Latest News Briefs – Page 33
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Werner 1911 strengthens its sales team
The footwear manufacturer Werner 1911 is strengthening its sales team. Starting with the spring-summer 2025 order season, sales expert Holger Heide will represent the company in northern, eastern and western Germany, presenting its collection at regional trade fairs in Breitscheid, Hamburg, Berlin and Hanover. Heide’s trading agency is active ...
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Adrian Wick to take over representation of Högl brand in Switzerland
The Austrian women’s shoe manufacturer Högl Shoe Fashion has appointed Adrian Wick as its new representative for Switzerland. He will take up the role starting from the spring/summer 2025 sales season. He succeeds Patric Schneider, who stepped down after many years at the company. Wick will manage operations ...
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Bata India’s sales inch down on sluggish demand
Bata India said that in the first quarter end June 30 revenues fell by 1.4 percent year-on-year to 9,446 million rupee (€103.1m), despite expanding its retail network, due to weak consumer demand. “Bata India navigated well through the slugging consumption environment further accentuated due to the elections and extreme heat ...
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Designer Brands launches the Designer Brands Foundation
Designer Brands launched the Designer Brands Foundation whose purpose is “to advance the empowerment of individuals by removing barriers and helping them put their best foot forward.” It added that “notable contributions” have already been made through the foundation, including a $50,000 donation from the DSW Foundation, which is part ...
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Manolo Blahnik's 2023 sales down 10%
Manolo Blahnik reported that it posted a 10 percent drop in sales to €106.5 million in 2023 due to the “well-documented global luxury market slowdown.” Despite the decline, 2023 was the “second-best year ever” for the luxury footwear and accessories brand, according to the CEO, Kristina Blahnik. The pretax profit ...
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Allbirds reduces Q2 operating loss
Allbirds reported another quarterly Ebitda loss and lower revenues for the second quarter but said the results were within its guidance range as it made further operational and financial progress. Additionally, the San Francisco lifestyle footwear company moved forward with its international strategy focused on distributors and licensees. The group ...
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ILM announces trade fair dates for 2025
The 161st edition of ILM, the international leather goods fair held in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, is scheduled from Feb. 15 to 17, 2025, the organizer of the event, Messe Offenbach, announced. The 162nd edition of the trade fair will take place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, ...
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Berkemann and Everybody part ways
The German comfort shoe manufacturer Berkemann Group and the Italian women’s shoe brand Everybody have decided to dissolve the joint venture they formed in 2021. Under the partnership, Everybody’s’ Venetian designer, Gianni Ziliotto, was in charge of design and product development in Stra, Italy, while sales, customer service, accounting ...
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Italian fashion sales decline in the first 7 months of 2024
Fashion sales, which include clothing, footwear, leather goods, accessories, home textiles and sports goods, fell by 8.1 percent year-on-year in value in July, according to the trade association Federazione Moda Italia-Confcommercio. The month corresponds to the summer clearance period for retailers. In the first half of 2024, fashion sales fell ...
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Relaxo's Q2 profits decline on weak sales, higher expenses
Relaxo Footwears, an Indian group that sells shoes under various brands including Relaxo, Flite, Bahamas and Sparx, posted revenues from operations of 748.2 crore rupee (€81.9m) in the second quarter ended June 30, up by 1.3 percent year-on-year. Total income grew by 1.0 percent to INR 753.6 crore (€82.4m). Expenses ...
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Skechers launches its John Deere collection
On Aug. 1, Skechers launched its footwear collection created in partnership with John Deere, an American producer of agricultural and forestry machinery as well as heavy and lawn care equipment. The partnership was announced in May. Skechers said that the first capsule consists of various styles for men, including all-terrain ...
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Celanese introduces a new biobased foam polymer for athletic footwear
Celanese has presented a new biobased foam polymer called HytrelTPC RS40F2, which, when foamed, is “ideal” for athletic footwear applications. According to the US specialty materials and chemical company, the “pristine white foamed biobased Hytrel TPC RS40F2 is well-suited to the midsole components of athletic footwear as it delivers lightweighting ...
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Pollini’s H1 sales decline nearly 14%
Pollini, the luxury footwear brand wholly-owned by the Italian fashion house Aeffe, posted sales of €14.8 million in the first half of 2024, down by 13.6 percent from a year earlier. The brand represented 10.7 percent of the group’s revenues, up from 10.5 percent a year earlier as it outperformed ...
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Berkemann launches the premium brand Heinrich Berkemann
To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Berkemann Group launched the new premium brand “Heinrich Berkemann” in the wooden shoes segment. The new collection of the German comfort shoes company will be available in the spring of 2025 and will combine traditional craftsmanship with modern design, using sustainable materials. The ...
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BasicNet’s H1 Ebitda falls by 22%
BasicNet, the Italian parent of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands, expressed some concern about a “general slowdown in (consumer) consumption” when reporting first-half results. Ebitda declined by 22 percent in the first half to €17.6 million as Ebit slipped by 40 percent to €8.7 ...
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Ganter and Hassia’s sales representative Uwe Hermeling dies at 54
Uwe Hermeling, the sales representative for the Austrian comfort shoe brands Hassia and Ganter, died unexpectedly. He was 54 years old. The sales expert had worked at Ganter and Hassia for four years. His career also included positions at Mephisto, Marc Shoes and Rohde. Hermeling previously worked as ...
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Veja appoints Anthony Bunn as EMEA sales director
The French sustainable sneaker brand Veja has appointed Anthony Bunn as sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He replaces Artaud Frenoy, who is switching to sales director for Asia. Bunn has been working as an independent consultant since 2020. He began his career in 1994 as ...
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Hermès posts double-digit growth rate in H1
Hermès’ revenues in the first half of 2024 amounted to €7.504 billion, up by a reported 12.0 percent and by 15.1 percent at constant exchange rates compared to the same period in 2023. All the geographical areas recorded double-digit growth in local currencies. Sales of the leather-goods and saddlery division ...
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Mec Europa expects a surge in sales thanks to €2m investment
Mec Europa Due, an Italian producer of premium and luxury shoes, has invested €2 million to bring inhouse manufacturing tasks and bolster capacity by increasing the number of assembly lines to seven from five. The company, based near the northern Italian town of Brescia, now has a production capacity of ...
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Journeys names a chief marketing officer
Journeys appointed Stacy Doren as executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the Journeys Group, effective Aug. 1. “Stacy is an exceptional marketing leader with a resolute commitment to consumer-centric strategies. Her brand-building capabilities and strategic foresight make her the ideal partner in shaping Journeys’ future chapters,” said Journeys ...
