Product & Marketing – Page 198
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Kennel & Schmenger’s former head passes away
Klaus Kennel, the long-time managing director of the Pirmasens shoe manufacturer Kennel & Schmenger, died after a long illness on Sept. 12 at the age of 83. In 1961, Kennel joined the company, which had been founded by his grandfather, Fritz Kennel, in 1918. He was on the management board ...
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Sam Edelman debuts in kids’ footwear
The U.S. brand Sam Edelman, which is part of the Caleres group, debuted kids footwear with a collection designed exclusively in-house for the fall 2021 season. The designer Sam Edelman explained that “designing a kids collection in-house was a no-brainer. I saw a space in the market for amazing quality ...
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Amazon hires 125,000 people in the U.S.
The US online retailer Amazon plans 125,000 local hires throughout the U.S., on top of the 40,000 corporate and technology jobs announced earlier this month. The roles in fulfillment and transportation offer an average starting wage of more than $18 per hour, reaching up to $22.50 per hour in some ...
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Dr. Martens, Suicoke in new collaboration
The British brand Dr. Martens and the Japanese shoemaker Suicoke have reunited to create a new sandal called DM Mura, which incorporates the Lorsan outsole from Dr. Martens and the slip-on “Mura” silhouette from Suicoke. The shoes come in Black Smooth Leather or Black New Vibrance Croco, which includes crocodile ...
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Dune London technology and digital product director leaves
Cécile Delforge has left the U.K. retailer Dune London, where she was technology and digital product director, to join the tennis organization Wimbledon as head of system development and integration. “After just over six years at Dune London, it is time for me to say goodbye and open a new ...
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Eurofins names new head for BLC Leather Technology Centre
The Luxembourg testing firm Eurofins appointed Andrew Hudson as managing director of its BLC Leather Technology Centre business unit located in the U.K.BLC provides testing, consulting and auditing services to the leather industry. Hudson joins BLC from the U.S. chemical group Buckman, where he was global market development manager for ...
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Holding Industriale buys the Italian leather goods firm Gab
Holding Industriale, an Italian investment firm which focuses on small and medium-sized companies, has bought a majority stake in the Florentine company Gab through its unit Holding Moda. No financial details were released regarding the transaction. Gab specializes in the production of bags and accessories for high-end Italian and French ...
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JD adopts the OOOOO video commerce platform
JD Sports Fashion has started an exclusive partnership in the U.K. with OOOOO Entertainment Commerce to develop market-leading video commerce content on its young rapidly growing platform. OOOOO describes itself as a technology platform that enables retailers, brands and influencers to share product-based opinions directly to consumers through live, interactive, ...
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Vans to stream its Musicians Wanted concert
Vans will be streaming a concert for the 2021 Vans Musicians Wanted competition, scheduled for Sept. 22. Musicians from the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific will be competing to win products from Vans and Kramer, contracts for global music distribution, and playlisting on Spotify and Apple Music.The finalists will be performing ...
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Sans Matin launches in the U.S.
The British start-up Sans Matin is launching its line of ”ethically handmade” unisex trainers in the U.S. The brand was created by the cousins Charly and Lockie Cunningham while backpacking across South America in 2015. The company aims to launch at least one new shoe every month over the next ...
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Hunter launches a new campaign
Hunter Boots launched a new campaign called ‘For The World Outside’ celebrating seven individuals with strong connections to nature while highlighting Hunter’s Original Tall and Short Wellington boot. It is the first campaign under the leadership of the CEO, Paolo Porta, who joined the company from Jimmy Choo. Porta replaced ...
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ArticlePrimark benefits from pent-up demand, sees inventories declining
Associated British Foods (ABF) expects the adjusted operating profit of its food business and Primark to exceed its expectation for the fourth quarter ending Sept. 18. “Primark’s operating profit margin in the period was strong despite lower than expected sales,” ABF said in a statement. Primark is expected to post ...
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Global supply chain disruptions to continue in 2022
The American parcel delivery company UPS expects supply chain problems to continue in 2022 after this year’s disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but does not expect the situation to cause further significant increases in transport costs. “The logistics industry does not see 2022 as having any less disruption in ...
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ArticleKantar Media Reactions study 2021 sees local advertising strong besides digital channels
Research and consulting agency Kantar has just released its Media Reactions 2021 study, informed by the opinions of over 14,500 consumers covering over 290 brands in 23 markets and 900 senior marketers worldwide. The report gives some interesting insight into the changes in the media landscape reflected by the popularity ...
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Lenzing CEO steps down
The supervisory board of Austrian specialty fiber producer Lenzing has reached an agreement with long-time CEO Stefan Doboczky to terminate his contract by mutual consent. Doboczky has informed the board that he is not available for a further extension of his contract and that he will resign as of Sept. ...
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FitFlop appoints a COO
The brand of fashion comfort shoes, FitFlop, has hired Gordon Knox as chief operating officer, effective Sept. 13. He will “manage all operational activities for the business and drive excellence,” the company said. Knox was previously at Superdry, where he served as logistics director until August 2018. Prior to that ...
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René Caovilla opens a store in Faubourg-St-Honoré
The Italian producer of luxury goods René Caovilla inaugurated a store in Paris’ rue du Faubourg-St-Honoré. The store has a VIP lounge that displays the brand’s most exclusive models.
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Rizzo starts trading second-hand bags
Rizzo Group, a footwear, bags and accessories retailer, has launched a service under which people can trade in second-hand bags and suitcases at its Rizzo stores in Sweden and Morris shops in Norway. The item is valued in store and the customer receives a voucher, based on the assessed value ...
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Texon to focus on ProWeave at Lineapelle
Texon will focus on its recently launched ProWeave jacquard weaving technology at the forthcoming Lineapelle and A+A trade shows. At Lineapelle, being held from Sept. 22 to 24, just after the Micam trade show, in Milan, the company will also display Ecoline insoles; BioForm heel counters, and Sportflex Eco ...
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Deichmann launches parcel station pilot
The German footwear company Deichmann has launched a parcel station pilot in its home market. The company has installed the parcel station outside the Deichmann store in Mülheim-Dümpten. The clients who use the click and collect service can retrieve the goods from the pick-up station after receiving a message with ...
