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E-commerce was a big sales driver for CCC Shoes &...
E-commerce was a big sales driver for CCC Shoes & Bags during the first half of this year. According to preliminary figures, the Polish-based retailer's consolidated sales across Central Europe were up by 9.6 percent to 2,024.2 million zlotys (€469.5m-$545.5m) during the six-month period. Revenues from e-commerce showed a 54.4 ...
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Gabor Shoes reports stable sales of €208 million for the...
Gabor Shoes reports stable sales of €208 million for the first half of this year. While the Gabor brand's revenues went up by 3 percent to €184 million, the licensed Camel Active line grew slightly to €18.5 million and the licensing business declined to €5.5 million. The group sold a ...
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Santoni registered a 12 percent sales increase to a total...
Santoni registered a 12 percent sales increase to a total of €81 million in 2017. This was followed by a 10 percent sales increase in the first half of 2017, driven by positive performance in its key markets in Europe and the U.S. Sneakers have come to account for almost ...
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Converse is apparently not performing as well as before. Its...
Converse is apparently not performing as well as before. Its turnover fell by 8 percent to $1,886 million during Nike's financial year, which ended on May 31. At constant exchange rates, it declined by 11 percent, with a drop of 14 percent in the fourth quarter. The brand's operating profit ...
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Online sales grew by 41 percent last year across all...
Online sales grew by 41 percent last year across all the retail chains controlled by the Inditex group last year, representing 12 percent of its total turnover of €25.34 billion, compared with a 7.4 percent increase for brick-and-mortar sales. All the banners, including Zara, benefited from a strong integration between ...
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German shoe retailers suffered a serious 6.5 percent drop in...
German shoe retailers suffered a serious 6.5 percent drop in their sales during the first half of 2018, according to the European Clearing Center. The reasons were mainly a nearly non-existent spring season, an early Easter holiday and the distraction caused by the Fifa World Cup. The only exception was ...
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Sneakers are increasingly popular in the U.S. as compared to...
Sneakers are increasingly popular in the U.S. as compared to high heels. The online resale platform ThredUp analyzed data from December 2017 to May 2018, and found that there was a 38 percent increase in the number of high heel shoes being sent in by customers who no longer wanted ...
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The share of branded shoes with a sports sole in...
The share of branded shoes with a sports sole in the Russian footwear market reached 70 per cent in 2017, as compared to only 45 per cent several years ago, according to the Fashion Consulting Group. This trend is clear evidence that the women shoes with heels are rapidly losing ...
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The Walking Co. Holdings has emerged from Chapter 11 after...
The Walking Co. Holdings has emerged from Chapter 11 after filing for bankruptcy protection in March. The retailer said that a new $10 million-plus of equity as well as support from an enhanced financing package from Wells Fargo Bank will provide it with sufficient capital to achieve its long-term growth ...
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Iran is ready to ban imports of 1,339 products that...
Iran is ready to ban imports of 1,339 products that could instead be produced within the country, according to reports in Iran's Financial Tribune newspaper, quoting an official document. The list of banned imports includes footwear and leather products as well as home appliances, textile products, furniture, healthcare products and ...
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Belarus' president, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed a decree prohibiting rawhide...
Belarus' president, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed a decree prohibiting rawhide exports from the country without special permission from the government's agencies. The decision has been taken in order to support the domestic shoes industry, and to help support exports of products with a higher added value. The government has invested ...
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Deichmann has announced a collaboration with Demi Lovato on the...
Deichmann has announced a collaboration with Demi Lovato on the launch of the singer's first shoe collection. Lovato will co-design a capsule range for autumn/winter 2018 that includes sock boots, sneakers, winter boots, lace-up laces, elegant pumps, feminine boots and ankle boots. The footwear will feature details such as gemstones, ...
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Birkenstock joined forces with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), a porcelain maker...
Birkenstock joined forces with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), a porcelain maker based in Berlin, on a limited-edition sandal collection. KPM provided its Kurland Royal Noir pattern and a signature porcelain inset for the Birkenstock x KPM collection. The limited edition comprised the Arizona and the Gizeh in black-on-black embossed leather, and ...
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More and more fashion labels are launching their first technical...
More and more fashion labels are launching their first technical or performance-oriented sneakers. One of the most recent entries was Christian Louboutin with a line called “Run Lubi Run,” launched in Paris for the spring/summer 2019 season.
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Vibram's Euroshiki, known also as The Wrapping Sole, has received...
Vibram's Euroshiki, known also as The Wrapping Sole, has received the Golden Compass Award from the Italian Design Association (ADI). The upper of the sole, which is made of Eurojersey Sensitive fabric, surrounds feet of any size and in any condition, guaranteeing a personalized fit and excellent levels of comfort, ...
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Stuart Lamb has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award...
Stuart Lamb has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Drapers Footwear Awards. He has been heading up the 130-year-old family business, William Lamb, for the past 52 years, working together with his brother David until his death in 1982. The British company is one of the ...
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Tamaris has enlisted Nazan Eckes, a well-known German TV moderator,...
Tamaris has enlisted Nazan Eckes, a well-known German TV moderator, as its testimonial for its autumn/winter 2018/19 Heart & Sole line of high-heel shoes. The digital and print campaign will kick off in September. On July 4, during the Berlin Fashion Week, Tamaris organized an event on the rooftop of ...
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Under the slogan #beautifulsince1838, Peter Kaiser relaunched its brand image for...
Under the slogan #beautifulsince1838, Peter Kaiser relaunched its brand image for this year's autumn/winter advertising campaign. The slogan refers to the heritage of the German shoe manufacturer and aims to reflect the new image of the company under the new management of Stefan Frank. Born in Pirmasens, he worked locally at ...
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Ascential has completed the sale of its Pure London fashion...
Ascential has completed the sale of its Pure London fashion fair and other exhibitions to the ITE Group for £300 million (€335.3m-$390.5m). ITE already organizes a big fashion fair in Birmingham, Moda, which includes a big footwear section called Moda Footwear. Pure London will hold its next show on July ...
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Expo Riva Schuh has reported a slight increase in the...
Expo Riva Schuh has reported a slight increase in the number of visitors to more than 12,000 at its 90th edition last month. This included delegations of buyers from Croatia, Serbia, Russia and the Ukraine through a program partly funded by Ice, the Italian Trade Commission. The show hosted 1,474 ...
