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Boozt, the Swedish-based online shoe retailer with an online store...
Boozt, the Swedish-based online shoe retailer with an online store in Germany, recorded sales of €269 million in 2018, an increase of 38 percent from the previous year. After a loss in 2017, Boozt generated positive Ebit of €6.6 million last year. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were a ...
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Ricosta, the big German brand of children's footwear, recently launched...
Ricosta, the big German brand of children's footwear, recently launched a new shoe model made of leather offcuts. The model, called “Patch,” was developed by Momdou Jallow, a Gambian apprentice in leather processing who came up with the idea to create a shoe out of scrap leather from Ricosta's regular ...
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Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that changed ownership and management...
Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that changed ownership and management last year, will be pursuing its recently launched #stylecommunity advertising campaign through the spring/summer season. Selected influencers from the fashion and lifestyle sector will be serving as brand ambassadors to develop and photograph motifs for the new marketing campaign. This year, the team ...
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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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A lively discussion on the future of Berlin's trade shows...
A lively discussion on the future of Berlin's trade shows has begun in the wake of Panorama, Premium, Seek and other shows that took place during the city's Fashion Week this year. Jörg Wichmann, chief executive of the Panorama show, set the ball rolling. Directly after the end of this year's Panorama, ...
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Mirapodo, a German online store for footwear that belongs to the...
Mirapodo, a German online store for footwear that belongs to the Otto Group, will launch two new private brands of shoes for the spring/summer 2019 season. Mirapodo's first private brand, called Jolana & Fenena, launched in spring 2017 with 55 models. It has since been expanded to more than 250 models. ...
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N.d.c. made by hand has been sold to Maxim Telitsyn...
N.d.c. made by hand has been sold to Maxim Telitsyn and his wife Els, a couple of Belgian independent investors. The high-end shoe brand was founded in 2002 by Arnaud Zannier and Enrique Corbi. Corbi left the company in 2014. Arnaud Zannier is also the founder of Zannier Hôtel, a ...
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Christian Louboutin has won a long-running legal battle over its...
Christian Louboutin has won a long-running legal battle over its famous red soles with Van Haren, a Dutch footwear brand. In 2012, Louboutin initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit against Van Haren after it launched a collection of high-heeled shoes featuring red soles. The French shoe designer argued in their complaint ...
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The number of bankruptcies in the shoe retail trade doubled...
The number of bankruptcies in the shoe retail trade doubled in Norway to 14 in 2018, as compared to the previous year. The highest concentration was in the center of Oslo, which saw six stores file for bankruptcy proceedings. The increase is quite high when compared to the retail industry ...
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Payless ShoeSource has hired the investment bank PJ Solomon to...
Payless ShoeSource has hired the investment bank PJ Solomon to evaluate strategic options, including a sale or a restructuring program, said Reuters, citing sources close to the matter. The move comes less than 18 months after the American discount retail chain emerged from bankruptcy proceedings. As part of the debt ...
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Paul Green, the Austrian shoe manufacturer, has decided not to...
Paul Green, the Austrian shoe manufacturer, has decided not to exhibit at this year's Gallery Shoes trade show in Düsseldorf. The past business year, with its decreasing sales, was difficult for the brand. The company did not provide detailed figures, but retailers have retained high stock levels, as they have failed ...
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Kering said that an audit carried out by Italian tax...
Kering said that an audit carried out by Italian tax authorities claims that the French group owns €1.4 billion in corporate taxes for activities carried out in the country by its Swiss Luxury Goods International (LGI) subsidiary between 2011 and 2017. The audit relates to an investigation on fiscal matters ...
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Asso, an Italian producer of children's shoes, is diversifying into...
Asso, an Italian producer of children's shoes, is diversifying into the adult segment by buying Keys, an Italian footwear and apparel brand, from the Opera group. Asso said that it plans to expands Keys' distribution network, which is currently limited to Italy and Northern Europe. The autumn/winter 2019/2020 collection of ...
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Ash Germany Distribution will be handling European distribution for the...
Ash Germany Distribution will be handling European distribution for the What For brand of casual shoes in autumn/winter 2019. The deal follows on the joint venture recently signed by the Max Group, parent company of the Italian-based Ash shoe brand, and Stella International Holdings Ltd., trademark owner of the What For ...
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Micam Milano is organizing a new series of conferences around...
Micam Milano is organizing a new series of conferences around the new sneaker culture. Called Plug-Mi, it will start with a WGSN seminar at 11 AM on Sunday morning. It will include other events including a cocktail and a show with a DJ on Sunday and Monday.
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Sergio Rossi has appointed for the first time a manager...
Sergio Rossi has appointed for the first time a manager in charge of omni-channel retailing, Riccardo Milani, who comes from Boggi, where he organized the e-commerce operations of the Milan-based menswear firm. He worked previously for Moleskine and an e-commerce specialist. Formerly owned by Kering, Sergio Rossi is now a ...
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Italy's entire fashion industry – including apparel, footwear, leathergoods, jewelry...
Italy's entire fashion industry – including apparel, footwear, leathergoods, jewelry and eyewear – posted a 0.9 percent rise in sales to €95.7 billion last year, according to a preliminary estimate by Confindustria Moda, the new umbrella trade association for all the fashion-related sectors. Exports rose by 2.6 percent to €63.4 ...
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APLF, the Asia-Pacific Leather Fair, will host a Sustainable Fashion Conference...
APLF, the Asia-Pacific Leather Fair, will host a Sustainable Fashion Conference tailored to businesses eager to make the shift towards transparency and sustainability. The event, to be held during the APLF show on March 14 in Hong Kong, will include workshops, networking and an exchange of ideas. Sustainability experts have been ...
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APFL, the raw materials fair for the Asia-Pacific region based...
APFL, the raw materials fair for the Asia-Pacific region based in Hong Kong, has announced it is establishing itself as the Sustainable Sourcing Platform in the region for leather, footwear and accessories. The platform is meant to facilitate the location of sustainable products for design and manufacturing purposes in a ...
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A veteran of the footwear industry, Anton Magnani, led the...
A veteran of the footwear industry, Anton Magnani, led the management team that has bought out a Florentine leathergoods firm, BMB Manifattura Borse, from a German private equity firm, Halder, which had acquired it in 2013. BMB produces high-end products for brands like Chanel. BMB has annual sales of about ...
