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ArticleDesigner Brands cuts guidance as dress, seasonal footwear suffer
Designer Brands said it was cutting its sales and earnings guidance for the full year after posting worse-than-expected results in its second quarter ended Aug. 3, as the outperformance of its growing athleisure offering was not enough to offset difficulties with dress and seasonal footwear. The company, which owns the ...
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ArticleMicam attracts over 900 brands
Micam will host 932 brands at its forthcoming edition, scheduled from Sept 15 to 17, with 475 labels coming from Italy and 457 from abroad, mainly Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Portugal, and Germany to present their footwear collections for the 2025 spring/summer season. The exhibition, which will be held at the ...
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ArticleInditex’s H1 sales growth outpaces costs
In the first half ended July 31, Inditex posted sales of €18.1 billion, up by a reported 7.2 percent and by 10.2 percent at constant exchange rates, with store openings in 34 markets bringing the group to a total of 5,667 stores. The top line outpaced operating expenses, which increased ...
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ArticleMoscow continues to drive the Russian fashion market
Moscow and St. Peterburg remain the key drivers of the Russian fashion market, local officials indicated. Over the past three years, Moscow saw a 46 percent surge in the turnover of stores selling clothes and shoes, Natalia Sergunina, Moscow’s Deputy Mayor, recently revealed. Moscow’s fashion industry currently comprises 12,800 firms, ...
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ArticleGenesco maintains earnings guidance despite better-than-expected Q2 performance
Genesco said it was maintaining its earnings guidance for its 2025 fiscal year, even though its top and bottom line performance exceeded expectations in the second quarter as it continued to make progress with the turnaround of its Journeys division. Management still anticipates adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.60 ...
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ArticleAssocalzaturifici names a new General Manager
Assocalzaturifici, the Italian association of shoemakers, has appointed Giorgio Possagno as General Manager. The position had been vacant since the departure of Tommaso Cancellara on April 5, 2022. Source: Assocalzaturifici Giorgio Possagno Aged 53, Possagno started his career with the tyre maker Pirelli, where he worked at ...
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ArticleGolden Goose H1 sales up by 12% driven by DTC
At constant exchange rates, Golden Goose posted a 12 percent year-on-year increase in first-half net revenues to €307 million driven by its direct-to-consumer (DTC) business. DTC net revenues grew 18 percent to €226.8 million, accounting for 73 percent of the top line, compared with 70 percent a year earlier, thanks ...
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ArticleAgra’s footwear cluster produces 45 tonnes of waste daily
The Indian city of Agra generates 45 tonnes of footwear waste every day, according to the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) which has put forward a string of recommendations to improve waste management especially among informal shoe manufacturers. Agra is home to the Taj Mahal, and as ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival converts some stores to the Shoe Station banner
Shoe Carnival’s management said it is switching some of its Shoe Carnival stores to the Shoe Station banner, which caters to a higher price target and was one of the drivers of its better-than-expected financial results in the second quarter of its 2024 fiscal year. As part of a testing ...
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ArticleCoats fully derisks its pension scheme, expects higher cash generation
Coats has de-risked its benefit pension scheme by insuring future liabilities. The move is expected to boost the group’s cash generation which can be allotted to hike investments or shareholder remuneration. The British industrial thread and global footwear component manufacturer said that the trustee of the Coats UK Pension Scheme ...
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ArticleSoggy British summer hits second-half sales at Primark
Like‐for‐like sales at Primark were expected to fall by around 0.5 percent year-over-year in the six months to Sept. 14 due to wet weather in the UK and Ireland, driven by a 0.9 percent decline in the final three months compared with 0.2 percent growth in the third quarter. Overall ...
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ArticleAsos sells Topshop and partially refinances its debt
Asos is selling 75 percent of the Topshop group for £135 million (€160m) as part of a deal with the Danish fashion billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, who owns 28 percent of the troubled British online fashion retailer. Asos, which has faced severe headwinds amid the cost-of-living crisis in the UK ...
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ArticleShoepassion takes over the luxury shoe platform Mybudapester.com
The Berlin-based footwear company Shoepassion acquired the online luxury shoe retailer Mybudapester.com following the insolvency of Mybudapester.com GmbH. “The acquisition of Mybudapester.com significantly strengthens our portfolio. The platform offers our customers expanded access to exclusive shoe brands, furthering our premium private brand strategy,” said Shoepassion’s Chief Executive Officer, Björn Henning. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Being listed on the stock market improved our governance - Nice Footwear
The Italian footwear company Nice Footwear was listed on the Milan stock exchange for just over a year from Nov. 18, 2021 to March 3, 2023, when it was delisted following a public tender offer (PTO) launched by the Italian private equity firm Palladio Holding to buy out the minority ...
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ArticleKurt Geiger enjoys strong sales growth in the US
Kurt Geiger, a British footwear and accessories brand, increased revenues by 9.4 percent to £360.6 million (€428.4m) in the fiscal year ended in February 2024, driven by demand for its “affordable luxury” handbags, now its biggest-selling products. The brand’s leather handbags have an average retail price of £250 (€297). Founded ...
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ArticleKizik signs distribution agreements for Taiwan, Italy, Southeast Asia
Kizik has entered distribution agreements in Taiwan, Italy and Southeast Asia as the US brand specializing in slip-on shoes continues to expand abroad. The agreements were signed with Wellforce Sports in Taiwan, Artcrafts International in Italy, and Nyne Ventures to cover Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. In April ...
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ArticleBirkenstock posts record sales but disappoints the stock market
In the third quarter ended on June 30, Birkenstock reported record revenues of €564.8 million, up by 19 percent year-over-year at current and constant currency rates, thanks to “strong consumer demand supported by new production capacity and category expansion.” Nevertheless, the company’s results disappointed investors, sending the stock down sharply. ...
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ArticleHuntsman launches new high-traction TPU for the footwear industry
Huntsman Corporation officially launched a new material, Avalon Gecko Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), specifically engineered for the high-performance footwear industry, at the NW Materials Show in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 28. This innovative TPU material is designed to provide exceptional grip, comfort and durability, making it ideal for the demanding requirements ...
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ArticleCanadian rail freight resumes after government intervention
Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) resumed railway services on Aug.26 after a shutdown started on Aug. 22 due to the lockout their Canadian workers in the wake of failed labor talks. Nevertheless, it could take several weeks for Canada’s railway network to fully recover from ...
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ArticleGermany’s economic situation worsens
The economic situation has worsened in Germany due to weak consumer confidence and geopolitical uncertainty, but the economy could gradually pick up in the coming quarters. Germany is Europe’s main economy and the third largest in the world. Germany’s consumer climate is expected to come in at -22.0 points in ...
