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ArticleJimmy Choo suffers from softening demand for luxury goods
In the fourth quarter ended March 30, Jimmy Choo, the luxury footwear brand owned by Capri Holdings, posted revenues of $137 million, down by 9.3 percent on both a reported and constant currency basis. The group said that the decline was driven primarily by “softening demand globally for fashion luxury ...
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ArticleDr. Martens targets up to £25m in cost savings as FY sales, profits slump
Dr. Martens is targeting up to £25 million (€29.3m) in cost savings and maintained its full-year guidance outlined in its profit warning last month as continuing woes in the US led to a slump in annual revenue and profit. Previously, the company indicated that overall earnings could slump by as ...
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ArticleBirkenstock hikes FY guidance after record Q2 revenues
Birkenstock Holdings increased its full-year guidance after reporting record sales in the second quarter ended March 31. The group now expects full-year revenues to grow by 20 percent at constant exchange rates, up from a previous guidance of 17-18 percent, and predicts an adjusted Ebitda margin of 30.0 to 30.5 ...
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ArticleCreditors approve Galeria’s restructuring plan
Another hurdle has been cleared on Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof’s path to recovery. The creditors of the troubled German department store chain approved its pending reorganization plan, insolvency administrator Stefan Denkhaus said on following a creditors’ meeting. The clearance is a significant step towards the completion of Galeria’s insolvency proceedings, ...
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ArticleGolden Goose plans listing on Milan stock exchange in June
Golden Goose, an Italian fashion brand known for its premium sneakers, said that it plans to hold an initial public offering (IPO) on the Milan stock exchange consisting of existing shares held by Astrum, its sole shareholder, and newly issued shares stemming from a capital increase. The brand will use ...
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ArticleShoes For Crews obtains court approval to sell its assets
Shoes For Crews said that on May 24 it received approval from the United States Bankruptcy for the District of Delaware for the sale of substantially all of its assets to its first lien secured lenders via a stalking horse credit bid. The sale will eliminate more than $300 million ...
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ArticleBoohoo U-turns on executive bonuses after investor outrage
Boohoo has been forced to climb down over plans to pay three of its top executives £1 million (€1.17m) each in bonuses after shareholder anger over widening losses and missed performance targets. The directors, including co-founders Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, along with Chief Executive John Lyttle, were in line ...
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ArticleMarketplaces increasingly important in German e-commerce
Marketplaces are playing an increasingly important role in German e-commerce and shoppers rely more and more on their smartphones to make purchases, according to a survey from HDE, the German trade association. In 2023, sales via online marketplaces accounted for more than half of total online sales in Germany (54 ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival continues to eye M&A as Rogan’s contributes to solid Q1 sales growth
Shoe Carnival expects that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will remain a key part of its growth strategy after the recently acquired the US work and family footwear brand Rogan’s Shoes contributed to solid growth in its top line in the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year. “Going forward, we ...
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ArticleArklyz completes the acquisition of Lloyd Shoes
The Swiss sports and lifestyle firm Arklyz AG has completed the takeover of the German premium footwear brand Lloyd Shoes, including all its subsidiaries, from Ara AG. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the acquisition of the German shoe manufacturer, Arklyz adds another footwear brand ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh’s management visits China, US, Portugal, Brazil
As part of its efforts to further develop its international network, the management of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags visited China, the US and Brazil in April and May. Traditionally, China has a large delegation of almost 300 exhibitors at the footwear and bag trade show held biannually in Riva ...
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ArticleDeckers sees FY25 sales up 10%
Deckers Brands, the parent company of the Hoka and Ugg brands, ended a successful fiscal year by reporting a 36.3 percent operating income increase in the fourth quarter to $144.3 million from $105.9 million. Gross margin expanded by 6.20 percentage points to 56.2 percent in the quarter ended March 31. ...
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ArticleVF Corp. fails to deliver yet again
VF Corp. failed to exceed consensus estimates for quarterly sales and profit for a fourth consecutive quarter. The latest bad news for the parent of The North Face, Vans, Timberland and Dickies, among others, sent VF’s shares down 11.7 percent on the day of the announcement. The operating loss was ...
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ArticleThe Russian footwear industry calls for trade protectionism
Foreign companies that had declared plans to sever ties with Russia, still control nearly 80 percent of the local footwear market, Andrey Pavlov, president of Zenden, a prominent Russian footwear manufacturer and retailer, outlined during the Moscow Economic Forum. Leading brands, including Nike, Adidas, Reebok and Ecco, are still widely ...
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ArticleGerman brick-and-mortar shoe retail grows, online sales drop slightly
Brick-and-mortar footwear sales grew in 2023 in Germany, as online retail slowed down after the Covid lockdowns ended and consumers returned to physical stores, a survey showed. While the footwear market has steadily grown since 2021, brick-and-mortar retail still remained below the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, according to the ...
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ArticleShoe Zone cuts full-year earnings guidance on higher costs
Shoe Zone has cut its full-year earnings guidance due to higher labor and shipping costs as well as additional expenses stemming from store closures. The British footwear retailer cut its full-year profit before tax forecast to £13.8 million (€16.2m) from £15.2 million. It noted that the original forecast was based ...
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ArticleGaleria Karstadt Kaufhof investors to pledge up to €100m, plan overhaul with store closures, name change
Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof’s new owners are poised to inject up to €100 million in the company to revamp its remaining department stores over the next two to three years, according to media reports. The insolvent retailer sees Sunday shopping as a cornerstone of its restructuring efforts, according to the ...
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ArticleKizik expands in the US and abroad
Kizik, a US brand specializing in slip-on shoes, is opening two more stores in the US as part of its aggressive expansion strategy at home and abroad. The Lindon, Utah, based company aims to become “the next billion dollar shoe brand.” On May 17, the brand opened its second US ...
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ArticleGrendene’s Q1 sales are underpinned by the Brazilian market
Grendene maintained its first-quarter revenues stable thanks to domestic sales led by the Melissa brand. Gross revenues rose by 0.7 percent year-over-year to 662.4 million reais (€119.0m) in the first quarter of 2024, with domestic sales up by 6.7 percent to R$528.3 million (€94.9m) and exports down by 17.5 percent ...
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ArticleGeox sees 2024 sales decline after wholesale sales suffer in Q1
Geox now expects sales to fall by a mid-single-digit percentage this year, after revenues in the first quarter tumbled by a reported 13.5 percent to €193.6 million led by a steep decline in wholesale sales. At constant currency rates, sales were down by 11.7 percent. Geox, which had previously forecast ...
