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Footwear sales in the U.S. are not growing. According to...
Footwear sales in the U.S. are not growing. According to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the demand in 2017 is set to grow at its slowest rate since the 2008 recession. Sales between January and July have been flat with 2016. Faced with struggling sales, shoe stores ...
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Stahl has completed the planned acquisition of BASF's Singapore-based leather...
Stahl has completed the planned acquisition of BASF's Singapore-based leather chemicals business, including its production site at L'Hospitalet in Spain. BASF will also become Stahl's exclusive supplier of leather chemicals for a long period. The transaction involves the transfer of around 210 jobs to Stahl, 110 of them in Asia. ...
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An Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone, will become the face of...
An Oscar-winning actress, Emma Stone, will become the face of Louis Vuitton for the next two years for a figure reported to be $10 million. LMVH had reportedly been chasing Stone for a year and the actress will now appear in television campaigns, as well as in advertisements and at ...
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Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced...
Amazon is adding a new distribution center equipped with advanced robotic technology in the Bolton region that will employ 1,200 new people. In Germany, meanwhile, Amazon reportedly suffered delivery problems after strikes crippled six of its German logistics centers in early October. Verdi, a German trade union based in Berlin, ...
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DSW is experimenting with the possible addition of a rental...
DSW is experimenting with the possible addition of a rental service at some of its stores. The service offered by the U.S. retail chain would involve shoes for special occasions such as weddings, promotions and other events.
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Four years after entering administration, the British form of insolvency,...
Four years after entering administration, the British form of insolvency, Barratts is selling the rights to the brand and its international trademark portfolio. Established in 1903, the British heritage footwear retailer was heavily impacted by tough market conditions after the global financial crisis and fell into receivership in 2013. This ...
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A.F. Vandevorst has announced that it will discontinue its ready-to-wear...
A.F. Vandevorst has announced that it will discontinue its ready-to-wear line to concentrate on shoes. The founders and designers of the 20-year-old Belgian fashion label, An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx, said they will now focus on more extensive footwear collections, with a strong focus on craftsmanship, and on apparel capsule ...
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After a three-year stint, Stefan Frank will be leaving Ara...
After a three-year stint, Stefan Frank will be leaving Ara Shoes to be closer to his family in the Palatinate in southwest Germany. Responsible for sales & marketing, central purchasing and design at Ara Shoes, Frank will leave on Dec. 31 to return to Pirmasens and take up the position ...
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Snipes is continuing its aggressive expansion with the opening of...
Snipes is continuing its aggressive expansion with the opening of a 400-square-meter store in the fashionable shopping strip of Tauentzienstr in Berlin and another in the city's Gropius Passage. The company also opened a store in Zurich on Oct. 19 and another in Madrid the next day. Snipes is part ...
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The Montreal-based Aldo Group and the U.S.-based Camuto Group announced...
The Montreal-based Aldo Group and the U.S.-based Camuto Group announced that they have mutually decided not to pursue a proposed merger under which the Canadian company would have acquired control of the American one. They have nevertheless agreed that Camuto will become a strategic partner of the international shoe retailer.
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Quick-Schuh is also losing another member of its management, Alfred...
Quick-Schuh is also losing another member of its management, Alfred Pusswald, who is leaving the ANWR Group at the end of October to take up a position with Vögele Shoes. Pusswald, 49, will serve as head of purchasing with the Swiss shoe retail chain. A family owned business, Vögele has ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has announced that Paul Andrew is taking on...
Salvatore Ferragamo has announced that Paul Andrew is taking on the additional role of creative director of women's collections, with immediate effect. He replaces Fulvio Rigoni, who had only been with the brand since last November. The first women's ready-to-wear collection by Paul Andrew is scheduled to debut in Milan ...
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Anika Schuhhandels GmbH has applied for pre-insolvency court protection. Under...
Anika Schuhhandels GmbH has applied for pre-insolvency court protection. Under the German process, similar to Chapter 11 bankuptcy in the U.S., the German shoe retailer will propose a reorganization plan to keep the business alive. Headquartered in Neustrelitz near Berlin, Anika operates 60 stores under the names of Anika Schuh, ...
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French women consider September, the annual back-to-school season or “rentrée,”...
French women consider September, the annual back-to-school season or “rentrée,” to be the ideal month to renew their wardrobe, including their shoe closet. This is the opinion of 40.5 percent of the French women, a percentage that climbs to 54.2 percent when looking at the group aged 18-29, according to ...
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Digel, a big German brand of tailored menswear with annual...
Digel, a big German brand of tailored menswear with annual sales of more than €100 million and a presence in 45 countries, has launched its own line of footwear, made primarily in India and China. Shown for the first time at theMicam in Milan last month, it will be offered ...
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Kering report another quarter of outstanding growth, posting a sales...
Kering report another quarter of outstanding growth, posting a sales increase of 23.2 percent for the third quarter, with a rise of 28.4 percent on a comparable basis. Gucci and other luxury goods operations enjoyed a sales increase of 26.6 percent, up by 32.3 percent on a comparable basis. Gucci ...
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Pedro David Mastrorilli has been promoted by ANWR to head...
Pedro David Mastrorilli has been promoted by ANWR to head up the Quick Schuh franchise concept, replacing Guido Scholl. A key account manager with Quick Schuh, Mastrorilli was previously responsible for supplier management at the ANWR Group for three years. ANWR Schuh took direct charge of Quick Schuh earlier this ...
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Roots, the Canadian-based chain of lifestyle apparel stores, is planning...
Roots, the Canadian-based chain of lifestyle apparel stores, is planning to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The public offering comes two years after a private equity firm, Searchlight Capital, acquired a majority stake in the company and appointed a few months later a new chief executive, Jim Gabel, ...
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Steve Harden has been appointed president for Supra Footwear and...
Steve Harden has been appointed president for Supra Footwear and KR3W Denim, two brands owned by K-Swiss Global Brands (KSGB). He takes over from Robert Capener and reports to Philipp Jeong, chief executive and president at KSGB. Harden has spent many years in the industry, with functions including vice president ...
