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Truworth of South Africa has announced an agreement to refinance...
Truworth of South Africa has announced an agreement to refinance Office, the British shoe retail chain that it bought four years ago for £256 million (€297.6m-$332.3m). Standard Bank will provide a debt facility of £32.5 million (€37.8m-$42.2m) that replaces a former line of credit. The closure of some loss-making stores ...
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Two offers have reportedly been submitted for the acquisition of...
Two offers have reportedly been submitted for the acquisition of La Manufacture Charentaise, the company set up last year to put together the operations of four manufacturers of slippers in the Charente region of France: Rondinaud, Ferrant, Degorce and Laubuge (Shoe Intelligence Vol. 20, N° 13+14 of July 20, 2018). ...
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According to a recent study by the Federal Association of...
According to a recent study by the Federal Association of E-Commerce and Mail Order Germany (BEVH), online footwear sales in the German market amounted to €1.02 billion in the third quarter of 2019, growing by 7 percent from the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, online sales of apparel ...
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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has addressed a...
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) has addressed a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to request that Amazon's marketplaces for France and India be added to an annual list of “Notorious Markets” that abet counterfeiting and piracy. Last year, the trade group made the same request regarding ...
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The 97th edition of Lineapelle, which ran in Milan on...
The 97th edition of Lineapelle, which ran in Milan on Oct. 2-4, registered a total of 19,000 visitors representing around 10,500 companies from 107 countries. The number of European buyers fell slightly, due to declining numbers especially from Spain, Portugal, the U.K. and Germany. This decline was partially offset by ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has received the SA8000 social accountability certification for...
Salvatore Ferragamo has received the SA8000 social accountability certification for all its Italian operations, which include its headquarters in Florence, its design lab in Osmannoro, near Florence, as well as its logistics hub and stores. The SA8000 standard measures social performance in eight areas of social accountability: child labor, forced ...
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Shipments of Brazilian shoes increased by 5.6 percent in volume...
Shipments of Brazilian shoes increased by 5.6 percent in volume and by 2.6 percent in value in the first nine months of 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. According to data from the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados), Brazilian footwear companies exported 83.3 million pairs worth $718.1 ...
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After a 40-year stint, Amilcare Baccini has stepped down as...
After a 40-year stint, Amilcare Baccini has stepped down as managing director of Assomac, Italy's association of footwear and tanning-machinery manufacturers. His departure was announced in June, after the general meeting. Baccini helped modify the Simac-Tanning Tech trade show after the concomitant Lineapelle show for leather moved from Bologna to ...
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FeetMe has raised €9.4 million in new funding. The French...
FeetMe has raised €9.4 million in new funding. The French footwear technology start-up uses smart materials in insoles to analyze the wearers' health in real time. The company plans to use the money to fund a program of clinical trials of its technology in rehabilitation centers and hospitals around the ...
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Manolo Blahnik posted revenues of €34.4 million in the fiscal...
Manolo Blahnik posted revenues of €34.4 million in the fiscal year ended in December 2018, down by 1 percent from 2017. Meanwhile, profit before tax dropped to €6.6 million, down by 18.5 percent from the previous year. The decline was attributed to investments in retail, wholesale and online as part ...
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Schuhe24 and Outfits24, the German-based online marketplaces for independent shoe...
Schuhe24 and Outfits24, the German-based online marketplaces for independent shoe and fashion retailers, are launching a new price-guarantee project with reimbursement for retailers this month. Until now, all portals of Schuhe24 have had price sovereignty. This will now will be supplemented by a price guarantee for retailers. The guarantee is ...
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ANWR recorded 450 visitors from 200 companies at its ANWR...
ANWR recorded 450 visitors from 200 companies at its ANWR Order Fashion Days, held on Sept. 24-25 in Mainhausen, Germany, near Frankfurt. Last year, a total of 514 people from 214 companies visited the show, down from 560 visitors and 230 companies in 2017. This year, 230 brands presented new ...
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Vietnamese footwear exports rose by 13.5 percent to $13.3 billion...
Vietnamese footwear exports rose by 13.5 percent to $13.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to the local leather, footwear and handbags manufacturers' association. During the whole of 2018, the country exported $16.3 billion worth of footwear, up by 11.0 percent from the previous year.
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Expo Riva Schuh is scheduled for Jan. 11-14 in the...
Expo Riva Schuh is scheduled for Jan. 11-14 in the Italian town of Riva del Garda. The world's leading shoe fair for the volume market will continue to be held in conjunction with the Gardabags show, purposely created for handbags and other leathergoods and accessories. In the forthcoming edition, its ...
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On Oct. 1, Alfred Pusswald left Groupe Royer and joined...
On Oct. 1, Alfred Pusswald left Groupe Royer and joined Lidl, the German discounter. The German industry veteran was previously international sales director for the Scholl brand in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), working to broaden its position in the shoe retail segment. At Lidl, he is senior ...
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From Nov. 1, 46-year-old Lene Tanggaard will be the new...
From Nov. 1, 46-year-old Lene Tanggaard will be the new principal of the Kolding School of Design, which hosts Denmark's leading footwear department. The diligent and extroverted researcher from Aalborg University has worked in educational psychology and creativity innovation and is highly regarded among companies, organizations and authorities. She takes ...
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Pavers Shoes has donated more than 1,000 pairs of children's...
Pavers Shoes has donated more than 1,000 pairs of children's shoes to Shoe Aid, a charity that collects and redistributes unused and unwanted footwear across the U.K. and other countries in an effort to reduce waste and shoe poverty. Pavers' acquisition of Jones Bootmaker in 2018 brought with it a ...
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With the opening of three new stores in September, the...
With the opening of three new stores in September, the Rezet Sneaker Store chain now has seven shops in Denmark. There is a new stand-alone shop in Aalborg, a dedicated Rezet space inside the main Magasin Du Nord department store in Copenhagen and another stand-alone shop in the Magasin du ...
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Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager...
Markus Roth will take over the post of sales manager of Camel Active Footwear, licensed by Hamm Market Solutions, effective on Oct. 1. Previously, he served as sales director in the DACH region for Dockers, the casual footwear brand, which is owned in Europe by Schuh-Import und Export Gerli. Hamm ...
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Milan will not organize the third edition of Milano XL,...
Milan will not organize the third edition of Milano XL, which involved temporary installations throughout the city during the September fashion week promoting Italian craftsmanship and fashion industry. Last year's edition had six installations covering leather and furs, eyewear, jewelry, cosmetics, fabrics as well as fashion and sustainability. According to ...
