idana, the German private label specialist that has taken on a license for Bruno Banani shoes, has opened a sourcing office in Vietnam
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Netshoes, the world's largest internet retailer for sporting goods, has...
Netshoes, the world's largest internet retailer for sporting goods, has secured $45 million in new funding from Riverwood Capital and the International Finance Corporation, which belongs to the World Bank, to further expand its presence in Argentina and Mexico. It should also help the Brazilian company to develop its own ...
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Pentland Group has made an investment in Isa Pia, an...
Pentland Group has made an investment in Isa Pia, an up-and-coming American shoe designer who is already supported by the CFDA fashion incubator program of New York, according to Footwear News. She launched her first collection in 2011. After the introduction of her brand at major New York department stores ...
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Rocket Internet plans to move its head office next year...
Rocket Internet plans to move its head office next year to a new building in Berlin, across from the former Checkpoint Charlie, where it will also house some of the companies it owns and new start-ups
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Carlo Pazolini has decided to close down all the 14...
Carlo Pazolini has decided to close down all the 14 stores it has opened in North America since 2011, according to Rbc. Founded by Ilya Reznik in 1991, the brand is one of the largest players in the Russian shoe market with a network of 230 corporate and franchised stores ...
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Feetz, the U.S.-based company that makes customizable shoes with 3D...
Feetz, the U.S.-based company that makes customizable shoes with 3D printing (Shoe Intelligence no. 17-2+3 of Feb. 3), has closed a round of financing worth $1.25 million, allowing it to start commercial operations later this year. Aside from Uli Becker, a former chief executive of Reebok, the investors are Khosla ...
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Named after a city in the Piedmont region of Italy,...
Named after a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, Alessandria has taken the place of Alexandria. Calzaturificio Torlasco, an Italian shoemaker in the region, has taken over selected assets of Alexandria Calzaturificio, which went into liquidation a few weeks ago after 70 years in business, reportedly because of ...
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SGS, the global inspection and certification company, has announced the...
SGS, the global inspection and certification company, has announced the opening of a new footwear testing laboratory at SGS Gunesli, Istanbul. The lab is located in a geographically strategic spot where it can serve the growing needs of the consumer goods industry in Turkey, Western Asia and Eastern Europe. The ...
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ANWR Group is putting together a working group to help...
ANWR Group is putting together a working group to help define future strategies. It will be made up of retail members of different sizes from various regions of Germany including Ingo Hänel of Schuh-Beck in Römerstein, Claus Heinrich of Schuh-Heinrich Johann Heinrich from Kiel, Thomas Huber of Schuhhaus Raab in ...
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The union representatives of Vivarte have asked its new shareholders...
The union representatives of Vivarte have asked its new shareholders to take an attitude of social responsibility in the possible reorganization of the group, which manages 16 shoe and fashion retail chains including André, Minelli, San Marina, La Halle, etc. They complain about a lack of information and consultation on ...
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Four big shareholders of Zalando have sold a total of...
Four big shareholders of Zalando have sold a total of 17.9 million shares, representing 7.3 percent of the equity, through Morgan Stanley. They were sold at an average price of €23.75 to institutional investors through an accelerated private placement process. The sellers are Global Founders, Holtzbrinck Ventures, AI European Holdings ...
