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Stuart Weitzman hires five global ambassadors
Stuart Weitzman announced five new global ambassadors: Aly Raisman, Christy Turlington, Issa Rae, Lucy Liu and Ming Xi. They are set to star in the brand’s new campaign film “How Lovely to Be a Woman,” premiering Sept. 4.
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Timo Schmermund becomes Head of Sales for DACH at Relife
Timo Schmermund joined the Relife shoe brand last month as Sales Manager for the so-called DACH region, which covers Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Schmermund comes from the German shoemaker Rohde, where he worked from July 2021 as Key Account Manager starting in July 2021, and as Head of Sales for ...
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Coats appoints a board director
Coats said that Srinivas Phatak will join the board as a non-executive director, effective Sept. 1. In addition, he will join the audit and risk committee and the nomination committee. Phatak is currently the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Group Controller at the consumer goods company Unilever PLC. He has ...
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S.Oliver Group hires new Country Manager for Austria and Italy
The German footwear brand s.Oliver appointed Marcel Peters as Country Manager for Austria and Italy. Peters took over his new duties on June 1, 2024, succeeding Felix Kinnen, and is now responsible for the wholesale, franchise, depot and retail divisions, the Rottendorf-based company said in a statement. “In ...
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Generational change starts at safety shoe manufacturer Baak
A new generation has been called to the helm at the safety shoe manufacturer Baak as Andrea Grusa steps down to give way to her son Christian Grusa, marking the beginning of a planned generational transition at the family-owned company. Thirty-one-year-old Christian, who has overseen organizational and brand development ...
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Werner 1911 strengthens its sales team
The footwear manufacturer Werner 1911 is strengthening its sales team. Starting with the spring-summer 2025 order season, sales expert Holger Heide will represent the company in northern, eastern and western Germany, presenting its collection at regional trade fairs in Breitscheid, Hamburg, Berlin and Hanover. Heide’s trading agency is active ...
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Adrian Wick to take over representation of Högl brand in Switzerland
The Austrian women’s shoe manufacturer Högl Shoe Fashion has appointed Adrian Wick as its new representative for Switzerland. He will take up the role starting from the spring/summer 2025 sales season. He succeeds Patric Schneider, who stepped down after many years at the company. Wick will manage operations ...
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Bata India’s sales inch down on sluggish demand
Bata India said that in the first quarter end June 30 revenues fell by 1.4 percent year-on-year to 9,446 million rupee (€103.1m), despite expanding its retail network, due to weak consumer demand. “Bata India navigated well through the slugging consumption environment further accentuated due to the elections and extreme heat ...
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Designer Brands launches the Designer Brands Foundation
Designer Brands launched the Designer Brands Foundation whose purpose is “to advance the empowerment of individuals by removing barriers and helping them put their best foot forward.” It added that “notable contributions” have already been made through the foundation, including a $50,000 donation from the DSW Foundation, which is part ...
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Manolo Blahnik's 2023 sales down 10%
Manolo Blahnik reported that it posted a 10 percent drop in sales to €106.5 million in 2023 due to the “well-documented global luxury market slowdown.” Despite the decline, 2023 was the “second-best year ever” for the luxury footwear and accessories brand, according to the CEO, Kristina Blahnik. The pretax profit ...
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Allbirds reduces Q2 operating loss
Allbirds reported another quarterly Ebitda loss and lower revenues for the second quarter but said the results were within its guidance range as it made further operational and financial progress. Additionally, the San Francisco lifestyle footwear company moved forward with its international strategy focused on distributors and licensees. The group ...
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ILM announces trade fair dates for 2025
The 161st edition of ILM, the international leather goods fair held in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, is scheduled from Feb. 15 to 17, 2025, the organizer of the event, Messe Offenbach, announced. The 162nd edition of the trade fair will take place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, ...
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Berkemann and Everybody part ways
The German comfort shoe manufacturer Berkemann Group and the Italian women’s shoe brand Everybody have decided to dissolve the joint venture they formed in 2021. Under the partnership, Everybody’s’ Venetian designer, Gianni Ziliotto, was in charge of design and product development in Stra, Italy, while sales, customer service, accounting ...
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Italian fashion sales decline in the first 7 months of 2024
Fashion sales, which include clothing, footwear, leather goods, accessories, home textiles and sports goods, fell by 8.1 percent year-on-year in value in July, according to the trade association Federazione Moda Italia-Confcommercio. The month corresponds to the summer clearance period for retailers. In the first half of 2024, fashion sales fell ...
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Relaxo's Q2 profits decline on weak sales, higher expenses
Relaxo Footwears, an Indian group that sells shoes under various brands including Relaxo, Flite, Bahamas and Sparx, posted revenues from operations of 748.2 crore rupee (€81.9m) in the second quarter ended June 30, up by 1.3 percent year-on-year. Total income grew by 1.0 percent to INR 753.6 crore (€82.4m). Expenses ...
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Skechers launches its John Deere collection
On Aug. 1, Skechers launched its footwear collection created in partnership with John Deere, an American producer of agricultural and forestry machinery as well as heavy and lawn care equipment. The partnership was announced in May. Skechers said that the first capsule consists of various styles for men, including all-terrain ...
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Celanese introduces a new biobased foam polymer for athletic footwear
Celanese has presented a new biobased foam polymer called HytrelTPC RS40F2, which, when foamed, is “ideal” for athletic footwear applications. According to the US specialty materials and chemical company, the “pristine white foamed biobased Hytrel TPC RS40F2 is well-suited to the midsole components of athletic footwear as it delivers lightweighting ...
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Pollini’s H1 sales decline nearly 14%
Pollini, the luxury footwear brand wholly-owned by the Italian fashion house Aeffe, posted sales of €14.8 million in the first half of 2024, down by 13.6 percent from a year earlier. The brand represented 10.7 percent of the group’s revenues, up from 10.5 percent a year earlier as it outperformed ...
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Berkemann launches the premium brand Heinrich Berkemann
To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Berkemann Group launched the new premium brand “Heinrich Berkemann” in the wooden shoes segment. The new collection of the German comfort shoes company will be available in the spring of 2025 and will combine traditional craftsmanship with modern design, using sustainable materials. The ...
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BasicNet’s H1 Ebitda falls by 22%
BasicNet, the Italian parent of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands, expressed some concern about a “general slowdown in (consumer) consumption” when reporting first-half results. Ebitda declined by 22 percent in the first half to €17.6 million as Ebit slipped by 40 percent to €8.7 ...
