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Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what...
Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what it calls the Sneaker Intelligence Unit. The company has recruited a network of “sneaker experts” by administering an online test and, for those who score at least 80 percent, a “'mastery' stage challenge.” Lyst then solicits opinions from these experts ...
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Schuhplus, the German mail-order retail specialist for extra-large men's and...
Schuhplus, the German mail-order retail specialist for extra-large men's and women's shoes, has acquired an Austrian-based competitor, SchuhXL Feldmann, from its former owner, Peter Feldmann, at undisclosed conditions. The group is now planning to enter Eastern European markets and to launch its website in new languages in the course of ...
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Hermès has launched its first podcast series, entitled “Le Faubourg...
Hermès has launched its first podcast series, entitled “Le Faubourg des rêves” (the district of dreams). The series is named after the Parisian address of the brand's long-established flagship store – 24, rue de Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Each of the nine 12-minute episodes focuses on some of the key figures at ...
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Grouped under the same national umbrella organization, Confindustria Moda, Italian...
Grouped under the same national umbrella organization, Confindustria Moda, Italian fashion and footwear companies showed their latest products to buyers simultaneously in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, on March 5-7. They are staging a similar joint event in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on March 11-12. The Italian government is ...
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YouGov, a market research institute, recently published a survey conducted online...
YouGov, a market research institute, recently published a survey conducted online among 900,000 Germans aged 18 and over. According to that survey, Deichmann offers the best price-performance ratio in the German fashion retail sector. Overall, Lidl ranked first, followed by DM, a German chain of drugstores, and Deichmann. YouGov evaluated more ...
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Satra, the U.K.-based “knowledge, research and testing” company that is...
Satra, the U.K.-based “knowledge, research and testing” company that is celebrating its 100th anniversary, has developed a technique for 3D scans which, it claims, is accurate to three-hundredths of a millimeter and takes only minutes to complete. As the company explains, the technique makes it possible to compare new samples ...
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Sperry is launching a collection of sustainable shoes for spring...
Sperry is launching a collection of sustainable shoes for spring 2019, made from plastic taken out of the ocean. The Sperry x Bionic collection was made possible by a partnership with Bionic and Waterkeeper Alliance. The collection uses “Bionic” yarn, which is spun from plastic recovered from marine and coastal ...
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Italian footwear manufacturers operating in the industrial cluster of the...
Italian footwear manufacturers operating in the industrial cluster of the Marche region have launched a “Shoes Valley” project, which aims to entice local entrepreneurs to join forces and to promote their region. The project, which has the support of local authorities, replicates similar initiatives already undertaken in the neighboring region ...
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Christian Louboutin is reportedly planning to open a hotel in...
Christian Louboutin is reportedly planning to open a hotel in Portugal, in the Alentejo region, in summer 2020. The French shoe designer personally knows the region, where he owns a holiday home. Construction work is expected to begin in April. The Alentejo, located in south-central Portugal, is known for its ...
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CCC, the fast-growing Polish-based shoe retail chain, continues its shopping...
CCC, the fast-growing Polish-based shoe retail chain, continues its shopping spree. The chain made a tender offer for the shares of Gino Rossi, the struggling Polish shoe retailer, back in December, and the Polish Office for Competition and Consumer Protection has now approved the deal. The offer was for 0.55 zlotys ...
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Vans has partnered with Led Zeppelin for a capsule collection...
Vans has partnered with Led Zeppelin for a capsule collection commemorating the 50th anniversary of the rock band's eponymous first album. Like the original band, the Vans x Led Zeppelin collection is a four piece, comprising a long-sleeve T-shirt, a baseball cap, high-top sneakers and low-top sneakers. The low-tops, called Era, ...
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While looking for a strategic partner, the Dutch-based Bretoniere Group...
While looking for a strategic partner, the Dutch-based Bretoniere Group has filed for insolvency on its wholesale and retail operations, blaming a drop in sales due to difficult market conditions. The group employs 115 people and sells shoes and handbags under two brand names, Fred de la Bretoniere and Shabbies ...
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Gola, the British brand of sneakers, will be sponsoring Roy...
Gola, the British brand of sneakers, will be sponsoring Roy Race, of the Melchester Rovers, in the Roy of the Rovers comic for the rest of the 2018-2019 season. Race appears in custom, red-and-yellow Gola boots on the cover of the latest issue, “Teamwork,” published on Feb. 7. Gola first ...
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Chiemsee, the German brand of boardsports clothing, has granted a license for...
Chiemsee, the German brand of boardsports clothing, has granted a license for footwear to another German company, MCB. Directed by Markus Bennemann, MCB has already made the second shoe collection for Chiemsee. The first collection for spring/summer 2019 is currently being delivered to the trade. For winter 2019/20, MCB recently presented the new ...
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The big German Otto Group, which deals in retailing, shopping...
The big German Otto Group, which deals in retailing, shopping centers and other activities, reports that its Otto.de web shop increased total sales by 8 percent to over €3 billion in its financial year to Feb. 28. Otto claims to be the world's largest distance retailer overall and the biggest ...
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Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to...
Timberland continues to hire new people in a bid to regain some momentum. As of Feb. 1, Chris McGrath is Timberland's new vice president of global footwear design, for men's, women's and children's footwear. He reports directly to Jim Pisani, the company's global brand president, and will be relocating from ...
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At its own stores and online, Deichmann is beginning to...
At its own stores and online, Deichmann is beginning to sell 23 spring styles of affordable shoes named after the famous sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Priced at between €12.90 and €39.99 per pair, they have been developed by Pajar Canada, which took over the related license from Marc Fisher ...
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Birkenstock is expanding its beauty business. This month, the German company...
Birkenstock is expanding its beauty business. This month, the German company will launch its first comprehensive facial care collection. It will be part of the Birkenstock Natural Skin Care category, a line of natural cosmetics that, according to Birkenstock's chief executive, Oliver Reichert, may represent half of the company's total turnover in ten ...
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Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach...
Mike Jensen has been made president of Reef, the beach lifestyle brand recently divested by VF Corp. He was most recently the general manager and brand manager of DC Shoes at Boardriders. He previously worked for Asics, Spy and Converse. Jensen will report directly to Gregg Ribatt, the new chief ...
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Belle International, the largest Chinese operator of athletic footwear stores...
Belle International, the largest Chinese operator of athletic footwear stores for international brands, is planning to go public again with a valuation of $2.87 billion, according to Reuters. The company was taken private in 2017 with a valuation of $6.8 billion by a group of investors led by its management, ...
