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ArticleVulcabras’ operating margin narrows in Q3
Vulcabras’ recurring net income rose by 36 percent to 99.9 million Brazilian reais (€19.6m) in the third quarter of 2022 from R$73.6 million a year earlier. Ebitda declined by 4.8 percent to R$132.2 million (€25.9m) from R$138.9 million and the Ebitda margin narrowed by 6.0 percentage points to 19.9 percent. ...
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ArticleRussian children’s footwear market faces turmoil
The bankruptcy of Russia’s leading manufacturer of children’s footwear heralds harsh times for the industry, which is facing supply issues, higher costs and a shrinking product line. Skorokhod, a St. Petersburg-based shoe factory, has gone bust, dragged down by the weight of its debts. It was one of the largest ...
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ArticleBerkemann takes over Däumling
From Nov. 1, the Berkemann Group is taking over the children’s footwear brand Däumling and its shoe factory in Bruchweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate. The brand is being bought from the the founding family and all 50 employees at the German site will be retained. “With this step, we are expanding our ...
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ArticleMilspeed recycles fishing nets for shoe components
Milspeed, a U.K.-based manufacturer and supplier of footwear components, has revealed that since March 2020, it has been working on a program to reprocess discarded nylon fishing nets and recycle them into plastic shoe parts, such as toe puffs and counter material. The initiative, called Ocean Recovery Project, is carried ...
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ArticleDeckers sees big potential for Hoka brand
Deckers Brands believes its Hoka brand, already wildly successful, has plenty of upsides ahead as a head-to-toe brand serving running, trail and hiking consumers worldwide like rivals Salomon and VF Corp.’s North Face, and less like running-centric Brooks. “We are re-looking at our category approach,” proclaimed Dave Powers, president ...
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VF braces for weaker consumer environment, lowers FY outlook
VF Corp is maintaining its full-year revenue growth guidance of 5-6 percent, citing its balanced portfolio and a building recovery in China as two examples, but has lowered expectations on some key financial metrics due to currency headwinds, higher inventory levels and a more promotional environment. The North Face parent ...
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ArticleBoot Barn lowers its full-year guidance
Boot Barn topped expectations in the second fiscal quarter but slightly reduced its full-year guidance due to market uncertainty. In the three months ended Sept. 24, the California-based shoe retailer posted sales of $351.5 million, up by 12.4 percent compared to the previous year, better than the company’s expectations of ...
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ArticleZegna Q3 sales up 27.5%
The Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna, owner of the Zegna and Thom Browne brands, generated revenues of €357 million in the third quarter of 2022, up by 27.5 percent compared to the year earlier. Revenues for the first nine months of the year reached €1.09 billion, 22.9 percent higher than ...
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ArticleSkechers cuts Q4 outlook as Q3 net dips
Skechers, impacted by $50 million in incremental freight and logistics costs and elevated operating expenses, reported a 17 percent decline in third-quarter profit to $85.9 million from $103.1 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Operating expenses were nearly 20 percent higher at $754.0 million, and gross margin was down ...
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ArticleTod’s' first delisting attempt fails
Diego Della Valle, the chairman and CEO of Tod’s, abandoned plans to buy out minority shareholders in the Italian luxury goods group after a public offer fell short. Nevertheless, he still has the option to delist Tod’s by merging it with a privately-owned company. DeVa Finance, the investment vehicle through ...
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ArticleShoe Zone lifts earnings guidance as revenues surge
Shoe Zone lifted its earnings guidance after full-year revenues surged by a third as stores were fully open during the business year after the easing of Covid-19 related lockdowns. The British footwear retailer now expects adjusted pre-tax profits for the year ended on Oct. 1 to be at least £11 ...
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ArticleRussian shoe factories ramp up military production
Several Russian shoe factories have ramped up the production of military boots and other military items, such as berets, in the wake of mass mobilization in the country. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 but military setbacks prompted the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, to order a partial mobilization on Sept. ...
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ArticleFunds2Orgs doubles compensation to partners of its sneaker recycling scheme
Sneakers4Funds said that it has doubled compensation to U.S. partners taking part in its sneaker recycling program. The business, which was launched in 2016 by Funds2Orgs, pays running stores, clubs and events to help keep sneakers out of landfills. “This segment is rapidly becoming a large part of the overall ...
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ArticleGlobal footwear market to enjoy sustained growth in the coming years
The global footwear market is expected to grow at a sustained pace over the coming years, according to various surveys that were released in the past weeks. However, the estimates regarding the actual size of the market and the forecasts of its growth rate vary significantly from one market research ...
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ArticleAsos to write off stock as new CEO launches reorganization
Asos is writing off up to £130 million (€150m) of stock and starting a price slashing program to reduce inventory as it embarks on a reorganization of the business under the leadership of its new chief executive, José Antonio Ramos Calamonte. The company had built up inventory to cope with ...
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ArticleData fails to show significant reshoring is underway
Despite all the talk of moving footwear production out of Asia and bringing it closer to consumption markets, the so-called reshoring, there is no indication of such a trend in the data currently available, according to Joana Vaz Teixeira, editor of World Footwear, a media initiative of the Portuguese footwear ...
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ArticleAsos in talks to change its debt covenants
Asos is in the final stages of talks with lenders on changing the terms of a £350 million (€406.2m) borrowing facility amid concerns over its cash flow after a credit insurance firm cut cover for suppliers by more than half. The British online fashion retailer said the move will give ...
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ArticleBrazilian exports already exceed the whole of 2021
In the first nine months of 2022, Brazilian footwear exports totaled 107.9 million pairs, up by 25 percent year-on-year. In value, exports generated $990.35 million, up by 60 percent and more than the $900 million achieved for the whole of 2021, according to data released by the Brazilian footwear association, ...
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ArticleHow Dirty Harry helped a Spanish shoemaker conquer the world from his garage
Like Steve Jobs, Basilio García Pérez-Aradros started his business in a garage. For seven years, every day from early in the morning until late at night, he worked on his dream that started in the late sixties: that of producing quality shoes with traditional craftsmanship to sell them all over ...
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ArticleRussia shopping centers call for a tax break
The Russian council of shopping centers is calling for immediate assistance from regional governors as the average footfall has dropped by 20 percent in the first nine months of 2022 compared with the same period of the previous year. The association is calling for tax breaks until September 2024. In ...
