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ArticleEU institutions reach preliminary deal to combat deforestation
The European Parliament and the European Council have reached a provisional agreement to introduce regulation to establish deforestation-free supply chains in the European Union. The products affected by the proposed legislation include leather, timber and paper. “Once adopted and applied, the new law will ensure that a set of key ...
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ArticleCoats de-risks exposure to its pension scheme
Coats, the British producer of industrial threads and footwear components, has further de-risked its pension scheme. The move is expected to boost resources to finance growth or to remunerate shareholders. The company said that the trustee of its U.K. pension scheme has purchased an about £350 million (€408m) bulk annuity ...
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VF's CEO steps down
VF Corp. announced that Benno Dorer, lead independent director of the VF board of directors, has been appointed interim president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Richard Carucci, who has served on the board since 2009, will serve as interim chairman of the board. Dorer’s appointment follows Steve Rendle’s decision ...
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ArticleGenesco cuts earnings guidance after ‘sluggish’ start to November sales
Genesco cut its guidance for earnings and tightened expectations for revenues in the full year ending in February 2023, as it took a more conservative approach after beginning the fourth quarter in November with a “sluggish” sales performance and stepping up promotional activity to attract bargain-conscious consumers. Genesco now forecasts ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh aims to reach industry-wide principles on traceability
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags aims to foster a dialogue on product and supply chain traceability in the footwear and leather goods industries in order to define principles that will lead to sustainable manufacturing. ”Only by creating common ground for a traceability system shared by the entire footwear and leather ...
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ArticleNevada attracts footwear distribution centers
Over the past year, several distribution center projects have been announced in Nevada by companies working in the footwear industry, according to Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). The announcements include a 730,000 square foot site by Crocs, a 450,000 square foot facility by Footlocker, a 788,000 square foot ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands focuses on own brands, clearance
Designer Brands, which has dialed back its full-year earnings per share guidance, is eyeing its own footwear brands and clearance business as key growth vehicles going forward. The parent of the DSW Warehouse banner told financial analysts that shoe consumers today have become more focused on value and that it ...
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ArticleOR Group nears bankruptcy
The Russian banks Sberbank and VTB Bank have joined bankruptcy proceedings against OR Group, the Russian arbitration courts database showed. Alongside Promsvyazbank, Sberbank and VTB Bank are the largest creditors of OR Group, formerly known as Obuv Rossii, which has been experiencing financial difficulties since the beginning of 2022. On ...
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ArticleCaleres maintains sales outlook as Brand Portfolio outperforms
Caleres maintained its outlook for full-year sales growth of four to six percent while tightening earnings per share expectations to the top end of its guidance range, as management confirmed the company is on track for another record year for earnings despite a challenging economic backdrop. Caleres now sees adjusted ...
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ArticleCCC targets cost savings, cuts revenue forecast in a difficult market
CCC Group, the Polish footwear and fashion group, cut its full-year outlook for revenues and capital expenditures and announced it would put into place cost savings measures totaling 300 million zloty (€64.0 million) as it continues to navigate through what it described as an “extremely challenging” year for retailers. Due ...
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ArticleDr. Martens warns on profits as DTC sales soften
Dr. Martens has issued a warning on full-year profits, citing weakening demand, higher investment in its direct-to-consumer (DTC) push and a stronger U.S. dollar. The British company, famed for its lace up boots now popular with celebrities, said pre-tax profit fell by 5 percent to £57.9million (€67.5m) as DTC sales ...
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ArticleConsumer sentiment improves in Europe
Consumer sentiment improved slightly in Germany, France and Italy, the three main economies of the European Union, but consumers remain cautious in a difficult economic environment. In December, German consumer sentiment is expected to rise by 1.7 points to -40.2 points from -41.9 points in November, according to the market ...
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ArticleBoohoo embroiled in another scandal on alleged working conditions
Boohoo has found itself embroiled in yet another scandal over alleged working practices after an undercover newspaper investigation. The London-based newspaper The Times placed a reporter in Boohoo’s warehouse in Burnley, north-west England, for a month, where staff described themselves as “slaves” and walked the equivalent of a half marathon ...
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ArticleCoats’ apparel and footwear business slows down
The Apparel & Footwear (A&F) division of Coats enjoyed a 14 percent year-over-year increase in organic revenues in the first ten months of 2022 but growth slowed down to 3 percent in the four months July 1 to Oct. 31. Meanwhile, total revenues of the British company, which produces industrial ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival gears up for Shoestation.com launch as Q3 sales dip 4%
Shoe Carnival revealed that it is in the final testing phase for an e-commerce site for the recently acquired Shoe Station banner, with a launch date expected in the coming weeks or early in the group’s 2023 fiscal year at the latest. “We’re making sure the supply chain is flawless ...
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ArticleEcco Leather in partnership with Ecovative
Ecco Leather, which is part of the Danish footwear group Ecco, has joined forces with Ecovative to develop new mycelium materials for the fashion industry and other sectors. In a joint statement, the parties claim it is the “first-of-its-kind partnership”, between a traditional leather tannery and a mycelium technology company. ...
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ArticleFarfetch’s operating loss widens despite higher sales
Farfetch, the online platform for luxury goods, suffered a $218.5 million operating loss in the third quarter of 2022 versus a $105.7 million loss in the year-ago period. The attributable net loss was $274.2 million against a profit of $767.2 million. Revenues increased by 1.9 percent, or 14.1 percent at ...
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ArticleAlibaba’s operating income increases 68%
Alibaba experienced a 3 percent jump in revenues to 207.2 billion yuan renminbi (€28.1bn) in the second quarter ended Sept. 30 from RMB 200.7 billion a year earlier. The increase occurred despite the Covid-19 resurgence in China that depressed consumer demand, currency volatility, higher logistics costs and slowing cross-border commerce. ...
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ArticleEstée Lauder buys Tom Ford
Estée Lauder has signed an agreement to acquire Tom Ford in a deal with an enterprise value of $2.8 billion. The transaction will make the American cosmetics group the sole owner of the brand and all its intellectual property. The amount to be paid by Estée Lauder for the acquisition ...
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ArticleJoules goes into administration as rescue talks collapse
The British fashion retailer Joules is appointing administrators after talks on a financial rescue failed, putting 1,600 jobs and 132 stores at risk. The company held talks last week with investors to raise emergency funds but needed bridging finance to avoid defaulting on a £5 million (€5.7m) bank loan due ...
