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ArticleJD Sports to sell Footasylum to Aurelius
On July 29, JD Sports Fashion exchanged contracts to sell Footasylum and its associated subsidiaries to the German private equity Aurelius Group for £37.5 million (€44.8m). JD Sports bought the chain of sports fashion stores in May 2019 but the acquisition was blocked last year by the British Competition and ...
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Global Payments buys EVO
Global Payments, a U.S. provider of payment technology and software solutions, has reached an agreement to buy EVO for $34.00 per share. The bid represents a $4.0 billion of enterprise value for EVO. “The acquisition of EVO is highly complementary to our technology-enabled strategy and provides meaningful opportunities to increase ...
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ArticleGlobal footwear production up 8.6% in 2021
In 2021, global footwear production increased by 8.6 percent, exceeding 22 billion pairs. Nonetheless, production is still 2 billion pairs below pre-pandemic level, according to the World Footwear 2022 Yearbook released by the Portuguese footwear association Apiccaps. The footwear industry continues to be strongly concentrated in Asia where almost ...
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Pollini’s H1 sales surge
Pollini, the luxury footwear brand owned by the Italian fashion house Aeffe, posted sales of €16.5 million in the first half of 2022 compared with €11.2 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, Aeffe booked revenues of €176.5 million during the period, up by 13.9 percent on the year earlier on a ...
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Rebag expands into shoes
The luxury re-commerce platform Rebag is expanding into two new categories, shoes and apparel. The company said that the move will enable it to offer ”all luxury accessories for both men and women.” Rebag will buy and sell shoes, including sandals, sneakers, heels, boots, and loafers, as well as select ...
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Footwear was Prada’s fastest growing category in H1
Footwear was the fastest growing category for the Prada Group in the first half of 2022, rising by 39 percent year-over-year at constant currency rates to represent €320 million in retail sales. Meanwhile, ready-to-wear was up by 31 percent to €461 million and leather goods increased by 18 percent to ...
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Hermès H1 sales up 29%
In the first half of 2022, Hermès’ attributable net income rose to €1,641 million from €1,174 million a year earlier as revenues reached €5,475 million, up by 29 percent at current rates and by 23 percent at constant rates. Sales for the leather goods and saddlery business totaled €2,358 million, ...
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ArticleGeox expects a double-digit growth rate in annual revenues
Following a strong second quarter and a good performance in physical shops, Geox confirmed its guideline for the full year. The Italian footwear company expects a double-digit growth rate in annual revenues to over €700 million. Geox reported €340.6 million of consolidated net sales for the first half of 2022 ...
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Most Americans to spend more on shoes during back-to-school season
A survey carried out by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and First Insight showed that 78 percent of American families plan to spend more or the same as last year on children’s shoes during the back-to-shool season. According to a survey of 691 households with children attending ...
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ArticleHow OpenMall plans to hold its first metaverse fashion show early 2023
OpenMall, an Italian startup specializing in social commerce, plans to hold its first virtual fashion show in the metaverse early 2023. Source: OpenMall Massimo Spica “We expect to finalize agreements with several brands by the end of the summer, and each brand will have its fashion show,” ...
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VF suffers quarterly loss, but EMEA is strongest region
VF Corp. reported a first-quarter loss, related mainly to a $92 million non-cash pension charge. Still, the EMEA region, The North Face and Timberland were the strongest performers for the company in the period ended June 30. In the face of expected currency headwinds, the company is maintaining its fiscal ...
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Merrell’s ReTread take-back program starts in Europe
Merrell’s sustainability initiative “This Is Home,” launched earlier this year in the U.S. and Canada, has been introduced in Europe. As part of the “This Is Home” initiative, Merrell is rolling out, in partnership with ReCircled, a multinational product take-back and resale program called Merrell ReTread to save ...
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Aquafil and Genomatica advance on plant-based nylon-6
Aquafil and Genomatica have been collaborating to produce pilot-scale quantities of plant-based nylon-6 and have announced that they have now successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs. This will help determine the final design of future commercial plants and constitutes a step closer to the commercialization of the material. Plant-based ...
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ArticleBoot Barn will benefit from door expansion, own brands
Boot Barn, the lifestyle Western and work-related retail chain, is targeting a 15.0 percent operating margin, annual operating income of $247 to $255 million, and 13 to 14 percent sales growth in the financial year ending in April 2023. With consolidated same store sales growth forecast to increase 2 percent ...
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Amazon Q2 sales rise 7%
Amazon significantly increased its revenue in the second quarter despite high inflation and recession worries. Revenues increased by 7 percent year-on-year to $121.2 billion. Although operating profit fell from $7.7 billion to $3.3 billion, it exceeded experts’ expectations. On the bottom line, Amazon posted a net loss of $2.0 billion, ...
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Hoka hits new heights, aims for more
Deckers Brands is working to further enhance Hoka’s escalating sales trajectory and increase its brand awareness with a new “Fly Human, Fly” global marketing campaign, additional expansion outside the U.S. and a broader product reach that will tap into the trail, hike, walking, and lifestyle segments desired by key age ...
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ArticleSteve Madden confirms full-year guidance despite a drop in consumer demand
Steve Madden posted a strong second quarter, beating earnings and revenues expectations, and confirmed its full-year targets despite a slowdown in consumer demand. The company saw a 34.5 percent increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2022 to $535.0 million, up from $397.9 million a year earlier and better ...
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ArticleCaleres’ CEO to step down in January
Diane Sullivan, who has served as Caleres’ chief executive officer for more than a decade, will retire as CEO on Jan. 15, 2023, and will assume the role of executive chairman. At that time, Jay Schmidt will succeed her as chief executive officer. Schmidt was named president of the ...
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Siro Badon resigns as head of Assocalzaturifici
On July 26, Siro Badon resigned as president of the Italian footwear association, Assocalzaturifici. Elected in June of 2019, he resigned for ”personal and professional reasons as a result of his workload in his company, which prevents him from continuing to guarantee constant availability for the association,” Assocalzaturifici said in ...
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ArticleSkechers adopts cautious H2 outlook, plans further distribution center investments
Skechers – citing currency impacts, persistent supply chain woes, a slower pace of recovery in China, and an overall uncertain global economic environment – is taking a “cautious view” for the remainder of 2022 after reporting record quarterly revenues. Describing a volatile supply chain environment over the last 4 to ...
