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Vibram has announced the opening of a new office in...
Vibram has announced the opening of a new office in Portland, Oregon, to support its clients in this important area of the U.S. for the outdoor industry. It will be run by Joel Enderle, who joins the Italian sole manufacturer after spending more than three decades in product development and ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has opened an 11,000-square-foot R&D center...
W.L. Gore & Associates has opened an 11,000-square-foot R&D center in California's Silicon Valley that will connect it with companies in the aerospace, automotive, digital health, consumer electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical fields. A first project underway consists of funding a local startup, Krenzen, for the development of a digital ...
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Erica Vilkauls, a former merchandise director of L.K. Bennett, has...
Erica Vilkauls, a former merchandise director of L.K. Bennett, has been appointed chief executive of the British brand of shoes and accessories. Next month, she will replace Darren Topp, who has held the post since September 2016. Topp was credited with an outstanding job at the company after it returned ...
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The outgoing chief executive and managing director of Tod's, Stefano...
The outgoing chief executive and managing director of Tod's, Stefano Sincini, will receive a €3.7 million severance package when he leaves the group at the next annual shareholder meeting, to be held on April 16 or 26. The package includes €1.8 million for a two-year non competition clause valid in ...
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Roger Vivier, the luxury footwear label owned by Tod's, has...
Roger Vivier, the luxury footwear label owned by Tod's, has named Gherardo Felloni as its new creative director. According to reports in WWD, his first collection for Roger Vivier is set to be presented in September. He replaces Bruno Frisoni, who had recently announced his departure from the French footwear ...
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Ecco has announced the appointment of Patrick S. Iversen as...
Ecco has announced the appointment of Patrick S. Iversen as general manager West at Ecco EMEA, effective March 1st. Iversen takes over from Erik Heldoorn, who has held the dual role of general manager West and sales director of core Europe since May 2016. Heldoorn has now expanded responsibilities as ...
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Diego Porro has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Diego Porro has been appointed as the new chief executive of Philippe Model by 21 Investimenti, which took over the popular sneaker brand in 2016. The 43-year-old manager comes from Hugo Boss. He previously worked for Burberry, Dunhill, Zegna and Serapian. He takes the place of Andrea Pesaresi.
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Birgit Adels, a former partner of Heidrick & Struggles in...
Birgit Adels, a former partner of Heidrick & Struggles in charge of recruitment in the fashion and luxury sectors, is the new chief executive of Liebeskind Berlin. Among other stations, she has been running Viktor & Rolf and the Northern European operations of the Prada Group.
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Vans has boosted its design team with the appointment of...
Vans has boosted its design team with the appointment of Erwin Federizo to the position of global executive creative director, who was previously engaged as art director in the New York office of Wieden + Kennedy. Federizo will report to Jaimie Reilly, Vans' global vice president of creative operations.
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Vagabond is expanding in North America through an agreement with...
Vagabond is expanding in North America through an agreement with Nordstrom, starting with its online store and a shop-in-shop in its Shoe Market Store in Williamsburg, New York. It is backing up the initiative by installing a small team on the U.S. East Coast to ensure flexibility in terms of ...
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As part of its future strategy, Werdich is making greater...
As part of its future strategy, Werdich is making greater use of the opportunities of digitization by introducing the “keystone,” a new store concept premiering in Augsburg. The interior of the German shoe retailer's “Weberhaus” site has been completely redesigned to convey a modern, high-quality atmosphere. The company says the ...
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Josef Seibel has opened its first mono-brand store in Heidelberg,...
Josef Seibel has opened its first mono-brand store in Heidelberg, featuring touchscreen devices to offer an extended aisle, connected with the company's newly launched web store. It occupies only 45 square meters in the premises of a former shop called Spirit of Nature. The company plans to add other similarly ...
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A new Clergerie Paris flagship store has just opened at...
A new Clergerie Paris flagship store has just opened at 901 Madison Avenue in New York, joining 15 other stores that have been trading under the Robert Clergerie banner in the U.S., France, Switzerland, Spain and the U.K. At the age of 83, the founder of the brand, Robert Clergerie ...
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Cheaneys is opening its ninth store in London in October,...
Cheaneys is opening its ninth store in London in October, with a different design. It will join Paul Smith, Nike, Carhartt, Sweaty Betty and other single-brand stores in a new shopping district in London, called the Coal Drops Yard, near King's Cross and the St. Pancras railway station.
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Buff has opened a store in Barcelona's central Plaza de...
Buff has opened a store in Barcelona's central Plaza de Catalunya in cooperation with Havaianas. The Brazilian brand of rubber sandals will use it only during the summer months.
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sports and lifestyle footwear, has...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sports and lifestyle footwear, has opened its 9th store in Barcelona, raising the number of directly operated stores in Spain to 15. Located in the Splau di Cornelià shopping center in the district of Llobregat, the 45-square-meter experiential store makes use of methacrylate to spread ...
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Hermès has just announced an 11 percent jump in net...
Hermès has just announced an 11 percent jump in net earnings to €1.2 billion for 2017. The company's operating margin grew further to 34.6 percent. As reported in the previous issue, the growth in Hermès' turnover slowed down to 7 percent last year, making it reach a level of €5.5 ...
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Kering more than doubled its net profit to €1.79 billion...
Kering more than doubled its net profit to €1.79 billion in 2017. Its adjusted operating income surged by 56.3 percent to €2.95 billion, and 70 percent of that came from its star brand, Gucci, whose sales grew by 41.9 percent to €6.21 billion. Yves Saint Laurent rose by 23.0 percent ...
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BasicNet said the Superga brand experienced strong growth across all...
BasicNet said the Superga brand experienced strong growth across all American countries last year. Sales increased by 99 percent in Argentina and by 94 percent in Chile. The Brazilian market grew by 40 percent. Sales in the U.S. rose by 27 percent. The Asian market slowed down compared with the ...
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Skechers' management told investors at an investors' conference organized by...
Skechers' management told investors at an investors' conference organized by UBS that it feels well-positioned to raise its operating margin from 10 percent to 12-13 percent after its heavy investments outside the U.S. One of the reasons is that the brand can obtain higher price points abroad, especially in Asia, ...
