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Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Fit System,...
Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Fit System, is launching its first consumer campaign, entitled Dialed In, to inspire consumers to get “dialed in” to Boa products. In addition, the company has announced the launch of its revamped global web-based platform, at Boafit.com.
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Vögele Shoes opened its biggest store in the Swiss market...
Vögele Shoes opened its biggest store in the Swiss market on May 2. The new three-level store, which was designed in line with a new store concept that includes digital elements, offers a wide range of products on 1,500 square meters of retail space. To celebrate its opening, Vögele offered ...
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Mr Porter, YNAP's menswear e-tailer, is launching Best of British...
Mr Porter, YNAP's menswear e-tailer, is launching Best of British Loafers, an exclusive capsule collection focusing on British heritage. The collection features contemporary loafers from seven different brands which also highlight the importance of classic style to luxury menswear. The brands taking part in the collection include Church's, Cheaney, John ...
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Bernd Hummel, the long-time German-based licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand,...
Bernd Hummel, the long-time German-based licensee of Pentland Group for the Kangaroos brand, has appointed Andreas Hemprich as European senior key account manager for its recently launched Rooskickx brand of children's sneakers. The 37-year-old joined Kangaroos on May 1. He reports directly to Daniel Kraus, vice president for marketing and sales at Kangaroos. ...
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Panorama Berlin will further expand its fashion and lifestyle segment...
Panorama Berlin will further expand its fashion and lifestyle segment in July by adding a new hall to the show. In a new Hall 7, visitors will check out fashion trends for celebrations and special occasions and place direct orders for various fashion items, for promotional evenings, weddings and such. ...
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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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Régis Feuillet has been elected as the new president of...
Régis Feuillet has been elected as the new president of the French Shoe Industry Federation (FFC), replacing Claude-Eric Paquin. He is the managing director of Richard Pontvert, the French company that manufactures and sells the Paraboot line of shoes, using its own recently modernized factory in France. He joined the ...
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In a further step toward becoming an online marketplace, Instagram...
In a further step toward becoming an online marketplace, Instagram has launched its own internet retail account internationally under @shop. Its own team recommends products such as shoes, handbags and pullovers, tracking trends and posting their pictures on its social media platform, which is owned by Facebook, just like its ...
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Josef Renner has become the new chief executive of Ferdinand...
Josef Renner has become the new chief executive of Ferdinand Richter, the Austrian children's shoe producer. He has been involved in sales at Legero since 2001. Prior to that he worked at Leder & Schuh, starting as a buyer in 1986. Renner takes the place of two joint managing directors ...
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Zalando wants to reinforce its partnership with brick-and-mortar stores because...
Zalando wants to reinforce its partnership with brick-and-mortar stores because it is losing about 20-30 million transactions per year, which equals about €1 billion in sales, due to a lack of stock in its own warehouses. Zalando is already working with more than 1,000 shops in Germany, but wants to ...
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LuisaViaRoma, the big omni-channel retailer based in Florence, has formed...
LuisaViaRoma, the big omni-channel retailer based in Florence, has formed a partnership with Secoo, the Chinese internet platform for luxury goods. Chinese customers will be able to order the products of about 500 brands hosted on LuisaViaRoma's website via Secoo's web store. The deal follows the establishment by Secoo of ...
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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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Bally has promoted Nicolas Girotto to the role of chief...
Bally has promoted Nicolas Girotto to the role of chief executive. He takes over from Frédéric de Narp, who has served as Bally's chief executive since 2013. Narp will remain on the board as vice-chairman. Prior to his recent appointment, Girotto served as Bally's chief operations officer. Girotto, was born ...
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Ecco has been nominated for a Danish Design Award, in...
Ecco has been nominated for a Danish Design Award, in the category Visionary Concepts, for its Sealo, an experimental shoe that combines leather and seaweed. The shoe was designed in collaboration with Design School Kolding, a design school based in the Danish city of Kolding. The Sealo features a classic ...
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Kering reached a settlement with the Italian tax authorities totaling...
Kering reached a settlement with the Italian tax authorities totaling €1.25 billion, the highest ever agreed by a corporation in Italy and a little lower than what had been expected. The dispute concerned profits and transfer prices applied between 2011 and 2017 by the group's Swiss subsidiary, Luxury Goods International, ...
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R.M. Williams, the Iconic Australian bootmaker, has reportedly been put...
R.M. Williams, the Iconic Australian bootmaker, has reportedly been put up for sale. R.M. Williams is majority-owned by L Catterton Asia, a private equity firm based in Singapore and backed by LVMH. Hugh Jackman, the Australian-born Hollywood actor who most recently starred in The Greatest Showman, has a 5 percent ...
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Italy's powerful shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, designated Siro Badon as...
Italy's powerful shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, designated Siro Badon as its new president for the next four years at a meeting after last month's World Footwear Congress in Naples. He was the only candidate for the job, replacing Annarita Pilotti of Loriblu from the Marche region. Badon is the president ...
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BASF has opened three new “creation centers” in the Asia-Pacific...
BASF has opened three new “creation centers” in the Asia-Pacific region to help clients find creative solutions in collaboration with its own experts. The centers are located in Shanghai, Tokyo and Mumbai.
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Thomas Nassua has been appointed to the newly created position...
Thomas Nassua has been appointed to the newly created position of sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at the Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), based in Waalwijk, Netherlands, starting on June 1. The Dutch firm sells shoes under the Bullboxer, Rehab Footwear, Gaastra and Supertrash brands and has licenses for ...
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Genesco has appointed Mimi Eckel Vaughn as chief operating officer,...
Genesco has appointed Mimi Eckel Vaughn as chief operating officer, effective May 1. In addition to her new role, she will continue as chief financial officer until a new chief financial officer is named. Vaughn is a 15-year veteran of the company, which she joined in 2003 as vice-president of ...
