News Briefs Retail – Page 55

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    Brandos, which is described as the leading Swedish shoe e-tailer,...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Brandos, which is described as the leading Swedish shoe e-tailer, has reportedly revealed a plan to become No. 1 in both France and the whole of Western Europe. Founded in 2006 in Stockholm by Fredrik Juto and Karl-Johan Pantzar, the company specializes in good-quality, lesser-known brands. Instead of aggressive marketing, ...

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    In an interesting combination, a German fashion magazine for the...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    In an interesting combination, a German fashion magazine for the general public, Joy, is partnering with a German online shop for shoes, called I'm Walking, to offer styles by some 250 brands under the schuhe.joy.de domain. I'm Walking is part of Baur Versand, which belongs to the Otto Group as ...

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    House of Fraser is understood to be following Selfridges, Harrods...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    House of Fraser is understood to be following Selfridges, Harrods and other department stores in the rest of Europe in enlarging and revamping its shoe floor. Its flagship store on Oxford Street in London will accommodate a World of Shoes of 12,500 square feet in the lower level of its ...

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    Ugg Australia has opened its first-ever Ugg for Men store,...

    2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Ugg Australia has opened its first-ever Ugg for Men store, an 800-square-foot flagship on Madison Avenue in New York that is connected to its Ugg Australia store. The men's store, whose décor was inspired by the Museum of Nautical History in London, offers footwear, leathergoods, outerwear and accessories.

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    Wortmann is going to launch its own online shop for...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Wortmann is going to launch its own online shop for its Tamaris brand this autumn. It will initially service the markets of Germany and Austria, and then be extended to other countries. The logistics will be handled by a third party.

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    Once Hermès' new pop-up shop on the rue de Sèvres...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Once Hermès' new pop-up shop on the rue de Sèvres closes on July 19, the company will undertake a renovation of the space to open a boutique with the banner Shang Xia, Hermès' Asian-inspired label. The company had previously announced that the Shang Xia boutique would open this spring, but ...

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    Manolo Blahnik, the luxury footwear designer, has until recently had...

    2012-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Manolo Blahnik, the luxury footwear designer, has until recently had just one point of sale in the U.K., in Chelsea in London. But he has signed a deal with Kurt Geiger that will get his shoes into boutiques in the shoe departments of Harrods and Liberty. Kurt Geiger is the ...

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    Zalando started up its Belgian online store on April 25,...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Zalando started up its Belgian online store on April 25, after opening its Swedish store on April 11. Like the Berlin-based company's other national websites, they both offer a wide selection of shoes and clothing. However, the customer can only return a purchase within 30 days, instead of the 100-day ...

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    The flagship department store of Selfridges in London is set...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The flagship department store of Selfridges in London is set to triple the size of its men's shoe department from its present size of 5,497 square feet, making it easier for customers to shop through a presentation by categories instead of brands, says Drapers magazine. The number of brands would ...

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    Dune Group is taking over operations from Kurt Geiger for...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Dune Group is taking over operations from Kurt Geiger for the men's shoe department of five House of Fraser stores in the U.K. next September, according to Drapers. Dune already handles the men's footwear departments of 51 other HoF department stores and licenses its private labels of women's shoes – ...

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    Aigle has opened a new concept store at the bottom...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Aigle has opened a new concept store at the bottom of the high-traffic Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The 130-square-meter store is described as an intermediary stage toward a new retail concept that will be presented in mid-2013. A subsidiary of the Swiss Maus Frères group, Aigle already has about ...

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    Sutor Mantellassi has opened a store at a prestigious new...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Sutor Mantellassi has opened a store at a prestigious new location at 3, via Montenapoleone in Milan. The 250-square-meter store, which has two levels, will also offer the company's new line of women's shoes. The Italian producer, which was taken over by E-Land of South Korea in September 2010 along ...

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    Hermès is opening a pop-up shop dedicated to footwear near...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Hermès is opening a pop-up shop dedicated to footwear near its flagship store in Paris. The shop, opening on rue de Sèvres, will sell spring/summer styles as well as a preview of fall/winter shoes designed by Pierre Hardy. It will close down on July 19.

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    Toms opened its first store in the U.K. yesterday...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Toms opened its first store in the U.K. yesterday - a pop-up shop in London's Covent Garden. The two-story shop will be open through June 28, selling its spring/summer shoe collection as well as eyewear.

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    The women's-only Jimmy Choo store in the Elements mall in...

    2012-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The women's-only Jimmy Choo store in the Elements mall in Hong Kong has expanded to include men's shoes, bags, belts and small leathergoods as well. Jimmy Choo Hong Kong, the new company created when Jimmy Choo bought out its joint venture partner Bluebell last year, will wholly manage the new ...

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    Pittarello, the Italian shoe retailer bought last year by the...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Pittarello, the Italian shoe retailer bought last year by the private equity fund 21 Partners, captained by Alessandro Benetton, has undergone a rebranding in collaboration with the communication agency Casiraghi & Greco. The new corporate image was unveiled with the opening of a 1,500-square-meter store at the Milano Fiori shopping ...

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    Neiman Marcus has acquired a minority stake in the Chinese...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Neiman Marcus has acquired a minority stake in the Chinese online sales platform of Glamour Sales Holding of Shanghai for $28 million. The American department store operator is planning to use this platform to start up an online shop with an offer of luxury products at regular prices before the ...

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    Christian Dior has reportedly opened its largest store in the...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Christian Dior has reportedly opened its largest store in the world in Taipei. The 1,900-square-meter store is located inside the Taipei 101 skyscraper, which was the tallest one in the world until the Burj Khalifa was built in Dubai in 2010.

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    Moreschi bolstered 2011 sales by 10 percent, reaching €35 million,...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Moreschi bolstered 2011 sales by 10 percent, reaching €35 million, thanks especially to five store openings in Asia. The Italian group aims to book a similar growth rate this year, helped by two new store openings in Eastern Europe.

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    Fratelli Rossetti reopened its flagship store in Milan's Via Montenapoleone...

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Fratelli Rossetti reopened its flagship store in Milan's Via Montenapoleone after a refurbishment that lasted six weeks. The group introduced a new concept designed by the French architect François Muracciole that will be rolled out in all its 27 directly operated stores. The new format aims to improve the product ...