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Sabu, the German cooperative of independent shoe retailers, has launched...
Sabu, the German cooperative of independent shoe retailers, has launched on Sept. 1 a new e-learning platform to train people working in the shoe retail sector. The platform was developed in cooperation with HDS/L, the German shoe and leathergoods industry association, and ANWR, the other major German retail cooperative. It ...
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Fashionette, the e-tailer specializing in designer handbags, has launched a...
Fashionette, the e-tailer specializing in designer handbags, has launched a revamped online shop in the U.K., which follows the relaunch in Germany earlier this year. The new website features expanded editorial content and is optimized for mobile devices. Fashionette was recently honored with the Shop Usability Award 2017, a German ...
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Dr. Martens is offering a full refund or a replacement...
Dr. Martens is offering a full refund or a replacement for a certain number of products from its Vegan range, made at a factory in Vietnam, that were sold until recently in North America as well as in some European countries, China, Australia and New Zealand. The products in question ...
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Netshoes, which remains the largest pure e-commerce player in the...
Netshoes, which remains the largest pure e-commerce player in the Brazilian market and in Latin America, booked a 15 percent increase in net sales to 461.3 million Brazilian reais (€123.7m-$146.7m) in the second quarter ended June 30, but the quarterly net loss grew to R$35.2 million (€9.4m-$11.2m) from R$33.6 million a year ...
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Mephisto reports that a special edition of two vintage sneakers...
Mephisto reports that a special edition of two vintage sneakers created for the Concepts sneaker store of Concepts International in Boston sold out in only 30 minutes. The two styles were more contemporary and colorful versions of the brand's iconic Match model in premium leather, one in mint and the ...
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ISM Search, the European U.K.-based executive recruitment and head-hunting service...
ISM Search, the European U.K.-based executive recruitment and head-hunting service specializing in the sporting goods sector, recently conducted a survey among its candidates in the industry to find out the relevant factors in the successful hiring and retention of key talents. According to ISM, it is the first survey of ...
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Momad Shoes, the Spanish shoe show is expecting a larger...
Momad Shoes, the Spanish shoe show is expecting a larger number of visitors for its upcoming edition, which will take place at IFEMA-Feria de Madrid on Sept. 22-24. The organizers of the trade show said visitors who have registered online are up by nearly 10 percent as compared to the ...
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For the first time, the Poznan Fashion Fair in Poland...
For the first time, the Poznan Fashion Fair in Poland will be welcoming Spanish footwear companies this year. The edition of the trade show took place in the Polish city on Sept. 5-7. Spain's shoe exports to Poland reached €66 billion last year. According to Icex, the Spanish agency for ...
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Kangaroos is relaunching some popular sneaker models from its former...
Kangaroos is relaunching some popular sneaker models from its former men's collections under the slogan “The Rebirth of Cool,” and its German licensee, Bernd Hummel, is going to make some of them at its own factory in Pirmasens for special clients. Bernd Hummel plans to release six styles in March ...
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WMS, the organization that manages the German measuring standard for...
WMS, the organization that manages the German measuring standard for children's footwear by this name, said goodbye to its former president, Jochen F. Obrecht. He was appointed as the new president of the WMS working group in May 2012. Under his leadership, the WMS, which is licensed by the German ...
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Görtz, the German shoe retailer, and Wortmann, the German shoe...
Görtz, the German shoe retailer, and Wortmann, the German shoe producer that owns the Tamaris, Jana, Caprice, Be Natural and Marco Tozzi brands of footwear, will join forces to optimize the availability of products at the point of sale. Their collaboration has been steered by a German business consultancy, Hachmeister ...
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Shoe retailers in Germany will get a selection of products...
Shoe retailers in Germany will get a selection of products for their stores from Nike if they belong to ANWR or Sabu Schuh & Marketing, the two major voluntary groups in the sector, starting from the spring/summer 2018 season. Nike will issue a single bill to each of the two ...
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TheMicam, which is still the world's largest shoe show, will...
TheMicam, which is still the world's largest shoe show, will start on Sunday, presenting the latest offerings of about 1,400 companies from around the world. It will again give a special highlight to the luxury segment of the market, welcoming for the first time the shoe collections of four big ...
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After a strong 2016 with a turnover of €11.5 million,...
After a strong 2016 with a turnover of €11.5 million, the Swedish shoe manufacturer Kavat has invested in new, larger production facilities in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The company moved its 160 employees in July from the existing premises in Travnik into a new 5000-square-meter factory in Novi Travnik, 90 kilometers west of ...
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Florsheim has gone retro as part of its 125th anniversary...
Florsheim has gone retro as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations this year. Founded in Chicago by Milton Florsheim in 1892, the company is reviving its Ascot styles from 1907 with a series of limited-edition collections. The shoes have been updated with a modernized toe, but all original details have ...
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The net profit of Italy's Aeffe Group surged by 214...
The net profit of Italy's Aeffe Group surged by 214 percent to €4.6 million in the first half while its total sales grew by 8.8 percent to €150 million, with an 8.6 percent rise in constant currencies. The growth in turnover was driven by an increase of more than 18 ...
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Leder & Schuh reports a 3.6 percent decline in its...
Leder & Schuh reports a 3.6 percent decline in its net sales to €298.6 million for 2016, including revenues of €213.4 million from its domestic Austrian market. However, a major reduction in wages, marketing expenses and other operating costs allowed the parent company of the Humanic and Shoe4You retail chains ...
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After an almost rags-to-riches tale of success, the 65-year-old Maximilian...
After an almost rags-to-riches tale of success, the 65-year-old Maximilian Müller is retiring from the management board of the Ara Shoes group at the end of the year. Commencing as an apprentice shoemaker and salesman at the age of 15 with Bally, Müller has spent a lifetime in the shoe ...
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After working for about ten years as sales director with...
After working for about ten years as sales director with the Hamm Reno Group, Manfred Klumpp will be joining Peter Kaiser in October as one of the members of its executive board. The company is looking for another member of the board to take care of product, sales and marketing. ...
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Endless, which acquired Jones Bootmaker in March, has closed nine...
Endless, which acquired Jones Bootmaker in March, has closed nine of its stores and is considering up to ten more closures, according to Drapers. Endless had bought only 72 of the British shoe retailer's stores. The remaining 25 stores, plus six concessions, were closed down.
