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Aerosoles signs a licensing agreement with Orly to expand into men’s products
The American luxury comfort footwear brand Aerosoles has signed a licensing agreement with Orly Corporation for the distribution of men’s slippers, men’s and ladies flip flops, hanging footwear, men’s socks and roller skates for men, women and youth. The collections will complement the brand’s assortment of classic women’s styles. The ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Bioeco gears up for big push in Europe, prepares to test the U.S. market
Bioeco by Arka 1927, the brand of the Polish company Arka, is looking for agents in Germany, France, Spain and Italy as it readies for a big push in sales. The company will also be present at Magic Las Vegas, scheduled from Aug. 8 to 10, to test the U.S. ...
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Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp completes the restructuring of its footwear business
The Estonian group Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp said that it is completing the restructuring of its footwear business. After closing the ABC King and SHU physical retail networks during 2022, the group’s wholly owned subsidiary TKM King will merge its remaining footwear wholesale business with Selver, which is also fully controlled ...
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ArticleSaye sees 2022 sales reaching €8m on new model launches
Saye, a fast-growing Barcelona-based company specialized in sustainable footwear, posted sales of €5 million in 2021, up by 80 percent year-over-year, and expects the top line to reach more than €8 million this year. Growth will be supported by the launch of four new models in the coming months compared ...
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Low-cost footwear to increase market share in Russia this year
This year, the Russian footwear market could face a 15-20 percent slump in sales in value and a 25-30 percent drop in volume, forecast Anush Gasparyan, commercial director of the Russian consultancy Fashion Consulting Group. The average price of shoes is set to rise by 30 percent year-on-year, pushing consumers ...
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Turkish fashion retailers mull expansion in Russia
Several Turkish fashion brands such as adL, Mudo, LTB, Twist and İpekyol intend to enter the Russian market, taking advantage of the withdrawal of Western companies. The Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that Turkish groups have entered into negotiations with Russian shopping centers about opening their stores in the coming months. ...
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Nike pulls out of Russia
The U.S. sportswear company Nike is pulling out of the Russian market. The brand had already suspended its activity in the country on March 3 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. In a statement, the brand said that it would not reopen the stores that it had closed ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Safety Jogger to launch a workwear collection in November
Safety Jogger, the leading brand of the Belgian footwear and apparel company Cortina, is diversifying into workwear after having entered the outdoor market with the Safety Jogger Adventure footwear collection launched in May. The workwear range, which will include 6,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) of footwear, apparel and accessories, will be ...
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ArticleEl Naturalista enjoys a strong rebound with its summer collection
El Naturalista’s summer collection is benefiting from a 26 percent increase in sales compared with the previous year as the Spanish brand owned by The Art Company rebounds from the dip caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2019, the company, which is owned by five shareholders, of which three are ...
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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 ...
