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According to the German trade magazine Schuhkurier, Schuhplus has recorded the most...
According to the German trade magazine Schuhkurier, Schuhplus has recorded the most successful business year in its 16-year history. The German mail-order retail specialist for extra-large men's and women's shoes posted an increase of 25 percent in its operating result for 2018. For its stationary business at the company's headquarters in Verden, ...
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In a preliminary report, CCC said that its total revenues...
In a preliminary report, CCC said that its total revenues increased by 14 percent in 2018 to about 3.86 billion zlotys (€901m-$1.024bn). In a separate document, the Polish-based shoe retailing group stated that its German subsidiary had a loss of €15 million in the first nine months of last year, ...
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No details were available about China's footwear trade, but the...
No details were available about China's footwear trade, but the country's total exports and imports both contracted in December, raising worries about the growth of the world's second-largest economy and the world's in general. While its trade surplus with the U.S. reached a record high, as U.S. importers front-loaded purchases ...
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RG Rossi e Galié, the Italian company specializing in kids'...
RG Rossi e Galié, the Italian company specializing in kids' shoes, has signed a global partnership deal with Simonetta for the production and distribution of Simonetta girls' shoes. The deal will be effective from autumn/winter 2019/20. RG and Simonetta were already collaborating on the production of Emilio Pucci and Balmain ...
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For its urban outdoor collection, Keen has developed a new shoe...
For its urban outdoor collection, Keen has developed a new shoe model, called Innate x Sherpa, together with Sherpa Adventure Gear, the U.S. outdoor brand of garments and accessories from Nepal. The model will be presented for the first time at the Ispo 2019 show in Munich. For each pair of ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a range of vegan...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a range of vegan shoes for the spring. The new range of vegan products is meant to address the growing interest for vegan alternatives across a variety of sectors. The British retailer already sells vegan items within food and beauty sections in its department ...
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Collonil, the German supplier of shoe polish, has developed its...
Collonil, the German supplier of shoe polish, has developed its first sneaker in cooperation with Hikmet Sugoer, sneaker pioneer and designer as well as collector of more than 800 pairs of sneakers. Sugoer created the Solebox chain of sneaker stores, which he sold to Snipes at the end of 2015. He ...
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Rucoline has reviewed its strategy and will now only sell...
Rucoline has reviewed its strategy and will now only sell its men's collection under the label Rcln Progetto. Meanwhile, the Italian company's women's collection will be labeled Rucoline for the main collection and Rcln for capsule collections aimed at a younger target.
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The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports...
The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports in the lawsuit it filed in February 2016 against the Spanish chain Oteros Sport over the “Sneakers for All” logo. Founded in 1995, Oteros operates 25 stores under the “Sneakers for All” name, selling sports apparel and shoes, and 60 ...
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Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the British Footwear Association (BFA) has...
Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the British Footwear Association (BFA) has relaunched its website, featuring a searchable database of British footwear companies. Members get information on BFA reports, apprenticeship programs and the organization's lobbying efforts. A series of articles will be released each month about the 12 decades of the BFA, ...
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Kaia Gerber is the new face of Jimmy Choo, the London-based luxury...
Kaia Gerber is the new face of Jimmy Choo, the London-based luxury shoe brand. The 17-year-old model from the U.S., who is Cindy Crawford's daughter, is appearing in the marketing campaign for this year's spring/summer collection, which was photographed by Steven Meisel. It will feature a leather bag, sandals, sneakers and ankle ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has hired eight web gurus, commonly referred to...
Salvatore Ferragamo has hired eight web gurus, commonly referred to as “influencers,” to help the company develop a new digital project focusing on the designer's Gancini monogram range. The eight influencers, who have been asked to create a series of short movies, are Aureta, Bryan Boy, Diet_Prada, Susie Bubble, Caroline ...
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The Premium Group of trade shows for fashion, footwear and...
The Premium Group of trade shows for fashion, footwear and accessories that participate in the Berlin Fashion Week, is currently negotiating an agreement with the City and the Senate of Berlin that would help it to utilize the former Tempelhof airport, where the Bread & Butter show organized by Karl-Heinz ...
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The ANWR Group has once again cooperated with the department...
The ANWR Group has once again cooperated with the department of business studies at the University of Worms. For a retail-marketing course last year, six groups of students from the school's master's program in international management and business informatics analyzed ANWR's new loyalty programs, reviewing both the market and the ...
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Sustainable Origin, the sustainability certification of the Brazilian leather-footwear chain,...
Sustainable Origin, the sustainability certification of the Brazilian leather-footwear chain, has been reformulated. The Sustainable Origin program was launched six years ago to certify the production in the footwear industry in the areas of environmental, social, cultural, and economic sustainability. The program was developed by the Brazilian Association of the ...
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Paul Golbert, the founder of Pajar Canada, passed away on...
Paul Golbert, the founder of Pajar Canada, passed away on Dec. 25, at the age of 92. Pajar Canada, founded in 1963, is a five-generation family-owned footwear and outerwear company based in Montreal. Golbert was born in France in a shoemaking family, and emigrated to Canada in the 1950s, starting ...
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Birkenstock is building a central chemical laboratory at its production...
Birkenstock is building a central chemical laboratory at its production plant in Bernstadt. The laboratory is scheduled to start operating at the end of the next year. The German shoe manufacturer has invested around €4 million in the construction, which signals a clear commitment to the company's location in Bernstadt, ...
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LVMH has set up an internal initiative, called the Retail...
LVMH has set up an internal initiative, called the Retail Lab, to help promote the digital transformation of its multiple segments and brands. In September of last year, the group hired Gautier Pigasse, who previously worked for VP Mobile Marketing and 6 in Motion, to set up and manage LVMH's ...
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Shoe Carnival has announced a new share repurchase program for...
Shoe Carnival has announced a new share repurchase program for up to $50 million of its outstanding common stock, effective Jan. 1, 2019. It will replace the existing $50 million share repurchase program that was authorized on Dec. 14, 2017, which will expire on Dec. 31, 2018. Under the new ...
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Peter Bird, former finance director of Clayton & Sons, has...
Peter Bird, former finance director of Clayton & Sons, has bought the assets of the bankrupt British supplier of leather for shoes and accessories from the Clayton Leather Group, according to Drapers magazine. The group itself went into administration, a form of bankruptcy on Oct. 4, retaining only 12 employees. ...
