News Briefs Retail – Page 28
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Eram and one of its retail banners, Texto, are testing...
Eram and one of its retail banners, Texto, are testing a “bi-store” format selling items of both brands, according to reports in fashionnetwork.com. A pilot dual-branded store, located in Avranches, was inaugurated in April. Starting in the autumn/winter 2019/20 season, the 230 stores of the Eram retail network will be ...
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A new site to showcase France's shoe manufacturing and design...
A new site to showcase France's shoe manufacturing and design tradition has been inaugurated in Romans-sur-Isère, in southeastern France. “La Cité de la Chaussure” (French for “Shoe City”) is a €3.3 million privately funded project gathering together start-ups and artisans, who can produce and sell their creations in the same ...
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Kurt Geiger is planning to open its first store in...
Kurt Geiger is planning to open its first store in India this autumn through a partnership with Genesis Luxury. Under the terms of the agreement, Genesis Luxury has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to Kurt Geiger in the country. Genesis Luxury, a division of Reliance Brands, already brings to India ...
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Tax-free sales to Middle Eastern customers in Milan's Montenapoleone district,...
Tax-free sales to Middle Eastern customers in Milan's Montenapoleone district, the high-end shopping area in town, jumped by 56 percent in the first quarter of 2019. According to recent data from Global Blue, the average spent also increased significantly, with a 19 percent rise versus the same period in 2018. ...
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Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe...
Gore-Tex recently opened a pop-up store at a German shoe retail store called Schuh Reindl. The pop-up store, covering 40 square meters, is located in Rosenheim. It's the company's first pop-up store in Germany. There, consumers can test sneakers, casual shoes, trekking shoes and running shoes made with Gore-Tex fabrics. ...
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StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...
StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...
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Le Coq Sportif and Opium, a dedicated sneaker shop in...
Le Coq Sportif and Opium, a dedicated sneaker shop in the dead center of Paris, have collaborated on a limited-edition sneaker. Based on the Freestyle, a mountain-bike shoe from Le Coq's back catalogue, the LCS R1000 was designed in part by – and exists in tribute to – the three ...
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Red Wing Shoe Company is opening its first flagship in...
Red Wing Shoe Company is opening its first flagship in Manhattan, specifically at 11 Penn Plaza in Midtown. The store's 3,300 square feet will contain a New York City Wall of Honor, for famous locals who like the brand's boots, and a boot repair and care bar, with customer service ...
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GMS, the German voluntary group of shoe retailers, announced the...
GMS, the German voluntary group of shoe retailers, announced the end of a partnership with Schuhe24, the German online marketplace, for the sale of the products of its affiliated shops. GMS noted that the gross margin on the sale of new products through the online platform reached a maximum of ...
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StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...
StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...
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The Bama Group has launched a web shop for its...
The Bama Group has launched a web shop for its brands Bama, Woly, Tana and Salamander Professional. The German producer of shoe care products, which is now part of the Serafin Group, intends to increase its proximity to customers and their satisfaction online.
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The number of sneaker shops in Spain has increased by...
The number of sneaker shops in Spain has increased by 204 percent over the last four years, according to CMDsport. In January 2016, seven main operators ran a total of 98 stores. In January 2019, numbers had jumped to 15 operators running a total of about 300 stores across the ...
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Luxury brands and some consumer brands have lowered their prices...
Luxury brands and some consumer brands have lowered their prices in China following a cut in the country's value-added tax (VAT), which came into effect on April 1. According to local media, and as reported by Reuters, suggested retail prices for Kering's Gucci and LVMH's Louis Vuitton products were cut ...
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Bata Europe is planning to launch a new commercial format...
Bata Europe is planning to launch a new commercial format based on the notion of fast fashion. In an interview with MFfashion, Claudio Alessi, president of Bata Europe, said that the company will be launching new models of shoes for men and women every Friday, which will add to the ...
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Tod's is moving the Tokyo flagship store of the homonymous...
Tod's is moving the Tokyo flagship store of the homonymous brand from Omotesando to another area of the city with greater traffic. A similar move was made in Milan, where the brand transferred its store from Via della Spiga to Via Montenapoleone. The brand decided to take advantage of high ...
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Skechers has opened its largest store in the world in...
Skechers has opened its largest store in the world in the Chinese city of Shenyang, building up to a global network of 3,000 mono-brand stores, of which 690 are directly operated by the company. The store measures more than 32,000 square feet, joining a few other superstores set up by ...
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Golden Goose has introduced the Golden Goose Lab, a new...
Golden Goose has introduced the Golden Goose Lab, a new retail concept, at its new flagship store in Milan, located at Via Cusani, 2. The Lab enables customers to experience first-hand various aspects of craftsmanship and artistry. For an additional fee of €200, the customer can also have his or ...
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Buffalo Boots, the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann in October...
Buffalo Boots, the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann in October 2016, has decided to close down its mono-brand stores in Düsseldorf and Cologne. The company will now be focusing on its wholesale business. Over the past 18 months, Buffalo had been striving to reposition its business and strengthen its brand. ...
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Skechers reports the opening of its 3,000th store. With a...
Skechers reports the opening of its 3,000th store. With a surface of 3,000 square meters, it is its largest mono-brand store in the world. It is located in the Chinese city of Shenyang. The store has an entertainment area for children and a large assortment of branded clothing to complement ...
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Payless ShoeSource has hired the investment bank PJ Solomon to...
Payless ShoeSource has hired the investment bank PJ Solomon to evaluate strategic options, including a sale or a restructuring program, said Reuters, citing sources close to the matter. The move comes less than 18 months after the American discount retail chain emerged from bankruptcy proceedings. As part of the debt ...
