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The Hooijer Group, the Dutch distribution partner of Sioux, has...
The Hooijer Group, the Dutch distribution partner of Sioux, has opened the first Grashopper mono-brand store in Maastricht. The store was developed together with Bert Koelmann, an architect from the Netherlands. On about 40 sqm, about 100 Grashopper shoe models are offered, including a special collection that was developed together ...
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Skechers is expanding the launch of its limited edition Skechers...
Skechers is expanding the launch of its limited edition Skechers D'Lites & Toei Animation One Piece collection, a colorful collection uniting Toei Animation's anime series with Skechers D'Lites footwear, to Europe. The limited edition was originally launched in South Korea and China, with a launch reportedly upcoming in the U.S. ...
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Hermès has launched a new, revamped European website. The new...
Hermès has launched a new, revamped European website. The new digital flagship store was launched simultaneously in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. on April 3. The latest launch follows a pilot deployment of the revamped ...
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Walter Fink, former owner of the German Fink Schuhe +...
Walter Fink, former owner of the German Fink Schuhe + Sport retail chain of 60 shoe and sporting goods stores, passed away at the age of 87. Born in 1930, Fink joined his father's shoe retail store in 1960. He focused on the expansion of the company before he left ...
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Think! has opened its first Swiss mono-brand store in the...
Think! has opened its first Swiss mono-brand store in the city of Thun through a long-standing wholesale client. It's the Austrian brand's 26th store worldwide. Others will follow in the country.
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Pikolinos opened its first store in Germany this month, located...
Pikolinos opened its first store in Germany this month, located in the central Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Pikolinos has been expanding its retail network in recent years, both in Spain and overseas, including the opening of new stores in Santander, Palma de Mallorca and Madrid last year. The company intends to ...
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Kyaia, the Portuguese group which owns Fly London and other...
Kyaia, the Portuguese group which owns Fly London and other brands, is investing in a new digital platform, called Overcube. The site currently sells footwear from the group's brands, but the goal is to expand it to more national and international brands. According to reports by Apicapps, the Portugal's shoe ...
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Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French...
Three top managers of Groupe Royer have left the French company in the last few months. Fidel Fernandez, a veteran of the group, has reportedly set up his own business. He was most recently in charge of a couple of brands owned by the group, Luxat and Pare Gabia, and ...
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Rainer Luers, a veteran of the German shoe industry who...
Rainer Luers, a veteran of the German shoe industry who had recently strayed away into the world of leathergoods, is now working for Mephisto. He is taking care of some important markets in Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region like Russia, Ukraine, China, Korea and Australia.
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Hogan is going to open a new store in Hamburg....
Hogan is going to open a new store in Hamburg. The sneaker brand already owns stores in Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt and is now opening its fourth store in the German market. Just like Hogan's new store in Milan, the new store in Hamburg will feature a new design that ...
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Sergio Rossi is teaming up with Luxba Group on a...
Sergio Rossi is teaming up with Luxba Group on a new strategic partnership that is supposed to help the Italian luxury shoe company develop its presence in China. The financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Last year, Sergio Rossi closed its 10 franchise stores in China, which ...
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The Josef Seibel Group has signed up with the online...
The Josef Seibel Group has signed up with the online brand marketing and networking platform We Want Shoes for its Josef Seibel, Gerry Weber Shoes and Romika brands of shoes. The platform serves as a virtual showroom. The German group intends to present models of its current collections, as well ...
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The use of leather in shoe uppers is likely to...
The use of leather in shoe uppers is likely to improve after 2019. According to the latest edition of Leather Pipeline, the market intelligence report on leatherbiz.com, the prospects for a larger use of leather are based on two main reasons. Firstly, the widespread use of mesh uppers in casual ...
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W.L. Gore & Associates has opened an 11,000-square-foot R&D center...
W.L. Gore & Associates has opened an 11,000-square-foot R&D center in California's Silicon Valley that will connect it with companies in the aerospace, automotive, digital health, consumer electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical fields. A first project underway consists of funding a local startup, Krenzen, for the development of a digital ...
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The latest edition of Lineapelle attracted more than 20,000 visitors...
The latest edition of Lineapelle attracted more than 20,000 visitors from 109 countries. Attendance figures were level with last year's edition. Meanwhile, the number of exhibitors increased by 5 percent to 1,254, with exhibitors coming from 45 countries. The number of French buyers increased by 6 percent. In contrast, Chinese ...
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Kering more than doubled its net profit to €1.79 billion...
Kering more than doubled its net profit to €1.79 billion in 2017. Its adjusted operating income surged by 56.3 percent to €2.95 billion, and 70 percent of that came from its star brand, Gucci, whose sales grew by 41.9 percent to €6.21 billion. Yves Saint Laurent rose by 23.0 percent ...
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Hermès has just announced an 11 percent jump in net...
Hermès has just announced an 11 percent jump in net earnings to €1.2 billion for 2017. The company's operating margin grew further to 34.6 percent. As reported in the previous issue, the growth in Hermès' turnover slowed down to 7 percent last year, making it reach a level of €5.5 ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo will ask shareholders to approve on April 20...
Salvatore Ferragamo will ask shareholders to approve on April 20 a resolution authorizing the company to overcome the principle of one share one vote. Under Italian legislation passed in 2014, listed companies can introduce a loyalty bonus granting up to two voting rights to investors holding shares for at least ...
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The organizers of the 20th UITIC Congress, due to take...
The organizers of the 20th UITIC Congress, due to take place in Porto on May 16-18, have announced the first two speakers. AMF, a Portuguese shoemaker that markets a brand called To Work For, will present a new technology that allows the manufacture of shoes in leather and other traditional ...
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Myanmar has increased by 33 percent the minimum wage for...
Myanmar has increased by 33 percent the minimum wage for workers in the garment industry, which will be of MMK 4,800 (€2.9-$3.6) per day, or MMK 600 (€0.36-$0.44) per hour. The current basic daily salary is MMK 3,600 (€2.7-$3.3), a rate which was established in September 2012. The raise will ...
