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Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first...
Wolverine Worldwide has hired Angelo Ng to be its first chief merchant officer. He will be aligning market research, trends and strategy with respect to merchandising and innovation for Wolverine's portfolio of brands. Ng turned away from vending about two years into his career with a post at Boxer, where ...
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Tapestry has established a deal to sell its shoes through...
Tapestry has established a deal to sell its shoes through Tmall, the big Chinese e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba. Its three major brands – Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman – will have stores in Tmall's Luxury Pavilion. The American luxury and accessories group currently draws less than 20 percent ...
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Francesco Russo has signed a production and worldwide distribution agreement...
Francesco Russo has signed a production and worldwide distribution agreement with Onward Luxury Group (OLG), the Milanese subsidiary of Onward Holdings. Thanks to the deal, the Italian designer plans to focus on the creative development and international expansion of its label, through the OLG showrooms in Milan, Paris, Tokyo and ...
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The Brazilian subsidiary of VF Corporation has signed a contract...
The Brazilian subsidiary of VF Corporation has signed a contract that will let Arezzo & Co. take over distribution of Vans in the country for at least five years, opening mono-brand stores and handling sales to third parties. Arezzo, which is a major Brazilian shoe retailer trading on the stock ...
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Schuhe24 and Outfits24, the German-based online marketplaces for independent shoe...
Schuhe24 and Outfits24, the German-based online marketplaces for independent shoe and fashion retailers, are launching a new price-guarantee project with reimbursement for retailers this month. Until now, all portals of Schuhe24 have had price sovereignty. This will now will be supplemented by a price guarantee for retailers. The guarantee is ...
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Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched...
Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched a new store concept. A year ago, CCC, the fast-growing Polish shoe retail group, acquired a 70 percent stake in Vögele Shoes, which currently operates 184 stores, from another company, Karl Vögele. These companies have nothing to do with Charles ...
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Artioli is planning to expand its retail brick-and-mortar presence with...
Artioli is planning to expand its retail brick-and-mortar presence with 12 new franchises in the Middle East and the U.S. Meanwhile, the high-end Italian shoemaker is also planning to expand its retail presence online. The company launched its e-commerce presence in Europe last year, and according to reports in fashionmagazine.it, ...
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The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate,...
The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, famous for its history of shoe manufacturing – has recently approved the construction of the “Schuhstadt Pirmasens.” The shoe retail center, due to open there in spring 2021, will offer footwear and outdoor products within its 3,000 square meters. ...
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Allbirds has recently opened its first store in Germany in...
Allbirds has recently opened its first store in Germany in Berlin. The American brand of sustainable footwear has 13 stores worldwide. It has already opened stores in New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai and London this year, and a new e-commerce website, Allbirds.eu, has been up and running in Germany since ...
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Prada partnered with Selfridges in September and took over the...
Prada partnered with Selfridges in September and took over the department store's Corner Shop in London. The space, called Prada Escape, reflected the autumn 2019 men's and women's collection of the fashion designer, with pieces featuring a mix of prints and military references. The initiative ran from Sept. 2 to ...
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Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden...
Vans has opened its first European “boutique” in Covent Garden in London. Conceived in-house to reflect the skate brand's “Off The Wall” slogan, the 4,359-square-foot store carries premium footwear, apparel and accessories, including Vault by Vans and items designed by Vivienne Westwood. The basement features an activation space for installations, ...
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Manolo Blahnik posted revenues of €34.4 million in the fiscal...
Manolo Blahnik posted revenues of €34.4 million in the fiscal year ended in December 2018, down by 1 percent from 2017. Meanwhile, profit before tax dropped to €6.6 million, down by 18.5 percent from the previous year. The decline was attributed to investments in retail, wholesale and online as part ...
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Shipments of Brazilian shoes increased by 5.6 percent in volume...
Shipments of Brazilian shoes increased by 5.6 percent in volume and by 2.6 percent in value in the first nine months of 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. According to data from the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados), Brazilian footwear companies exported 83.3 million pairs worth $718.1 ...
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According to a recent study by the Federal Association of...
According to a recent study by the Federal Association of E-Commerce and Mail Order Germany (BEVH), online footwear sales in the German market amounted to €1.02 billion in the third quarter of 2019, growing by 7 percent from the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, online sales of apparel ...
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Italy has overtaken China as the largest importer of U.S....
Italy has overtaken China as the largest importer of U.S. leather. According to a new report by IndexBox, entitled “US Leather and Hide Market. Analysis and Forecast to 2025,” Italy imported 56,000 tons of leather from the U.S. in 2018, followed by China at 50,000 tons and Vietnam at 30,000 ...
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Muhammad Younas of Starlet has been elected as the new...
Muhammad Younas of Starlet has been elected as the new chairman of the Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PEMA) until September of next year, replacing Hassan Javed. His election comes at a time when Pakistan's exports are growing briskly. More than 60 percent of the exports are due to Servis, a ...
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After a 40-year stint, Amilcare Baccini has stepped down as...
After a 40-year stint, Amilcare Baccini has stepped down as managing director of Assomac, Italy's association of footwear and tanning-machinery manufacturers. His departure was announced in June, after the general meeting. Baccini helped modify the Simac-Tanning Tech trade show after the concomitant Lineapelle show for leather moved from Bologna to ...
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In mid-September, with the unanimous approval of both of their...
In mid-September, with the unanimous approval of both of their respective memberships, the U.S. Hide, Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) and Leather Industries of America (LIA) merged at a joint annual meeting in Chicago. As of Jan. 1, 2020, they will be known as the Leather and Hide Council of ...
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From Nov. 1, 46-year-old Lene Tanggaard will be the new...
From Nov. 1, 46-year-old Lene Tanggaard will be the new principal of the Kolding School of Design, which hosts Denmark's leading footwear department. The diligent and extroverted researcher from Aalborg University has worked in educational psychology and creativity innovation and is highly regarded among companies, organizations and authorities. She takes ...
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Vietnamese footwear exports rose by 13.5 percent to $13.3 billion...
Vietnamese footwear exports rose by 13.5 percent to $13.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to the local leather, footwear and handbags manufacturers' association. During the whole of 2018, the country exported $16.3 billion worth of footwear, up by 11.0 percent from the previous year.
