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Two German companies, Soex and I:Collect, have announced the development...
Two German companies, Soex and I:Collect, have announced the development of a breakthrough recycling system for all types of footwear. Soex, which specializes in used textile trading and recycling, receives tens of thousands of used shoes every day. Around 83 percent of these shoes are still be in good condition ...
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Deichmann has launched a new charity project, offering its trainees...
Deichmann has launched a new charity project, offering its trainees the opportunity to help primary school pupils to learn to read and write. The trainees are exempt from work in order to attend the Dürer-School in Essen-Borbeck in the morning on two days of the week during the Easter and ...
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Suspected of having committed suicide, Kate Spade, 55, was found...
Suspected of having committed suicide, Kate Spade, 55, was found dead on June 5 in her apartment in New York. Her husband and partner, Andy Spade, told The New York Times that she suffered of depression. Together, they launched two years ago a new brand of shoes and accessories, Frances ...
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C. Banner International Holdings, a major Chinese footwear manufacturer, retailer...
C. Banner International Holdings, a major Chinese footwear manufacturer, retailer and distributor, has acquired a 51 percent controlling stake in House of Fraser, the British department store chain, from another Chinese company, Nanjing Cenbest. House of Fraser generated sales of £1.3 billion (€1.5bn-$1.8bn) last year through its 59 stores in ...
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Künzli, the Swiss brand of sneakers, has created a subsidiary...
Künzli, the Swiss brand of sneakers, has created a subsidiary with a factory in Albania, for the production of its shoe collections. Künzli's shoes have been made in Switzerland since 1927, outsourcing the stitching in the country and assembling the products in-house. Stitching and assembly are now combined in a ...
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Guillaume de Feydeau, who had been appointed president of J.B....
Guillaume de Feydeau, who had been appointed president of J.B. Martin last October, has resigned from his post. He has been replaced by a Portuguese manager, Avelino Machado. De Feydeau had presented a reorganization for the loss-making French shoe company that have been endorsed by the Paris bankruptcy cout last ...
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Molly Adams has been appointed as the new president of...
Molly Adams has been appointed as the new president of the Famous Footwear chain by Caleres, the U.S. company led by Diane Sullivan. Adams, who has served as executive vice president of global merchandising and product development at The Walt Disney Company since 2008, will assume her new role on ...
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Daniel Krauss, 42, has been appointed to the newly created...
Daniel Krauss, 42, has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of sales and marketing at Bernd Hummel Holding starting this month. His responsibilities include the sales of the the Kangaroos and Flip Flop brands as well as customer service and marketing. He began his career in ...
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The reorganization of Legero United, the Austrian company behind the...
The reorganization of Legero United, the Austrian company behind the Legero, Superfit, Think§ and Vios brands, is still going on. An experienced manager, Rudy Haslbeck has been assigned to the newly created position of director for the Legero business unit, starting in September, while Angelika Lübben will fill the newly ...
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Sophie Bambuck, who has served as senior brand director for...
Sophie Bambuck, who has served as senior brand director for Nike Sportswear for Western Europe for the past two years, has become chief marketing officer of Converse. She takes the place of Julien Cahn, who had moved to Converse from Nike in 2016. According to Bloomberg, he is going to ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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The Swiss office of ANWR Garant has signed a cooperation...
The Swiss office of ANWR Garant has signed a cooperation agreement with Alois Beck, a German shoe producer, for the exclusive distribution of its collection in Switzerland. At the end of 2016, Alois Beck established a joint venture for the development, production and sale of a collection of women's and ...
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Vionic Europe is taking over the distribution of its footwear...
Vionic Europe is taking over the distribution of its footwear in Austria and Switzerland, replacing a former distributor, FMT. Oliver Tempe, country manager for Germany, will also be responsible for sales in the two countries. Meanwhile, his office has opened its first shop-in-shop in the German city of Würkzburg
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BasicNet, which acquired Sebago from Wolverine Worldwide last year, has...
BasicNet, which acquired Sebago from Wolverine Worldwide last year, has signed new licensing contracts for the brand for the U.S., Canada, Norway and the Balkan countries. The brand's new collection will be unveiled on May 24.
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Sabu, the German cooperative of independent shoe retailers, organized a...
Sabu, the German cooperative of independent shoe retailers, organized a special information event for affiliated retailers, the so-called Sabu-Forum, in Heilbronn on April 25. Roughly 170 affiliated retailers participated in the Sabu-Forum, which focused on the opportunities and future perspectives for the German retail industry. Digital developments as well as ...
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Galaxus, a Swiss online retailer, has sealed a partnership with...
Galaxus, a Swiss online retailer, has sealed a partnership with Vögele Shoes and Surf4shoes that will more than double the shoe range that it is offering for sale. Before the partnership, the Galaxus.ch portal offered 8,000 shoe models online. This will now be boosted to 19,000 styles of women's, men's ...
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Gucci has opened its first store in the SoHo district...
Gucci has opened its first store in the SoHo district of Manhattan, turning a 155-year-old former pencil factory into a high-end luxury retail destination. Located on Wooster Street, the 10,000-square-foot Gucci store displays all kinds of items under its brand throughout the store on decoratively embellished furniture pieces. The store ...
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Snipes, the chain of sneakers and streetwear products owned by...
Snipes, the chain of sneakers and streetwear products owned by Deichmann, will open its first store in France in July. It will be located in the suburban Créteil Soleil shopping center near Paris and will be followed by another store in the Carré Sénart mall of Lieusaint at a later ...
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In contrast with the brand's previous strong performance, sales grew...
In contrast with the brand's previous strong performance, sales grew by only 5 percent for Stuart Weitzman in the third quarter of Tapestry's financial year, ended on March 31, driving the brand into a loss of $12 million for the period. The group, which was previously called Coach, saw its ...
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Aeffe, the Italian fashion group behind Pollini and a host...
Aeffe, the Italian fashion group behind Pollini and a host of other brands, reported a 20.3 percent increase in its total sales for the first quarter of this year, generating increases of 32 percent in Ebitda to €95.2 million and 39 percent in net income to €11.3 million. While apparel ...
