Latest News Briefs – Page 17
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Deutsche Umwelthilfe sues Deichmann for alleged greenwashing
The German environmental and consumer protection association Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has filed an injunction against the German shoe retailer Deichmann, along with other companies, for allegedly misleading advertising regarding environmental benefits. The lawsuit is part of a broader campaign by Deutsche Umwelthilfe against greenwashing. Deichmann is accused of describing the ...
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LVMH’s sales slip in Q1
LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division posted revenues of €10.108 billion in the first quarter of 2025, down by a reported 4 percent year-over-year and down by 5 percent organically. Sales for the whole French luxury-goods conglomerate were down by a reported 2 percent to €20.311 billion. Organic sales ...
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Deichmann’s Chief Marketing Officer Sabine Zantis leaves
Deichmann’s Chief Marketing Officer Sabine Zantis has left the German footwear retailer. The marketing expert had been with the Essen-based family business since June 2021, playing a key role in shaping the brand’s image. She previously worked in the household goods and food industry, including at Aldi Nord and Henkel. ...
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Castañer’s sales slow down in 2024
Castañer posted a 2.6 percent increase in revenues to €30.8 million in 2024, a slowdown from the 25.3 percent jump posted in 2023. The Spanish footwear manufacturer noted that online sales grew by 14.2 percent year-over-year in 2024.
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UK footfall declines on Easter timing
In March, footfall in British stores dropped by 5.4 percent year-over-year, reflecting a different timing for Easter, which falls on April 20 in 2025 compared with end of March last year, according to the latest survey released by the British Retail Confederation and Sensormartic. In February, the footfall rose by ...
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China hikes tariffs on US goods to 125%
China has raised tariffs of goods imported from the US to 125 percent from a previous 84 percent, according to a statement from the State Council Tariff Commission released on the website of the Ministry of Finance. “The US’s imposition of abnormally high tariffs on China seriously violates international economic ...
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Bär Schuhe expands distribution in Germany
Bär Schuhe is expanding its distribution in Germany with a new sales representative for Bavaria. Michael Müller, who has over twelve years of professional experience, will be responsible for the region, according to the German comfort shoe company. Müller has strong connections in the local retail sector, it added. Bär ...
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Birkenstock opens a 2nd store in Paris
Birkenstock opened a second store in Paris. The 85-square-meter store is located at 4 Rue de Sèvres, in the French capital’s 6th arrondissement, within the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area, renowned for its intellectual and artistic legacy. Last year, the German footwear brand opened a store in Paris’ Marais district. The latest store ...
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Vivaia opens its first US store
Vivaia, a digitally-native footwear brand launched in 2020, has opened its first US brick-and-mortar store in New York. The 900-square-foot store is located at 68 Prince Street, in the heart of SoHo. The inaugural US store follows the brand’s retail expansion within the US, its largest market globally, and wholesale ...
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Puma has a new CEO
Arthur Hoeld, a longtime Adidas executive, will become the new CEO of Puma following the departure of Arne Freundt due to “differing views on strategy execution.” Freundt, who had been with Puma for 13 years, struggled to gain investor confidence, with his branding-focused strategy failing to deliver expected returns. Hoeld ...
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VF names a COO
VF Corp., the parent company of brands like Vans, The North Face and Timberland, has promoted Abhishek Dalmia to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Dalmia will lead corporate strategy, digital technology, transformation and supply chain operations in his new role. VF’s last COO was Steve Rendle, ...
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China imposes 34% tariff on all US imports effective April 10
China will impose a 34 percent tariff on all goods imported from the US starting from April 10, in retaliation to the tariffs announced by the US administration, the official Xinhua news agency reported. China also announced export control measures on certain rare earth-related items, including samarium and gadolinium. Xinhua ...
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Coats to exit US yarns business
Coats intends to fully exit from the US yarns business run by its Performance Materials (PM) unit in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. “This follows the strategic review of the Americas Yarns business, which started in Q4 2024 and has already resulted in the closure of the Toluca, Mexico facility in ...
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Tecnica Group names a new CEO
Andrea Dorigo has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tecnica Group, the parent of outdoor footwear and winter sports brands Tecnica, Nordica, Moon Boot, Lowa, Blizzard and Rollerblade. He replaces Giovanni Zoppas, who has led the Italian group since May 2021 and will now serve as a strategic advisor ...
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Italy’s population continues to decline
Italy’s population fell to 58.934 million people at the end of 2024, 37,000 less than a year earlier, according to data released by the Italian statistics office Istat. The country’s population has been declining consistently since 2014. Foreign immigration totaled 435,000 people in 2024, about 5,000 less than the previous ...
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Spartoo voted best e-commerce site by French magazine
Spartoo was voted best e-commerce site in the 2025 ranking of Capital, a French monthly economic magazine. The French retailer topped the ranking in the multi-brand footwear category for the fifth year in a row, with an improved score of 8.5/10. Across all categories, Spartoo also ranked first overall, out ...
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Birkenstock opens a store in Nashville
Birkenstock opened a store in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the brand’s tenth company-owned retail store in the United States. The store offers a full range of products for women, men, and kids, including the brand’s iconic sandals, clogs, sneakers, shoes, and boots. Guests can also explore the Birkenstock Care Essentials ...
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EEC launches a new company structure and advisory board
The European-Clearing-Center (ECC) has streamlined its corporate structure and now operates as a GmbH, or a limited liability company in Germany. The restructuring, according to ECC, aims at increasing efficiency and sharpening the strategic focus of the company, which acts as a platform for electronic data exchange between producers and ...
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Primark’s CEO steps down on alleged misconduct
Paul Marchant has resigned as CEO of Primark, according to the retailer’s parent, Associated British Foods (ABF). Eoin Tonge, ABF’s Finance Director, has stepped in to serve as Primark’s Chief Executive on an interim basis and will be working with its senior Primark and Strategic Advisory Board. Joana Edwards, ABF’s ...
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Maximilian Krien leaves ANWR Schuh after 12 years
ANWR Schuh’s Head of Business Unit Retail Solutions, Maximilian Krien, is leaving the footwear business of the German buying group ANWR at the end of June to pursue a new professional challenge. Krien has worked at ANWR Schuh for twelve years, spending almost his entire career with the group. He ...
