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Expo Riva Schuh has reported a slight increase in the...
Expo Riva Schuh has reported a slight increase in the number of visitors to more than 12,000 at its 90th edition last month. This included delegations of buyers from Croatia, Serbia, Russia and the Ukraine through a program partly funded by Ice, the Italian Trade Commission. The show hosted 1,474 ...
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More and more fashion labels are launching their first technical...
More and more fashion labels are launching their first technical or performance-oriented sneakers. One of the most recent entries was Christian Louboutin with a line called “Run Lubi Run,” launched in Paris for the spring/summer 2019 season.
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Guido Fluri, the former majority shareholder of Pasito-Fricker, the Swiss shoe...
Guido Fluri, the former majority shareholder of Pasito-Fricker, the Swiss shoe retailer previously owned by Görtz, recently sold the majority of his shares to various unnamed private investors. Pasito runs 25 stores in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and in Tessin, the Italian-speaking part of the country. Fluri acquired the Swiss ...
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The Portuguese shoe industry is making a pitch for the...
The Portuguese shoe industry is making a pitch for the U.S. market with a delegation of exhibitors at Project Sole in New York on July 22-24, followed by FN Platform at Magic in Las Vegas on Aug. 13-15. The Portuguese shoe industry federation, Apiccaps, is organizing the trade mission together ...
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Michael Kors Holdings is projecting a 10 percent increase to...
Michael Kors Holdings is projecting a 10 percent increase to between $570 and $580 million this year in the revenues of Jimmy Choo, which it bought in 2017, helping the group to reach total sales of $5.1 billion. However, the brand will deliver lower operating margins than before because of ...
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According to BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands rankings...
According to BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands rankings of 2018, the retail, luxury and apparel combined account for 16 of the list's names. The ranking was released on May 29 by WPP, the London-based multinational advertising firm, and market researcher Kantar Millward Brown. Amazon was the leading retail ...
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Kennel & Schmenger (K&S) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with...
Kennel & Schmenger (K&S) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a special shoe collection that was designed with Catherine Hummels, wife of the German footballer Mats Hummels. The collection consists of three shoe models that will be on sale in the company's own stores, at selected retailers like the KaDeWe ...
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ANWR held its ANWR Order fair for winter 2018 merchandise...
ANWR held its ANWR Order fair for winter 2018 merchandise on June 3-5. The first day of the show was exclusively for ANWR affiliated retailers. The trade show was held for the first time simultaneously with the new Top 5 order fair organized by Sport 2000, a voluntary group for ...
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Suspected of having committed suicide, Kate Spade, 55, was found...
Suspected of having committed suicide, Kate Spade, 55, was found dead on June 5 in her apartment in New York. Her husband and partner, Andy Spade, told The New York Times that she suffered of depression. Together, they launched two years ago a new brand of shoes and accessories, Frances ...
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The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and...
The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the members of the Brazilian Footwear program, maintained by those entities, have recently organized a meeting in which to select target markets for the next two years. The following markets have been chosen as priorities ...
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According to this year's Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, which was...
According to this year's Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, which was published in May, online sales of fake luxury goods accounted for 31 percent of total counterfeiting-related losses in 2017, which were estimated at $98 billion in the high-end consumer goods sector around the world. In its examination of the luxury ...
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According to Modaes, the Spanish fashion news service, Camper is...
According to Modaes, the Spanish fashion news service, Camper is taking out two sub-labels, Medwinds and Cartujano from its product range. The company plans to focus on its core brand in the future. Medwinds was created in 2011 and acquired by Camper in 2014. The product range includes shoes for ...
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The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) will feature a new...
The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) will feature a new luxury area for leather and components at its next edition, scheduled to take place in Shanghai on Aug. 29-31, to mark the 30th anniversary of the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) and the progress made by the leather industry in ...
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After lengthy negotiations, the ANWR Group has signed contracts with...
After lengthy negotiations, the ANWR Group has signed contracts with Nike, Adidas and Reebok that will allow the 1,300-plus shoe retailers affiliated with its ANWR Schuh voluntary group in Germany to order more than 600 selected items for delivery in the first quarter of 2019 at favorable conditions. These items, ...
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Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a...
Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a U.S. court in Delaware on May 16, claiming infringement of four U.S. patents through its Go Golf Drive – Classic and Go Golf Drive – men's golf shoes. The Danish company is seeking an injunction, damages and fees.
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The Aldo Group is aiming to more intelligently fulfill online...
The Aldo Group is aiming to more intelligently fulfill online ship-from-store orders through a new partnership with Celect Fulfillment Optimization. The Canadian-based footwear and accessory retailer will use artificial intelligence to leverage store inventories in fulfilling online orders from the most profitable location across its global network. By adding an ...
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Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand...
Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand building academy for its new marketing and creative staff. Pentland, a British family-owned business, is the parent company of well-known sporting brands like Speedo, Berghaus and Kangaroos. It is also the licensee of Ted Baker footwear and has a joint ...
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Two German companies, Soex and I:Collect, have announced the development...
Two German companies, Soex and I:Collect, have announced the development of a breakthrough recycling system for all types of footwear. Soex, which specializes in used textile trading and recycling, receives tens of thousands of used shoes every day. Around 83 percent of these shoes are still be in good condition ...
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Antoine Arnault has been named head of communication and image...
Antoine Arnault has been named head of communication and image at LVMH. Antoine is the son of Bernard Arnault, LVMH's owner and chief executive. Antoine Arnault, 41, currently leads Berluti and is also president of Loro Piana, the group's high-end knitwear brand. Alongside his new functions, he will also continue ...
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Footasylum has appointed Barry Bown as its new chairman. He...
Footasylum has appointed Barry Bown as its new chairman. He replaces John Wardle, who will retire. Wardle joined the footwear and streetwear fashion retailer in 2008 as its chief executive, moving to executive chairman in 2015. Bown has been working with Footasylum in a consulting role since March. Prior to ...
