Latest News Briefs – Page 186
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After entering the Swiss market in December 2018, Schuhe24 is now...
After entering the Swiss market in December 2018, Schuhe24 is now expanding its product offer there. The online shoe retail portal – created four years ago by Dominik Benner, a German shoe retailer and former member of ANWR's supervisory board – signed a cooperation agreement with Digitec Galaxus, the leading online retailer from Switzerland, ...
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The Shoepassion group, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin...
The Shoepassion group, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin that owns the Heinrich Dinkelacker brand of traditional high-end men's shoes with “budapester” construction, is testing a new hybrid retail concept to combine the advantages of online and brick-and-mortar stores. The group has opened a pilot store at the Bikini shopping ...
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Bata Italy has launched a new e-commerce website. The launch...
Bata Italy has launched a new e-commerce website. The launch is part of the retailer's digital growth and omni-channel transformation. The new e-commerce solution enables order management, advanced search and real-time stock visibility, among other features. Customers are offered a click-and-collect service and can manage returns via the new site.
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At its annual order show in Heilbronn, Sabu, the German...
At its annual order show in Heilbronn, Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, generated a satisfactory profit despite a slight decrease in revenues due to weak orders of spring/summer 2019 products and reorders. Revenues decreased from €317.8 million in 2017 to €318 million in 2018. For 2019, Sabu ...
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LVMH reported a very strong 21 percent increase during the...
LVMH reported a very strong 21 percent increase during the first half of this year in the revenues of its fashion and leathergoods division to €10.42 billion, driven by Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Loewe, among other brands. On an organic basis, the growth rate was limited to a still ...
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Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 4.4 percent...
Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 4.4 percent to €60.7 million in the first half, while the division's adjusted Ebitda margin narrowed to 9.9 percent from 11.4 percent a year earlier. The margin shrank because of higher advertising and promotional expenses as well as an increase in staffing ...
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Obuv Rossii posted revenues of $85 million for the first...
Obuv Rossii posted revenues of $85 million for the first half of this year, 20 percent above the level of the comparable 2018 period. The Russian retailer attributes the growth in part to the opening of new stores, especially in small towns. Indeed, Obuv Rossii opened 110 new stores during the ...
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Major Russian shoe retailers reportedly said that the demand for...
Major Russian shoe retailers reportedly said that the demand for summer footwear slumped in July due to an unprecedented cold summer in the European part of the country, which instead pushed up sales of closed shoes such as sneakers and regular and rain boots.
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While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10...
While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10 percent import duty on many still unspecified footwear categories and other products originating in China, the administration of President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 13 a postponed implementation for some of the products from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. There ...
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The federations of independent clothing and footwear retailers in France...
The federations of independent clothing and footwear retailers in France have announced that they will start discussing a possible merger in September. Run by Jean-François Bessec, the shoe retailers' federation, FDCF, asked the French government in March for ten measures intended to support their businesses in these difficult times.
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The partners behind the “Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint” have...
The partners behind the “Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint” have announced that the European project has entered its second phase, according to the Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC). Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers across Europe are invited to contribute to defining qualification profiles and to shape the ...
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The chairman of India's Council for Leather Exports (CLE), Shri...
The chairman of India's Council for Leather Exports (CLE), Shri P.R. Aqeel Ahmed, led a delegation of 14 industry representatives to East African countries – including Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – from July 21 to July 27. The visit was part of a series of initiatives to promote bilateral trade ...
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Skechers and Adidas have reached a settlement in their dispute...
Skechers and Adidas have reached a settlement in their dispute over footwear stripes. A filing by Skechers on July 29 at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California asked for the dismissal without prejudice of a lawsuit brought by Adidas, which had claimed that Skechers' Goldie-Peaks shoe infringed its Three Stripes ...
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Deichmann and Esprit have signed a cooperation agreement. From the...
Deichmann and Esprit have signed a cooperation agreement. From the spring 2020 season, Deichmann will also be offering its own collections of Esprit shoes, which will be sold exclusively at its own shops, including Dosenbach in Switzerland and van Haren in the Netherlands, and through its own online shop. From ...
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Velman, a company that belongs to the Italian Aeffe group,...
Velman, a company that belongs to the Italian Aeffe group, has signed a global licensing agreement with the brothers Custo and David Dalman for the production and distribution of shoes, leathergoods and accessories under their Spanish fashion label, Custo Barcelona. The brothers will continue to be involved in their design. ...
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Gabor Shoes has developed its first collection of men's shoes...
Gabor Shoes has developed its first collection of men's shoes for the coming autumn season. The new product line, called “Pius Gabor,” will be managed by Jan Brinkmann, who will lead the new division within the company from Sept. 1. Brinkmann previously worked for Rieker and Gabor. Most recently, he ...
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Tamaris will be working with a new licensing partner in...
Tamaris will be working with a new licensing partner in the 2020 spring/summer season. Wortmann, the German shoe producer that owns the Tamaris, Jana, Caprice, Be Natural and Marco Tozzi brands of footwear, has signed a new licensing deal with Meier Lederwaren, the leathergoods maker in Offenbach, Germany, for its line of bags. The ...
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Lola Ramona, best known for its funky red and white...
Lola Ramona, best known for its funky red and white high-heeled rockabilly-inspired shoes, has now added sneakers to its collection for summer 2020. Gitte Sandkvist, the brand's Danish owner, who has a very loyal fan base, surveyed them first about extending her collection to include funky sneakers. The shoes will ...
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Blundstone recently received the “Good Design Australia Gold Award” for...
Blundstone recently received the “Good Design Australia Gold Award” for its product design. This was the Tasmania-based label's third such award. In a statement, the jury highlighted the concept of “design thinking” as a positive example of corporate governance to open up new markets and attract new customers. In mid-July, ...
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Kangaroos is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a special edition....
Kangaroos is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a special edition. The Kangaroos brand was founded by Bob Gamm, an architect from Boston. A passionate endurance athlete, Gamm envisioned a running shoe that would eliminate the annoyance of carrying keys or coins in a pocket. He brought that vision to life by ...
