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    Wolverine Worldwide says it will likely record a double-digit drop...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide says it will likely record a double-digit drop in its European sales during the current third quarter of its financial year. Sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, which account for about one-quarter of the group's total revenues, have been affected by dodgy weather and economic ...

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    Richter reports stable sales and profits for the financial year...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Richter reports stable sales and profits for the financial year ended last April. Sales were up in its domestic Austrian market, where footwear retailers suffered an overall sales decline of 8 percent in the course of 2011. The Russian market is back for this important brand of children's shoes, and ...

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    Gabor can be satisfied with the first half of this...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Gabor can be satisfied with the first half of this year when it comes to sales of its brands Camel Active and Snipe, at least in Germany. While total sales of the two brands decreased by 5 percent, Gabor sold 542,000 pairs of shoes during the first half of this ...

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    In the first seven months of the year, investments in...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    In the first seven months of the year, investments in Tunisia's leather and footwear industry rose by 372 percent to $25.7 million, according to the country's Agency for Promotion of Industry and Innovation. The figure got a big boost by a foreign investment of $18 million in a footwear plant ...

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    NPD Group has found that the penetration of online shopping...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    NPD Group has found that the penetration of online shopping is greater for footwear than it is for clothing, at least in the U.S. Footwear is one of the top 10 categories bought on the internet. However, 25 percent of the customers who buy shoes online would rather shop ...

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    The German shoe market grew by only 1 percent in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The German shoe market grew by only 1 percent in May, compared with one year ago, according to the Institut für Handelsforschung, but considering price increases, it fell by 1 percent in real terms. This means that in the first five months of 2012, German shoe retailers saw their sales ...

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    Swedish shoe retailers suffered a drop of 18.2 percent in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Swedish shoe retailers suffered a drop of 18.2 percent in their sales in April when compared with the same month last year, according to the HUI research institute. Subsequently, their sales increased by 6.9 percent in May and by 2.2 percent in June. When measuring the first six months ...

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    In the first five months of 2012, China's footwear exports...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    In the first five months of 2012, China's footwear exports grew by 4 percent in volume to 4.14 billion pairs and by 8.6 percent in value to $15.5 billion, compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, retailers and distributors imported 21.7 million pairs of shoes ...

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    Bata India posted net profit up by 29 percent to...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Bata India posted net profit up by 29 percent to 409.8 million rupees (€6.0m-$7.4m) in the second quarter ended June 30, with sales up by 18 percent to INR4.3 billion (€63.1m-$78.0m). The sales performance was boosted by the opening of 48 new stores in the quarter. In first half of ...

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    Zalando has reported a total turnover of €510 million for...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has reported a total turnover of €510 million for 2011, up sharply from the €150 million level reported for 2010. More than half of sales came from outside Germany and from oither products than shoes. The company did not comment on its results. A public document indicates that it ...

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    Exports of footwear from Colombia increased by 7 percent between...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Exports of footwear from Colombia increased by 7 percent between January and April 2011, marking an important recovery for the sector. According to a report by Acicam, the country's shoe and leather industry association, the good performance arrives after exports went down by 19.23 percent in the same period of ...

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    The Jones Group reported total revenues of $855 million for...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The Jones Group reported total revenues of $855 million for the second quarter, down from $887 million in the same period a year ago. The inclusion of Kurt Geiger for a full quarter helped to improve the group's gross margin by 1.8 percentage points to 38.2 percent, but the operating ...

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    Pollini, the Italian footwear company owned by the Aeffe fashion...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Pollini, the Italian footwear company owned by the Aeffe fashion group, increased sales by 8.1 percent in the first half to €16.0 million from €14.8 million a year earlier. At constant currency rates, sales grew by 7.3 percent. Aeffe lifted its total sales by 1.4 percent to €121.6 million, while ...

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    Arezzo & Co., the leading shoe retailer in Brazil, reports...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Arezzo & Co., the leading shoe retailer in Brazil, reports a 31.0 percent increase in net revenues to 199.5 million reais (€79.4m-$98.3m) for the second quarter ended June 30. The Arezzo brand grew by 23.4 percent and the Schutz brand by 62.7 percent. On a same-store basis, sales improved by ...

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    Rocky Brands reported that its net income for the second...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Rocky Brands reported that its net income for the second quarter of 2012 was down to $0.2 million, compared with $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. Net sales declined by 15 percent to $44.4 million. According to the company, the earnings drop was due in large part to ...

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    Gabor increased its sales, including revenues from its licenses, by...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Gabor increased its sales, including revenues from its licenses, by 5 percent to €188 million in the first half of 2012. About 5 million pairs of shoes were sold during the six-month period by Gabor under the brands Gabor, Camel Active, Snipe, Gabor Kids and Gabor Home in the first ...

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    For the first 11 months of the financial year –...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    For the first 11 months of the financial year – April 2011 to February 2012 – the Council for Leather Exports of India reports that the industry had a 26.7 percent increase in export sales, reaching more than $4.5 billion. The biggest buyer of Indian leather products was Germany, which ...

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    Antichi Pellettieri finished 2011 with a 30 percent drop in...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Antichi Pellettieri finished 2011 with a 30 percent drop in sales to €113.8 million, while Ebitda rose by 47 percent to €3.7 million. But the Ebit loss widened to €31.0 million from €3.0 million due to a €32.6 million write-down of intangible assets. The net loss increased to €41.0 million ...

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    German shoe retailers had to endure a steep 24% decline...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    German shoe retailers had to endure a steep 24% decline in their sales during the month of April in real terms, offsetting the gains of the previous months and leading to a drop of 5% for the first four months of the year

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    The China Leather Industry Association reports that footwear exports from...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The China Leather Industry Association reports that footwear exports from the country grew in the first five months of 2012, but more slowly than they have in previous years. By volume exports were up by 2.4 percent to 4.2 billion pairs of shoes; by value the rise was 4.1 percent ...