All Distribution articles – Page 13
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ArticleSioux looks forward to returning to direct personal contacts at trade shows
In an exclusive interview wih Shoe Intelligence, Lewin Berner, the CEO of the German footwear company Sioux, explains the reasons behind the decision to manage distribution directly in the Benelux, his view on the war in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, the return of the company’s presence in ...
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ANWR Group to add 2,500sqm to Mainhausen order center for new showrooms
ANWR Group announced plans to add a new building to its existing Ordercenter O1 on the Mainhausen Campus in Germany. Following the building permit submission, the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for October 2022, with completion planned for December 2023. Showrooms ranging in size from 100 to 500 square meters ...
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ArticleThe exodus of Western brands from Russia continues
CCC and Vagabond Shoemakers have recently joined a long list of companies that have suspended operations on the Russian market, after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, which led to international sanctions against the country. CCC closed all brick-and-mortar stores and temporarily suspended its online store in Russia. Previously placed ...
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OR Group undergoes a restructuring
The Russian footwear retailer OR Group, formerly known as Obuv Rossii, announced that its online marketplace Westfalika temporarily stopped accepting orders, as a part of an anti-crisis program embarked on by the company. OR Group has also started restructuring its retail network, closing the least profitable stores. In particular, three ...
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ArticleArezzo & Co posts best Q1 sales ever
Arezzo & Co posted record sales for a first quarter, with gross revenues reaching 1,042 billion Brazilian reais (€200.7m), up by 64 percent from the previous year and by 125 percent compared with the first quarter of 2019. The Brazilian company achieved 28 percent of its gross revenues with franchisees, ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands launches a new store format
Designer Brands, the parent company of the footwear retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, has launched a new retail store format called “Warehouse Reimagined”. The new format is smaller, around 15,000 square feet rather than the typical 25,000 square feet of existing DSW stores, but Designer Brands’ chief executive officer, Roger ...
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Russia authorizes parallel imports
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry on May 6 published a list of goods allowed for import without permission from the brand’s owner, which involved a broad range of fashion and sporting goods companies, including Zara, H&M, Decathlon and Uniqlo. The system, commonly known as parallel imports, has been designed ...
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ArticleMoncler sees footwear representing 10% of revenues
Moncler expects footwear to represent 10 percent of its revenues in 2025, driven by demand for luxury sneakers in the U.S. The Italian luxury goods brand, known for its down jackets, generated sales of €589.9 million in the first quarter of 2022, up a reported 61 percent on the year ...
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ArticleAldo’s North American creditors approve its restructuring plan
Aldo Group said that its North American creditors have voted in favor of its restructuring plan, almost two years after the footwear and accessories company filed for protection under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. However, the outcome of the procedure remains conditional to the creditors’ agreement for the international division, ...
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ArticleGales enters a partnership with MedResults Network
Gales has started a partnership with MedResults Network, a U.S. purchasing group that provides equipment to over 3,400 medical practices and med spas. Gales, based in Malibu California, was founded by Rob Gregg, who enjoys over ten years in footwear design, with the purpose to provide lightweight and protective shoes ...
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ArticleRussia seeks to replace Western footwear brands
Russia has ramped up footwear production and is seeking new ways of sourcing shoes abroad amid the exodus of Western brands, following the country’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 and subsequent international sanctions and voluntary withdrawal of some foreign companies. In March 2022, Russian footwear production climbed by 14.8 ...
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Castañer 2021 sales rise to over €19m
Castañer said that it posted a signficiant increase in sales last year to €19.3 million, however without giving an exact figure for the rise. The Spanish producer of espadrilles indicated that retail sales rose by 45 percent, with the gross margin improving by 2 percentage points, and digital revenues grew ...
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Fratelli Rossetti 2021 sales rise by 40%
Fratelli Rossetti posted sales of €40 million in 2021, up by 40 percent year-over-year. In an interview with the daily Corriere della Sera, Diego Rossetti, the chairman of the Italian luxury footwear producer, indicated that the company does not rule out opening its capital to investment funds to finance ...
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ArticleGlobal high heels footwear market to rise 1.35% annually - Technavio
The global market for high heel shoes is expected to increase by an annual average of 1.35 percent between 2021 and 2025, representing an accumulated gain of $1.70 billion over the period, according to a report published by the research and advisory company Technavio. The survey, titled High Heels ...
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ArticleHow a Ukrainian footwear expert is helping her country and rebuilding her business
Krystyna Mandrykina In an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence, Krystyna Mandrykina, a Ukrainian-born footwear manager and consultant currently working in Turkey, explains how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has shattered her personal and professional life. She also provides a riveting account of how the Ukrainians are reorganizing ...
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Nice Footwear inaugurates its Paris showroom
On April 5, Nice Footwear inaugurated its showroom in Paris. The 220-square-meter office is located at 42 rue Etienne Marcel, in the center of the French capital. During the opening, the Italian company presented the forthcoming autumn/winter collections of the brands Kronos, Avirex and Conte of Florence. France is Nice ...
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UFG enters a licensing partnership with Gap
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) has entered into a strategic licensing partnership with the American retailer Gap Inc. to design, produce and distribute Gap footwear throughout the entire European Union, the U.K., Switzerland and Scandinavia, in a deal brokered by IMG. In a statement, UFG said that the “upcoming footwear collections ...
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ArticleAstorMueller expands in women’s footwear with Bagatt
AstorMueller Group, which is the exclusive worldwide license holder for Bugatti and Daniel Hechter shoes, is expanding its offer of women’s shoes with the acquistion of Bagatt, a brand that focuses on middle-market leather shoes. Established in northern Italy in the 1980s, Bagatt’s products are mainly marketed through brick-and-mortar stores, ...
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ArticleWortmann suspends sales to Russia
Russia is the most important export market for the Wortmann Group through its Tamaris and Caprice brands. But following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the women’s shoe specialist has decided to stop servicing the market. The company based in Detmold, has also offered its employees in Ukraine the opportunity to ...
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ArticleGerman shoemakers write off the Russian market
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has affected the businesses of many German shoe and leather goods manufacturers, which had been built up over the past few years. “The consequences of this massive unrest are not foreseeable at this point in time,” said Manfred Junkert, general manager of HDS/L, the federal ...
