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Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, and Outfits24,...
Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, and Outfits24, a similar portal operated by the same company, opened their first logistics center in Wiesbaden last month. Schuhe24 bundles the stocks of 1,000 affiliated retailers. Revenues rose to €25 million in 2017, and Schuhe24 expects them to reach €75 million in 2019 and €100 million ...
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Zalando moved into new headquarters in Berlin on June 26....
Zalando moved into new headquarters in Berlin on June 26. More than 6,000 employees who were previously scattered throughout the city are now coming together in the online retailer's new premises, encompassing 100,000 square meters. The recently opened “Zalando Campus” offers flexible desks, a fitness studio, open office areas, a ...
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Zalando has announced the construction of its first Dutch logistics...
Zalando has announced the construction of its first Dutch logistics center in the Bleiswijk business park, near Rotterdam. The new 140,000-square-meter facility will cater for customers in Western Europe, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain and the U.K. The fulfilment center will have a total storage capacity of 16 ...
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Tamara Mellon, the New York-based co-founder of Jimmy Choo, is...
Tamara Mellon, the New York-based co-founder of Jimmy Choo, is receiving $50 million in Series C funding, led by the London-based investment firm Centricus, for the development of her own eponymous footwear brand. Previous investors, such as NEA and Quadrille Capital, also took part. The women's luxury footwear brand, which ...
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Alberto Raengo, an Italian manager who was formerly behind the...
Alberto Raengo, an Italian manager who was formerly behind the resurrection of Blauer and RefrigiWear, apparently enjoys reviving brands. Raengo was also behind the recent relaunch of Holubar, an American mountaineering brand that put together a small chain in the 1960s, was sold to Johnson Wax in about 1975 and ...
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BASF is investing to strengthen its presence in the footwear...
BASF is investing to strengthen its presence in the footwear industry. The company has recently expanded its Footwear Development Center in Italy, and has opened a new center in Thailand. Both facilities feature new machinery with direct injection molding technology. Most recently, BASF has opened a new 2,000-square-foot Footwear Development ...
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Superfeet of Ferndale, Washington, has acquired RSscan International, a maker...
Superfeet of Ferndale, Washington, has acquired RSscan International, a maker of systems to scan and analyze feet, notably for athletes. The deal's terms remain undisclosed, but it will enable the American insole and footwear brand to expand its research and manufacturing infrastructure. The combined company will have at least seven ...
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Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the...
Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the fashion world ever since, Alber Elbaz is making his return with a capsule collection for Tod's. Called “Happy Moments,” the collection was inspired by Elbaz' recent exile. Among the items are black and white moccasins conceived for wedding couples and ...
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Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the...
Thomas Camille has been made chief executive of Pataugas, the French footwear brand previously owned by Vivarte, with plans to focus on capsule collections, co-branding and expansions of the distribution network and international e-commerce. Camille has previously held chief-executive posts at the apparel firms Leoca, ElevenParis and Celioclub. He was ...
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Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for...
Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for the Gant and Scotch & Soda brands, on June 30 at his own request. As chief product officer, he was responsible for product development and the procurement of shoe collections for the company's licensing business. He will be replaced by Marc ...
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Farfetch has appointed Kshitij Kumar and Holli Rogers to the...
Farfetch has appointed Kshitij Kumar and Holli Rogers to the newly created roles of chief data officer and chief brand officer, respectively. In his new role as chief data officer, Kshitij Kumar is expected to drive forward the company's use of artificial intelligence and data science. He joins from Zalando, ...
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CamperLab, a sub-brand of Camper, has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel...
CamperLab, a sub-brand of Camper, has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel as its new creative director. The Finnish shoe designer, who also has his own eponymous footwear brand, will oversee CamperLab's design team and global brand image. In addition, he is expected to design the creative strategy for all brand communication ...
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Kering has announced that Cédric Charbit has joined the group's...
Kering has announced that Cédric Charbit has joined the group's executive committee, effective July 1. Charbit, 41, has led Balenciaga, part of the group, since November 2016. He began his career at Printemps in 2001 as luxury goods buyer, later becoming deputy purchasing director of the department store. In 2009, ...
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Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, has appointed Magnus...
Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, has appointed Magnus Månsson as its new chief executive. Most recently, from May 2017 to June this year, he served as chief executive at Gina Tricot, the Swedish fashion chain. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Nelly, the fashion e-tailer. He ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...
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OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...
OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...
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Stadium Goods, the American sneaker consignment reseller, is partnering with...
Stadium Goods, the American sneaker consignment reseller, is partnering with Sotheby's for an online auction of 100 rare pairs of shoes, with starting bids as high as $80,000. Called “Stadium Goods – The Ultimate Sneaker Collection Online,” the auction runs through July 23 on Sotheby's website. Many of the shoes ...
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Caleres has entered into a strategic partnership with a multi-brand...
Caleres has entered into a strategic partnership with a multi-brand retail management and distribution company, Brand Investment Holding, to market its Naturalizer and Sam Edelman brands in China across multiple channels, including branded retail stores and e-commerce sites. Naturalizer and Sam Edelman will be available online in China this summer. ...
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Cravatex Brands (CBL) will be taking charge of operations in...
Cravatex Brands (CBL) will be taking charge of operations in India for Vans, the skate-shoe brand owned by VF Corp. The plan is to expand Vans' distribution in the region by expanding its retail network there to 50 stores over the next five years. That period should also see brand-building ...
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Vans has signed a lease to step into a space...
Vans has signed a lease to step into a space in Oxford Street, London, which was previously occupied by Miss Selfridges, according to reports in the Evening Standard. The new Vans flagship store will therefore be located close to the Nike flagship store. The new Vans shop is expected to ...
