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    Major Russian shoe retailers reportedly said that the demand for...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Major Russian shoe retailers reportedly said that the demand for summer footwear slumped in July due to an unprecedented cold summer in the European part of the country, which instead pushed up sales of closed shoes such as sneakers and regular and rain boots.

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    At its annual order show in Heilbronn, Sabu, the German...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    At its annual order show in Heilbronn, Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, generated a satisfactory profit despite a slight decrease in revenues due to weak orders of spring/summer 2019 products and reorders. Revenues decreased from €317.8 million in 2017 to €318 million in 2018. For 2019, ...

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    Obuv Rossii posted revenues of $85 million for the first...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Obuv Rossii posted revenues of $85 million for the first half of this year, 20 percent above the level of the comparable 2018 period. The Russian retailer attributes the growth in part to the opening of new stores, especially in small towns. Indeed, Obuv Rossii opened 110 new stores during ...

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    Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 4.4 percent...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 4.4 percent to €60.7 million in the first half, while the division's adjusted Ebitda margin narrowed to 9.9 percent from 11.4 percent a year earlier. The margin shrank because of higher advertising and promotional expenses as well as an increase in staffing ...

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    LVMH reported a very strong 21 percent increase during the...

    2019-08-21T00:00:00Z

    LVMH reported a very strong 21 percent increase during the first half of this year in the revenues of its fashion and leathergoods division to €10.42 billion, driven by Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Loewe, among other brands. On an organic basis, the growth rate was limited to a still ...

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    Performing less well than in the recent past, Vulcabras reported...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Performing less well than in the recent past, Vulcabras reported an increase in net revenues of only 2.7 percent to 299.8 million Brazilian reais (€69.0m-$77.7m) in the first quarter of this year. With a minimal contribution from the company's new distribution contract for Under Armour in Brazil, sales of athletic ...

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    Sergio Rossi, a former property of Kering that is currently...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Sergio Rossi, a former property of Kering that is currently owned by Investindustrial, is targeting sales of at least €70 million for this year, up by about 9 percent compared with 2018. The target was unveiled by the Italian shoe company's chief executive, Riccardo Sciutto, in an interview with MFFashion. ...

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    Schuh Mücke, the big German shoe and sporting goods retail...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Schuh Mücke, the big German shoe and sporting goods retail chain within the ANWR Group, has reported a decrease in sales of 6.5 percent to €97.2 million for 2018, as compared to the previous year. Sales increased by 6.7 percent in 2017 as compared to 2016. The sales figure for ...

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    The companies belonging to the Italian footwear cluster of the...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    The companies belonging to the Italian footwear cluster of the Riviera del Brenta, near Venice, generated overall revenues of €2,087 million in 2018, contributing 20.7 percent of the overall turnover of the Italian shoe industry, according to the local trade association. The district has 553 companies, which employ more than ...

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    Bain Capital is acquiring a 60% stake in Kantar, the...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Bain Capital is acquiring a 60% stake in Kantar, the data tracking and analytics firm of WPP that specializes in the fashion and beauty markets, valuing the company at $4 billion

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    The world's rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    The world's rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent to €5.15 billion in 2018 in terms of dollars, according to an annual survey of key vendors conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence. It rose by an estimated 6.1 percent in the U.S. and ...

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    Christian Louboutin U.K. registered a 4.8 percent drop in revenues...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Christian Louboutin U.K. registered a 4.8 percent drop in revenues to £50.2 million (€55.8m-$62.8m) for the year to Aug. 31, 2018, which the company attributed to the ongoing uncertainties about Brexit and the future of U.K.'s relations with the EU. Meanwhile, gross profit rose by 3.7 percent to £20.7 million ...

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    In 2021, online advertising will represent for the first time...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    In 2021, online advertising will represent for the first time in history more than half of total ad spending. According to Zenith's Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, web advertising will account for 52 percent of global ad spending, as compared to 44 percent in 2018 and a projected 47 percent in 2019. ...

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    P448 increased its revenues by 40 percent in 2018 to...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    P448 increased its revenues by 40 percent in 2018 to €8 million as compared to the previous year. The Italian sneaker brand aims to continue raising its turnover from €12 million this year to €50 million by 2023. To achieve the goal, the company plans to open flagship stores, starting ...

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    Diadora, which posted a 6.5 percent sales increase to €168...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Diadora, which posted a 6.5 percent sales increase to €168 million in 2018, is still doing well in 2019, according to a report by fashionmagazine.it and the statements of the brand's president, Enrico Moretti Polegato. The e-commerce share jumped by 65 percent last year and accounted for 6 percent of ...

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    Obuv Rossii posted a 161.8 percent hike in net profit...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Obuv Rossii posted a 161.8 percent hike in net profit for the first quarter of 2019, as compared to the same period of the previous year. The Russian shoe retailing generated earnings of 217 million rubles (€3.02m-$3.39m) during the period, compared with 83 million rubles in the first quarter of ...

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    The Austrian shoe market decreased by 2.5 percent to €1.3...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    The Austrian shoe market decreased by 2.5 percent to €1.3 billion in 2018, as compared to the previous year. According to RegioData, which analyses the Austrian shoe market every year, people living in or visiting Austria spend about €1.6 billion for shoes per year. Online retail sales of shoes are ...

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    Sales increased by 6.3% to $5.07 billion at Yue Yuen...

    2019-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Sales increased by 6.3% to $5.07 billion at Yue Yuen Industrial for the first six months of 2019

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    The number of brick-and-mortar stores for footwear and clothing has...

    2019-06-12T00:00:00Z

    The number of brick-and-mortar stores for footwear and clothing has shrunk considerably in Italy in the last eight years. Since 2011, 3,300 shoe stores and over 13,000 clothing stores have been closed, according to a study by Confesercenti, the Italian retailers' association. On the other hand, the share taken by ...

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    Italy is suffering from a 30 percent unemployment rate among...

    2019-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Italy is suffering from a 30 percent unemployment rate among young people, 7 percent higher than the EU average. Nevertheless, Italian companies often find it hard to recruit, especially in certain sectors, including shoe and leather goods firms. According to an estimate by Fondazione Altagamma, based on Unioncamere figures, Italian ...