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ArticleFerragamo’s full-year profits shrink on weaker sales, higher investments
Salvatore Ferragamo’s full-year net profit plummeted by 59 percent to €26 million as total revenues fell by a reported 7.6 percent, and 8.1 percent in local currencies, to €1,157 million, with all categories, channels and regions, except the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) area, lower. The company had already ...
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ArticleFootwear sales rose by 4% in 2023 in Germany while 15% of stores closed
Footwear retail sales in Germany increased in 2023 by approximately 4 percent, or €480 million, to €11.6 billion (including VAT), despite a few spectacular bankruptcies, estimates from the country’s textile, shoes and leather goods trade association, BTE, showed. The figure includes brick-and-mortar shoe stores (€6.8 billion), online sales (€2.7 ...
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ArticleGrendene’s Q4 bottom line underpinned by lower raw material costs
Grendene realized 13 percent year-over-year Ebitda growth to 168.2 million Brazilian reais (€31.3m) in the fourth quarter of 2023, while the net profit grew by 20 percent higher to R$243.0 million (€45.2m) as lower raw material costs offset weak sales. Fourth-quarter net revenues slipped by 0.4 percent to R$760.8 million ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Sioux sees light at the end of the tunnel in the German footwear market
Despite overtaking Japan to become the world’s third largest economy, Germany is a matter of concern for many observers due to its weak economy and depressed consumer confidence. In a comprehensive interview with Shoe Intelligence, Lewin Berner, the CEO of the German footwear company Sioux outlines his view about the ...
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ArticleSpanish footwear exports rose in value but slipped in volumes in 2023
Spanish footwear exports totaled €3,260 million in 2023, up by 6.6 percent compared to the previous year when exports breached the €3 billion threshold for the first time. In 2022, exports rose by 22 percent to €3,056 million, according to data released by Fice, the Spanish footwear association. However, in ...
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ArticleBrazilian brands generate $31.7m in business at Micam
Brazilian brands generated $31.7 million in business, through on-site and pre-arranged deals at Micam, the footwear fair which ran from Feb. 18 to 21 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan. The event focused on the autumn/winter 2024-2025 season. The Brazilian delegation, which comprised 76 brands, ...
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ArticleBirkenstock reassures investors on profits, makes progress in closed-toe shoe sales
Birkenstock reassured investors that the pressure on profits from its ongoing production capacity investments is only temporary and will set the stage for future expansion. The company confirmed its guidance for top-line growth of 17-18 percent at constant foreign exchange rates in the current fiscal year. Sales in the first ...
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ArticleRocky Brands’ Q4 sales fall 9.3% amid unexpected headwinds
Rocky Brands reported sales of $126.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, down by 9.3 percent compared to the year earlier but still an improvement on the previous quarter and the slowest rate of sales decline for the year. Sales were down by 6 percent when service brand sales, ...
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ArticleKlingel sells the Wenz and Impressionen brands to Witt
The insolvent mail order company Klingel Group has sold the Wenz and Impressionen brands to the omni-channel retailer Witt, which is part of the Hamburg-based Otto Group, as it continues the disposal of its assets. The sale was approved by the creditors’ committee and the parties now wait for ...
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ArticleSteve Madden’s Q4 results beat expectations
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Steve Madden’s revenues and bottom line come in above the group’s expectations. Quarterly sales increased by 10.4 percent year-on-year to $519.7 million, while the gross profit margin slipped to 41.3 percent from 42.2 percent. The adjusted gross profit margin was 41.7 percent. The turnover ...
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ArticleAldo to produce bags under the Hunter brand
Aldo Group has entered into another licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Broup (ABG). Under the deal, the Canadian footwear company will take on the design, production and distribution of bags and small leather goods for men and women in the US and Canada. Hunter’s bag collection will launch for the ...
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ArticleGerman shoemakers expect a challenging 2024
The German footwear and leather goods industry is facing “a challenging 2024” but a turnaround is possible towards the end of the year, according to Manfred Junkert, the general manager of the German footwear and leather goods trade association, HDS/L. “In spite of manufacturers having considerable resilience and creativity, a ...
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ArticleSergio Rossi posts a decline in FY revenues due to a weak H2
Sergio Rossi, the Italian shoemaker owned by the Chinese luxury goods firm Lanvin Group, finished 2023 with a 4 percent decline in revenues to €60 million after suffering a 24 percent drop in the top line to €27 million during the second half of the year. During the first six ...
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ArticleCCC Group posts record Q4 sales as margins rise sharply
CCC Group generated revenues of 2.5 billion zloty (€579.4m) in its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2024, a new quarterly record and up from the PLN 2.4 billion posted the year earlier, as off-price banner Halfprice continued to lead the way with 53 percent growth in its top line. The ...
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ArticleUFG files for bankruptcy
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) has unexpectedly filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands. The proceedings started on Feb. 20 and a Breda-based court appointed an administrator. The announcement comes as a shock as UFG’s stand was bustling with activity at Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, an international trade show specializing in ...
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ArticleHow a French startup helps to manage unsold stocks
The clearance of unsold stock is a financial and environmental conundrum for manufacturers and retailers and the issue is likely to become more acute in the current poor business environment and amid growing pressure to avoid waste and promote a circular economy. Data by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. ...
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ArticleMicam attracts 40,821 visitors
Micam, the footwear fair which ran from Feb. 18 to 21 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, along with the trade shows Mipel, The One Milan and Milano Fashion&Jewels attracted 40,821 visitors, from 150 countries. The trade fairs, which are held biannually, attracted 48,276 visitors ...
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ArticleWolverine makes progress on turnaround but more bumps likely
Six months on the job, Wolverine World Wide’s president and CEO, Chris Hufnagel, had to oversee changes in many aspects of the group’s overall business, including excess inventory, shedding businesses, lowering debt levels, and improving the supply chain. Progress has been made, but the turnaround will take more time ...
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ArticleFor Ever to produce compostable soles with Balena’s technology
For Ever, a Portuguese sole brand created in 1973, is joining forces with Balena to produce compostable soles. Balena is a circular economy startup founded in 2020 and located in Tel Aviv. The collaboration, unveiled on Feb. 20 during the Milan-based trade show Lineapelle, will combine For Ever’s mold injection ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers concerned about the first half of 2024
After having experienced a decline in revenues in the second part of 2023, Italian footwear manufacturers expect the negative trend to continue during the first half of 2024. After gains posted in the first half of 2023, driven by a 13.6 percent year-over-year surge in the first quarter and a ...
