News Briefs – Page 22
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Waldläufer increased total sales by 10 percent to around €80...
Waldläufer increased total sales by 10 percent to around €80 million in 2013, as compared to 2012. In the U.S., sales grew by 25 percent as compared to the previous year, to a total of €1.5 million in 2013. The U.S. is a relatively new market for the German comfort ...
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Högl, an Austrian brand that has grown strongly in Russia...
Högl, an Austrian brand that has grown strongly in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe, reported stable sales in 2013. The Austrian company sold about 1.3 million pairs of shoes last year. Germany, Switzerland, Austria and most Eastern European countries remain the most important markets for Högl. In the ...
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Garant Germany's revenues increased by 9 percent in 2013. Its...
Garant Germany's revenues increased by 9 percent in 2013. Its retail members recorded an average increase in sales of about one percent in 2013, as compared to the previous year. In the first two months of this year, sales grew on average by 10 percent as compared to the same ...
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The American Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a small...
The American Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a small net income of $70,000 in 2013 from the loss of $484,000 suffered in the previous financial year. For its continuing operations, consolidated earnings of $143,000 compared with a net loss of $437,000. Operating profit before amortization (Ebitda) rose by 49.3 ...
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Sales of footwear performed better than those of clothing in...
Sales of footwear performed better than those of clothing in France during the autumn season between last September and January, according to the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM). They fell by only 0.2 percent, with the shoe and fashion retail chains recording the highest rates of decline at 9.9 ...
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In the U.K., footwear sales rose by 2.4 percent to...
In the U.K., footwear sales rose by 2.4 percent to an estimated £3.1 billion (€3.1bn-$5.2bn) in the 24-week period ended Dec. 22, according to the Kantar Worldpanel. While the shoe retail chains recorded a rise of 0.8 percent to £761 million (€909.5m-$1,266.4m) for the period, clothing chains experienced an increase of 0.9 ...
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According to HUI Research, footwear retail sales in Sweden increased...
According to HUI Research, footwear retail sales in Sweden increased by 4.8 percent in January when compared with the same month last year. For the month of December, however, sales were off by 9.5 percent, which means that footwear sales in Sweden fell by 1.9 percent in 2013 when compared ...
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Yoox posted revenues of €455.6 million in 2013, up 21.2...
Yoox posted revenues of €455.6 million in 2013, up 21.2 percent from the previous year or 25 percent at constant currency rates. In the fourth quarter alone, sales grew 24.1 percent, or 28.4 percent at constant currency rates, to €136.3 million. In the fourth quarter of the year, the Italian ...
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In a preliminary statement, Steve Madden reports a sales increase...
In a preliminary statement, Steve Madden reports a sales increase of 8.6 percent to $342.6 million in the fourth quarter ended last Dec. 31. While wholesale revenues grew by 10.6 percent, retail sales rose by only 1.7 percent to $69.5 million, and they were off by 1.7 percent on a ...
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While announcing the retirement on May 1 of Douglas Probst,...
While announcing the retirement on May 1 of Douglas Probst, chief financial officer, DSW lowered its profit guidance for the past financial year due to a decline in sales to $571 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb. 1 from $594 million in the comparable period a year ago. Comparable ...
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Footwear consumption in France dropped by 2.4 percent in value...
Footwear consumption in France dropped by 2.4 percent in value in 2013, according to the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM). However, this figure is to be taken with caution, as it does not include major online retailers such as Spartoo or Sarenza. Clothing and footwear chains and clothing specialty ...
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According to HUI Research, footwear sales in Sweden fell by...
According to HUI Research, footwear sales in Sweden fell by 2.8 percent in October and increased by 6.7 percent in November when compared with the same period last year. For December, the Stilindex measured a decline in footwear sales in Sweden by 3.4 percent when compared with December of 2012.
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According to a research project conducted by a German institute,...
According to a research project conducted by a German institute, YouGov, women own twice as many shoes as men. The male respondents have on average 8.2 pairs of shoes in their closet, while females possess 17.3 pairs on average. The report found out each German has on average 12.8 pairs ...
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GSM, the relatively young German buying group, reports a 26.6...
GSM, the relatively young German buying group, reports a 26.6 percent increase in revenues to €191 million for the past year. The number of affiliated shops grew to around 1,400. They all specialize in footwear except for 160 sporting goods stores. Out of the total, 1,080 operate in Germany, 250 ...
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Gabor Shoes reports a 6.7 percent increase in revenues to...
Gabor Shoes reports a 6.7 percent increase in revenues to €395 million in 2013. Aside from rising licensing income, a trend to boots and booties boosted the turnover. The volume grew in fact by only 4.4 percent to 9.4 million pairs. The Gabor brand booked 10.7 percent higher sales of ...
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CCC reports a sales increase of 23.5 percent in 2013...
CCC reports a sales increase of 23.5 percent in 2013 to 1,627.3 million zlotys (€389.6m-$529.4m), as compared to the turnover in 2012. In December alone, the year-on-year sales increase was 34.8 percent. As we have previously reported, the Polish-based shoe retailer is expanding all over Eastern Europe as well as ...
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Daphne International Holdings expects to report a significant decline in...
Daphne International Holdings expects to report a significant decline in earnings and a low single-digit net margin on sales for 2013, due in part to extraordinary charges for the closure of some stores and higher inventory writeoffs. Same-store sales were down by 10.4 percent for the full year and by ...
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The French shoe market fell by 2.4 percent during the...
The French shoe market fell by 2.4 percent during the first 11 months of 2013, according to the French Fashion Institute, IFM. The biggest declines occurred in the shoe and apparel retail chains, including a drop of 5.5 percent for the latter. Independent shoe shops saw their sales fall by ...
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The combined sales of textiles, clothing and footwear stores climbed...
The combined sales of textiles, clothing and footwear stores climbed by 1.2 percent in volume and 4 percent in value in the U.K. in December as compared to the same month a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics. A strong Christmas selling season contributed to boost total ...
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Chinese shoemakers with annual revenues of 20 million yuan renmimbi...
Chinese shoemakers with annual revenues of 20 million yuan renmimbi (€2.437m - $3.304m) or more saw their combined sales increase by 9.5 percent to RMB518.7 billion (€3.1bn - $2.3bn) in the first ten months of 2013, according to the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. However, their gross profits ...
