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Roger Vivier has appointed Violante Avogadro di Vigliano as its...
Roger Vivier has appointed Violante Avogadro di Vigliano as its global marketing and communications director, a newly created role. She will report directly to Camilla Schiavone, the company's chief executive. Di Vigliano has 15 years of experience in the luxury market. She has previously served as director of public relations and ...
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Roger Vivier's creative director, Bruno Frisoni, is leaving by mutual...
Roger Vivier's creative director, Bruno Frisoni, is leaving by mutual agreement to work on a new project. No replacement was announced for the brand. Frisoni held the job for 16 years and he will present his final collection for the autumn/winter season on Feb. 27 at the Paris Fashion Week.
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Net-a-Porter has hired Nayla Touma as its new buying director...
Net-a-Porter has hired Nayla Touma as its new buying director for shoes, handbags and accessories. She will join the London-based company in April, working with Thalia Tserevegou as buying manager for footwear. Touma has spent six years at Bloomingdale's and more than five years at Bergdorf Goodman.
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The Inblu Group, which has taken over Rohde after its...
The Inblu Group, which has taken over Rohde after its bankruptcy proceedings, is launching a new line of sneakers in collaboration with Martin Krist, who has set up its own studio, Yu Enterprise, in Langenfeld. Krist worked as Esprit's product development manager for footwear and accessories for many years prior ...
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Kavat is planning to set up a sales subsidiary with...
Kavat is planning to set up a sales subsidiary with a showroom in Düsseldorf, covering its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The operation will be led from next month by Christian Adams, who has worked for several fashion, sports and outdoor brands. Germany is the biggest market for the ...
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Tapestry, the American group previously called Coach, has signed an...
Tapestry, the American group previously called Coach, has signed an agreement to take over Stuart Weitzman's business in Northern China from a local distributor. The brand's net revenues grew by 2 percent to $118 million in the second quarter ended Dec. 30, but its operating income jumped to $21.3 million ...
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JD.com has announced plans to sell €2 billion of French...
JD.com has announced plans to sell €2 billion of French imports to Chinese shoppers over the next two years, while purchasing another €100 million in products made in France. The Chinese retailer made the announcement during the visit to China of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in early January. JD.com ...
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The founders and co-chief executives of MyTheresa.com, Christoph Botschen and...
The founders and co-chief executives of MyTheresa.com, Christoph Botschen and his wife Susanne, are launching MarthaLouisa.com, a new online platform for luxury footwear. The new website will sell luxury women's shoes from both well-known fashion houses and emerging labels. The Botschens are returning to the online retailing business after selling ...
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Pantofola D'Oro has opened a new flagship store in New...
Pantofola D'Oro has opened a new flagship store in New York City. The store, which was inaugurated on Jan. 18, is located at 325 West Broadway, in the trendy Soho district of Manhattan. The company said the opening in New York is part of its ongoing retail expansion, which is ...
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In a preliminary statement, Wolverine Worldwide said it expects to...
In a preliminary statement, Wolverine Worldwide said it expects to achieve this year its target of a 12 percent adjusted operating margin on a 6 percent increase in underlying revenues, in spite of significant incremental investments of more than $40 million to drive future growth. Its international business is expected ...
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Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 12.8 percent...
Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 12.8 percent to €108.2 million in 2017. The Italian company, whose holdings include Pollini, raised its total consolidated revenues by 11.4 percent to €312.6 million, up by 11.6 percent at constant exchange rates. Sales through the group's own stores represented a higher ...
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Salamander reports that its wholesale business in terms of value...
Salamander reports that its wholesale business in terms of value and volume both increased by 17 percent in 2017 as compared to the previous year. Together with the Salamander and Lurchi brands, Salamander reached a total sales volume of one million pairs of shoes. Pre-orders for the spring/summer 2018 season ...
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Online sales of personal luxury goods are expected to more...
Online sales of personal luxury goods are expected to more than triple by 2025, reaching about €74 billion. McKinsey & Company has recently released a report entitled “The age of Digital Darwinism,” in which it explains that online sales of personal luxury goods, which accounted for 8 percent of the ...
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Brazil's shoe exports reached 127.13 million pairs and $1.09 billion...
Brazil's shoe exports reached 127.13 million pairs and $1.09 billion in 2017, according to Abicalçados, the Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association. In terms of revenues, the result represents an increase of 9.3 percent as compared to 2016, and is the best performance since 2013, when the value of exports reached $1.095 ...
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Louboutin, best known for its stiletto heels and red sole,...
Louboutin, best known for its stiletto heels and red sole, has suffered a setback in its bid for exclusive rights to put red soles on high-heeled shoes. The French designer went to court in the Netherlands to prevent VanHaren, a Dutch high street shoe retailer, from selling its own version ...
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Cotance, the European Union (EU) leather industry representative body, sent...
Cotance, the European Union (EU) leather industry representative body, sent a letter to Dr. Martens on Jan. 18, in which it complains about the company's references to “leather” in its description of shoes in its current collection, while the shoes are actually made from synthetic materials. In 2017, Dr. Martens ...
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The shoe industry in the Balearic Islands, and particularly in...
The shoe industry in the Balearic Islands, and particularly in Menorca, where it is traditionally strong, is expected to benefit from an overall plan for the Balearic Islands to boost the manufacturing sector. The plan, which was announced by the President of the regional government, Francina Armengol, on Jan. 22, ...
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Repetto has introduced a new feminine fragrance called “Dance with...
Repetto has introduced a new feminine fragrance called “Dance with Repetto.” The new perfume is inspired to the values and expressions of dance, to reflect the identity of the brand. The fragrance has been created by Nathalie Lorson, Annick Ménardo and Olivier Cresp. The bottle features slight undulations which evoke ...
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In a three-year process, Floris van Bommel will partner with...
In a three-year process, Floris van Bommel will partner with Theo Scharpach, an Austrian manufacturer of guitars, for the design and production of a limited edition of two guitar models made in van Bommels' production site in the Netherlands. The exterior of the guitars is made to a great extent ...
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Tagliatore will soon be launching a shoe collection. The Puglia-based...
Tagliatore will soon be launching a shoe collection. The Puglia-based brand, which is best known for its jackets and outerwear, actually started out making shoes. The grandfather of Pino Lerario, the current company's owner and creative director, originally ran a cobbler's workshop, hence the name “Tagliatore,” which refers to the ...
