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Shoe retailing becomes an essential service in Bavaria
ANWR Group has obtained a court verdict in Bavaria that allows its own 19 Schuh Mücke shoe shops to open their doors in the state as of April 1, despite a nationwide retail lockdown, because the sale of shoes is an “essential” service. The court’s decision is applicable for the ...
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VF reshuffles its management in EMEA
VF Corp. has announced several changes to its management for the EMEA region. Andreas Olsson has switched from VF’s director of group digital accounts to regional general manager of Dickies EMEA. He has been with VF since 2009, working in sales and marketing for Vans and The North Face. He ...
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French government earmarks €200 mln to help fashion retailers
Alain Griset, the French minister in charge of small and medium enterprises, said that nearly €200 million will be made available to the about 35,000 retailers of apparel, footwear, sporting goods and leather goods that are laden with unsold stock due to the Covid-19 related lockdowns. In an RTL radio ...
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Goldstar chalks up legal victories over Birkenstock
The Silvagni family that owns the Goldstar brand has sent its customers and retailers a letter to inform them of a string of European court sentences that have seen it come out ahead in a long-standing legal battle with Birkenstock, which is being taken over by companies linked to the ...
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FitFlop hires its CEO from Lacoste’s footwear unit
The brand of fashion comfort shoes, FitFlop, has hired Gianni Georgiades as its new CEO, effective April 6. He replaces Michael Lockett, who left the company in August. Georgiades comes from Lacoste’s footwear joint venture with Pentland Brands, where he was CEO for nearly three years. He was previously vice ...
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Italian businessmen launch a new footwear brand
The Italian businessman Cesare Pizzuti and the Torresi family, which owns the brand Galizio Torresi, are launching a new footwear brand called Just Another Copy targeting young, predominantly female, consumers. The first collection will be launched with the upcoming autumn/winter season and will comprise combat boots, boots, derbies, brogues and ...
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Saucony launches its first 100% natural sneaker
Saucony has introduced the Jazz Court RFG, a sneaker that contains zero plastic and was made using only seven natural materials: cotton, jute, wool, rubber, wood, gardenia and beet. It is the brand’s first 100 percent sustainable sneaker. The acronym “RFG” stands for “Run for Good,” Saucony’s ethos and global ...
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Zalando splits its marketing department
Zalando’s head of global marketing, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni, has resigned. She had been with the German e-commerce company since October 2019, when she was hired to be its senior vice president of demand. Before that, she was at or near the top in the management of marketing operations at Microsoft for ...
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Texon appoints a new sales director
Texon, the producer of materials for the footwear industry, has appointed Bryan Whitfield as group sales director, replacing Matt Smith, who left the company after almost a decade of “successful service.” Whitfield was previously involved in sales and business development with major international companies such as Avery Dennison, Velcro and ...
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Footway hires Tom Söderlund as CTO
Footway, the international Swedish-based shoe e-tailer, has hired Tom Söderlund as chief technology officer. He will be in charge of the company’s technical infrastructure and architecture. Söderlund comes from Weld, which develops marketing platforms for e-retailers, where he was the co-founder and CEO. He previously worked for a string of ...
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Global leather footwear market to rise an annual 3% to 2027
The global market for leather footwear is expected to grow from an estimated $170.1 billion in 2020 to $208.6 billion in 2027, rising by an annual average of 3 percent over the period, according to ResearchAndMarkets.com. Men’s shoes are predicted to rise by an annual average of 3.3 percent to ...
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Sabu postpones its general assembly to October
The German retail cooperative Sabu has postponed its 69th ordinary general meeting from June 18-20 to October 22-24 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event is scheduled to be held in Berlin. Joachim Seibel, the chairman of Sabu’s supervisory board, said that there was no alternative, because of slow progress ...
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Genesco upgrades ERP system
Genesco has selected Jesta’s Vision Sourcing & Demand software to upgrade its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Jesta already powers Genesco’s merchandising operations. The Vision Sourcing & Demand ERP solution will be leveraged by several departments within Genesco’s wholesale and licensing business to scale and standardize its end-to-end supply chain ...
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Shoepassion expands its advisory board
The Berlin-based footwear company Shoepassion has added the design and branding expert Elmar Schüller to its advisory board. He joins the other board members Wendelin Wiedeking, Norbert Lehmann and Thomas Treß. Schüller is the president of the Innovative Living Institute and has helped shape the Red Dot Design Award for ...
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Puma and Deichmann launch a joint campaign
Puma and the German retailer Deichmann have launched the #WhateverSuitsYou campaign, which features the American singer Bebe Rexha. The campaign targets women and advocates to wear fashion that suits you. It is accompanied by a capsule collection comprising two sneaker models and three bags. The products are priced between €14.99 ...
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Ecoalf and Michelin jointly produce a sustainable loafer
The Spanish brand Ecoalf and the French tire manufacturer Michelin have launched a loafer collection produced from waste rubber for the sole and plastic bottles for the upper. The shoes’ knitted fabric upper is produced from a mix of 30 percent polyester and 70 percent of Ocean Yarn, which derives ...
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Shone launches subscription service
Shone, an Italian brand of shoes for children, has launched a subscription service enabling to buy shoes at a discount. The brand offers to buy a 12-month membership card for €29.90, which entitles its holders to buy any model at €9.90, resulting in discounts of up to 75 percent on ...
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Liu Jo’s footwear sales reach €45 million
Eli, the company that manages the footwear of the Italian apparel brand Liu Jo, posted sales of €45 million in 2020, up by 33 percent from 2019. Fifty-five percent of the top line was achieved outside Italy, driven by strong growth in Russia, Belgium, Germany and Eastern Europe. In 2021, ...
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Delay in Covid vaccinations may cost EU €123bn
The delay that the European Union is experiencing in its Covid-19 vaccination campaign may cost the bloc €123 billion in lost economic activity in 2021, according to credit insurance company Euler Hermes. The EU is currently seven weeks behind its vaccination program, compared with a five-week delay in February, according ...
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News briefsThe French antitrust clears Beaumanoir’s purchase of La Halle stores
The French antitrust agency, Autorité de la Concurrence, has authorized without conditions the purchase of 366 stores of the apparel and footwear chain La Halle by Beaumanoir. The agency noted that some of the stores will retain the La Halle name while others will be rebranded as Beaumanoir. It added ...
