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The Belgian FNG Group has taken over the Henkelman Group,...
The Belgian FNG Group has taken over the Henkelman Group, a big international Dutch-based trading company specializing in footwear, from its founder and managing director, Theo Henkelman. The fashion company, which is run by Dieter Penninckx, already has the Claudia Sträter and Miss Etam brands as part of its footwear ...
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Allbirds, the American brand of sustainable footwear launched in 2016,...
Allbirds, the American brand of sustainable footwear launched in 2016, has raised $50 million more in Series C funding from institutional investors including T. Rowe Price and Fidelity. It has collected a total of $75 million to conduct further research into sustainable materials and to expand internationally. It has just ...
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Cesare Paciotti, one of the best known brands of women's...
Cesare Paciotti, one of the best known brands of women's shoes operating in the Marche region of Italy, has changed its brand name to Paciotti, addressing a younger customer target. The company went through a rough patch three years ago because of a major decline in its turnover and a ...
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Toni Pons' new distribution center in Catalonia, Spain, has storage...
Toni Pons' new distribution center in Catalonia, Spain, has storage capacity for up to 100,000 pairs of shoes, which will allow the company to expand the store franchising side of its business. Located in Girona, near the corporate headquarters of the Spanish brand of lounge shoes, the distribution center covers ...
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Xero Shoes, a fast-growing company in Boulder, Colorado that produces...
Xero Shoes, a fast-growing company in Boulder, Colorado that produces minimalist sneakers and sandals, has raised $2.3 million in debt capital in a deal with JP Morgan Chase. The proceeds will help the company to support its growth and to expand the product range. Xero's sales have enjoyed a sixfold ...
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P.W. Minor has shut down operations completely after 151 years...
P.W. Minor has shut down operations completely after 151 years in business. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, the reasons for its closure were “economic.” Oct. 5 was listed as the closing date. Based in Batavia, NY, P.W. Minor was the second-oldest footwear manufacturer in the ...
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Mifitto, a German start-up specializing in 3D measurement of feet...
Mifitto, a German start-up specializing in 3D measurement of feet that filed for bankruptcy on July 5 at the local court of Duisburg, will be taken over by a consortium from Cologne and Franconia. No further details on the takeover have been revealed. Mifitto has developed a system that claims ...
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VF Corporation is making a further adjustment to its brand...
VF Corporation is making a further adjustment to its brand portfolio with a definitive agreement to sell its Reef brand of beach lifestyle products to the Rockport Group, which also holds the Aravon and Dunham brands Rockport, which is now run by Gregg Ribatt, was recently taken over by ...
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Vivarte has recruited a 25-year expert in fashion retailing, Laurent...
Vivarte has recruited a 25-year expert in fashion retailing, Laurent Portella, to run San Marina, one of its remaining footwear chains, charging him with repositioning the banner, renovating its stores and developing it internationally. On Oct. 1, he took the place of Axelle Mathery, who founded another shoe retail chain ...
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ANWR Schuh has appointed Jan Brinkmann as head of its...
ANWR Schuh has appointed Jan Brinkmann as head of its wholesale division. He will be responsible for the buying group's wholesale activities in the areas of sport, vertical concepts and private labels. Brinkmann has worked in leading positions at Rieker and Gabor. Most recently, he worked as managing partner for ...
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Golden Goose Deluxe Brand has announced Silvio Campara as its...
Golden Goose Deluxe Brand has announced Silvio Campara as its new chief executive. Campara, who joined the brand in 2013, was most recently Golden Goose's commercial director. He replaces Giorgio Presca, who has resigned from the role. Presca, who had joined Golden Goose when the brand was acquired by Carlyle ...
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Another top manager is leaving Gabor Footwear while its negotiations...
Another top manager is leaving Gabor Footwear while its negotiations over the renewal of its long-standing footwear license with Camel Active continue. Marc Martin, director of sales and marketing for Camel Active Footwear, will be leaving the group at the end of this year at his own request to take ...
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Buffalo Boots, the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann two...
Buffalo Boots, the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann two years ago, has appointed Annette Domhardt as head of global sales. She previously served as head of international markets for Liebeskind.
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Digel, a big German brand of tailored menswear that launched...
Digel, a big German brand of tailored menswear that launched its own line of shoes in the autumn of last year, has appointed Markus Dietrich to the newly created position of head of international sales for footwear. The 42-year-old will be responsible for the development of an international distribution network ...
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Patricia Sancho has been appointed deputy director of Tempe, the...
Patricia Sancho has been appointed deputy director of Tempe, the Spanish shoe manufacturing and sourcing company in which the Inditex group owns half of the shares, according to Moda.es. Sancho, who has been running a British fashion company, Temperley London, will report to Tempe's general manager, Antonio Garcia. With operations ...
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Steve Madden has appointed Liz Rodbell as group president of...
Steve Madden has appointed Liz Rodbell as group president of retail, accessories and licensing, a newly created role. Rodbell has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry. She joins from Hudson's Bay Company, where she served most recently as president of the group's Lord & Taylor brand. ...
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Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire...
Vibram North America has announced that Michael Gionfriddo will retire as the company's president and chief executive effective Dec. 31, and that Fabrizio Gamberini has been hired as the new president of the U.S. operation. Also, the company has announced that Richard Riegel, currently a member of U.S. company's board ...
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Stonefly has hired a Canadian-based distributor, Sole Mio Footwear, to...
Stonefly has hired a Canadian-based distributor, Sole Mio Footwear, to market its shoes in North America. That company also distributes Art, Neosens and Loints of Holland. Stonefly had a strong position in the comfort segment of the shoe market in the early part of the millennium, with annual sales of ...
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Want Shoes, a shoe retailer in Cologne that started selling...
Want Shoes, a shoe retailer in Cologne that started selling its women's products three years ago simultaneously via Instagram and through its own physical shoe store, has now launched its first online store, want-shoes.de, offering the same brands that are sold in the store, including Pomme d'Or, Fru.it, Ash, Aeyde, ...
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Bata is planning a massive retail expansion in India with...
Bata is planning a massive retail expansion in India with the opening of around 100 new stores and 50 new franchise stores across the country during the current financial year. The company has recently announced Sushant Singh Rajput as a new brand ambassador, to promote its men's casual range of ...
