Latest News Briefs – Page 21
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Deichmann picks Ivalua to digitalize source-to-pay
Ivalua announced that Deichmann has selected its platform to digitalize source-to-pay (S2P) processes. Based in Essen, Germany, Deichmann is Europe’s largest shoe retailer. With over 49,000 employees and about 4,700 shops, it operates in 34 countries. In 2023, it generated gross revenues of €8.7 billion. According to Ivalua, Deichmann ...
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DSW has donated 11 million pairs of shoes to Soles4Souls
Soles4Souls, the US organization committed to turning shoes and clothing into new opportunities around the world, has reached a donation milestone of 11 million pairs of shoes through its partnership with Designer Brands, the parent company of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse. DSW began its partnership with Soles4Souls in 2006. The ...
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Capri names a Chief Brand and Product Officer
Capri Holdings promoted Philippa Newman to Chief Brand and Product Officer, effective immediately. In the expanded role, Newman will oversee all product and marketing functions. She will continue reporting directly to John Idol, the Chairman and CEO of Capri Holdings and the brand Michael Kors. Newman has been with Michael ...
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Merrell names a new Chief Marketing Officer
The hiking and outdoor footwear brand Merrell, part of Wolverine Worldwide, has appointed Richard McLeod as its new Chief Marketing Officer. McLeod will report directly to Janice Tennant, Merrell’s Global Brand President, and oversee the company’s global marketing efforts, focusing on integrated strategies to strengthen Merrell’s presence in the outdoor ...
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Wolverine Worldwide names a Chief Strategy Officer
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. announced the appointment of Brett Parent as Chief Strategy Officer, effective Feb. 3, 2025. In this newly created role, Parent will oversee the company’s enterprise strategy and identify growth opportunities across its global brand portfolio, which spans 170 countries and territories. Additionally, he will lead the ...
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Dr. Martens names two Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Martens appointed Robert Hanson and Benoit Vauchy as Non-Executive Directors with effect from March 26. Hanson is an “experienced executive with a strong track record of delivering growth at consumer brands,” according to the British footwear company. He was CEO of John Hardy and American Eagle Outfitters and also ...
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Yue Yuen sees 2024 net profit up 55-60%
Yue Yuen is projecting a 55 to 60 percent increase in profits attributable to shareholders in 2024 from a profit of $274.7 million the previous year due to a “substantial rise” in branded customers demand for manufactured footwear. The group said that factor coupled with strong order fulfillment and a ...
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Brazil will have a delegation of 76 brands at Micam
Brazil will be represented by 76 brands at Micam’s 99th edition, held from Feb. 23 to 25 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center on the outskirts of Milan. The brands are supported by Brazilian Footwear, an export promotion program maintained by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados in partnership with ApexBrasil, ...
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Ecco opens a flagship store in Mumbai
The Danish footwear brand Ecco has launched its first signature store in Mumbai, marking a significant milestone in its expansion across India. The 1,200 square-foot store, located in the upscale Phoenix Palladium Mall in Lower Parel, was opened in partnership with Jaipuria Brandz, a company specializing in managing and distributing ...
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Komet und Helden new distribution partner for Sebago and Superga
The Munich-based fashion wholesale agency Komet und Helden is the new distribution partner for shoe brands Sebago and Superga in the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The partnership aims to strengthen the quality, visibility and local support of the two traditional brands in the region, the Italian ...
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Messe Offenbach and HDS/L launch a trade fair for barefoot shoes
The fair organizer Messe Offenbach and the German footwear and leather goods trade association, HDS/L, have launched a new trade fair format focusing on barefoot shoes. The first edition of Barefoot – European Shoe Fair will run from July 31 to Aug. 3 in the halls of Messe Offenbach in ...
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Deichmann opens a flagship store in Cologne
Deichmann has opened a new flagship store in a prime location in Cologne’s city center. Located in a newly built commercial building at Schildergasse 56-58, on Cologne’s shopping mile, the new store replaces Deichmann’s multi-story shop at Schildergasse 85/87. Spanning one floor with a total sales area of over 815 ...
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Tamaris enters partnership with Kilian Kerner, replacing NEWD.
Tamaris, a brand of the German footwear manufacturer and distributor Wortmann Group, took over the partnership with the designer Kilian Kerner, who had been working with Tamaris’s premium brand NEWD.. Kerner’s footwear designs for Tamaris feature “stylish heels and feminine accents” that “emphasize the elegance and strength of every woman,” ...
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Allbirds launches a net zero carbon shoe
On Feb. 6, Allbirds launched M0.0NSHOT Zero, which the Californian brand claims to be the world’s first net zero carbon shoe. A limited edition run of 500 pairs is available to buy in select cities including New York, London, Dubai, Tokyo and Seoul. “M0.0NSHOT Zero is the ultimate pursuit ...
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Semler files for bankruptcy
The traditional German shoe manufacturer Carl Semler GmbH filed for bankruptcy at the Pirmasens Local Court as a massive drop in sales and payment defaults took their toll on the company’s bottom line. The court appointed restructuring expert Lukas Eisenhuth of the law firm Abel and Partners as general representative ...
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Turkish inflation seen falling to 24% this year
The Turkish central bank raised its forecast for end-2025 inflation to 24 percent from the 21 percent it had estimated in November. Fatih Karahan, the Governor of the Turkish central bank, said that the bank was maintaining its end-2026 inflation forecast of 12 percent. He also noted that the ...
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Gucci’s Creative Director leaves
Gucci has ended its collaboration with its Creative Director, Sabato De Sarno, according to a statement from French luxury goods group Kering, which owns the Italian fashion house. The fall-winter 2025 fashion show to be held in Milan on Feb. 25 will be presented by the Gucci design office, while ...
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Berkemann hires a new Sales Manager
The German comfort shoe manufacturer Berkemann Group has appointed Mario Leko as the new Sales Manager, a position that was previously vacant and had temporarily been taken over by the Brand Manager Michael Zoller. With the new appointment, Leko returns to Berkemann after an absence of more than ten years. ...
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Pirmasens testing and research institute PFI Managing Director leaves
The long-standing Managing Director of the Pirmasens-based testing and research institute PFI (Prüf- und Forschungsinstitut Pirmasens), Kerstin Schulte, has stepped down with immediate effect. The 56-year-old had held the role since February 2013 and played a key role in shaping PFI’s activities. According to PFI’s Chairman, Michael Tackenberg, ...
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The Platform Group’s GMV rises 28% in 2024
The German e-commerce company The Platform Group (TPG), the owner of online footwear retailer Schuhe24 and other e-commerce platforms, said that it has exceeded its own forecast for 2024, driven by strong organic growth in the second half of the year, an increase in the number of partners, growth in ...
