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Dr. Martens’ new CFO joins early
Dr. Martens said that Giles Wilson, who has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer, will join the company and the board on May 13, two weeks earlier than the previously announced date of May 27. Wilson is replacing Jon Mortimore, who is retiring from the ...
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ArticleDr. Martens shares get a kicking as CEO quits after fifth profits warning
Dr. Martens’ shares slumped by more than a third to record lows and trading in the stock was briefly suspended in London as the UK bootmaker said that its chief executive, Kenny Wilson, would step down after issuing a fifth profit warning in three years amid continuing woes in its ...
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ArticleFootwear stocks treaded water in a quarter marked by shareholder activism
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence grew by 1.3 percent on average in the first quarter of 2024, compared with the previous three months, in very volatile trade. The quarter was marked by shareholder activism. Tabor Asset Management, a US investment company that has a 1.1 percent stake ...
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ArticleDr. Martens urged to undergo a strategic review
Marathon Partners Equity Management is urging Dr. Martens to undergo a strategic review, including a potential sale of the company, to maximize shareholder value. The share price of the British bootmaker is down sharply since it was floated on the London Stock Exchange in January 2021. On April 4, Dr. ...
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Dr. Martens launches a collection with reclaimed leather
On March 26, Dr. Martens launched the Genix Nappa collection made from reclaimed leather provided by Gen Phoenix. “The collection aims to tackle waste by rescuing leather offcuts that would otherwise be destined for landfill and uses them to create a soft yet durable new material,” the British bootmaker said. ...
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ArticleThe stocks of footwear companies inched up in Q4
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence grew by 4 percent on average in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with the previous three months, but trading remained volatile, with significant fluctuations among the companies of the cohort. The quarter was marked by the initial public offering (IPO) of ...
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ArticleRevenues fall at Dr. Martens as U.S. business remains out of step
Dr. Martens’ revenues fell by a fifth during the key Christmas period because of continuing weak performance in the US and a slump in wholesale demand. The British footwear company, which issued four profit warnings last year, posted revenues of £267 million (€313m) for the last three months of 2023, ...
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ArticleDr. Martens cuts its guidance as it continues to struggle in the U.S.
Dr. Martens cut its guidance for its full fiscal year as it warned that it is taking longer than anticipated for a turnaround of its business in the U.S., where it faces an increasingly difficult consumer environment and lacks visibility on wholesale sales. The U.K. footwear company said it now ...
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ArticleDr. Martens names a chief brand officer and a CFO
Dr. Martens has appointed Ije Nwokorie for the new role of chief brand officer from Feb. 1. The company also announced that Giles Wilson will be its new chief financial officer, also scheduled to start in 2024. The actual date still has to be confirmed. Nwokorie will cease to ...
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Dr. Martens appoints a new CFO
Dr. Martens has appointed Giles Wilson as chief financial officer. He will take up his role with the British shoe maker in 2024. The actual date still has to be confirmed. Wilson joins Dr. Martens from William Grant & Sons Limited, one of the largest global spirits companies, owners ...
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Dr. Martens’ trading data is weak - Barclays
Data from Google Trends and Similarweb for Dr. Martens looks weak, lapping already poor data from 2022, according to Barclays. The British footwear company has a lot to deliver in the second half of its fiscal year, ending in March, to meet estimates. The task could be difficult if a ...
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Dr. Martens trading in line with its expectations
Dr. Martens said that trading since the start of the current financial year, which kicked off on April 1, has been in line with expectations. The fiscal first quarter is the British company’s smallest period of the year as it is marked by the end of spring/summer trading. The firm ...
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ArticleThe stocks of footwear companies slip led by British firms
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence fell by 7 percent in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, when the cohort gained about 5 percent. Shares were driven lower by British constituents of the panel. Some companies were hit by worrisome financial situations, but ...
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ArticleDr. Martens warns of declining margins in the current fiscal year
Shares in Dr. Martens nosedived as the British bootmaker warned that operating margins for the full year ending in March 2024 could be lower than in the previous 12 months because of extra costs stemming from blunders at its Los Angeles distribution center. Current full-year Ebitda margins are expected to ...
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ArticleDr. Martens lowers profits guidance again as distribution center blunder costs rise
Dr. Martens lowered its profit guidance for the third time in five months after admitting that operational blunders at its Los Angeles distribution center (DC) have cost more than anticipated. The company issued its second profit warning in January after problems at the center created bottlenecks. The previous warning, in ...
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ArticleThe stocks of former IPO stars Allbirds and Dr. Martens continue their freefall in Q1
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence rebounded by about 5 percent overall in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months driven by some key clusters such as large U.S. footwear companies, online retailers and luxury goods groups. However, both Allbirds and Dr. Martens, previously ...
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Dr. Martens appoints a new board member
Dr. Martens said that Andrew Harrison will join the board of the British footwear brand as an independent non-executive director with effect from May 1. Harrison is a managing partner at the consumer brand investment firm Freston Ventures and senior independent director at Ocado Group, a British company providing technology ...
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Prada was the hottest brand in Q4
For the first time, Prada was the hottest brand in the world the fourth quarter of 2022, overtaking Gucci that slipped into second position, according to The Lyst Index. Moncler surged to third position from 17th in the fourth quarter and Miu Miu, which is part of the Prada Group, ...
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ArticleDr. Martens stumbles again due to supply bottlenecks in the U.S.
Dr. Martens issued its second profit warning in three months after the iconic British brand was hit by a bottleneck at its new Los Angeles distribution center and weak trading in the U.S. direct-to-consumer (DTC) segment. The company estimates lost wholesale revenues and incurred costs will cut full-year Ebitda by ...
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ArticleCasual footwear sales rebound in 2021
As the world returned to more pre-Covid 19 normalcy, to the office and to social events, the branded casual footwear market recovered strongly by rising 19.5 percent in 2021 to $14,671 million from $12,272 million a year earlier. While impressive, the percentage gain did not equal those made by the ...
