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The U.S. retailer Bakers Footwear reported a net loss of...
The U.S. retailer Bakers Footwear reported a net loss of $1.1 million for its fiscal first quarter ended April 28, compared with a net loss of $2.5 million in the same period of the previous year. The company reported net sales of $44.3 million for the quarter, down by 6 ...
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Shoes and leathergoods have been faring particularly well in the...
Shoes and leathergoods have been faring particularly well in the U.K. lately, according to a press release by CBI, but the period to which the market research company referred to was unclear
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Despite the collapse of the toning footwear category, global sales...
Despite the collapse of the toning footwear category, global sales of branded athletic footwear jumped by 13.2 percent in terms of dollars to $41,655 million in 2011, driven by significant gains in emerging markets but also aided by robust growth in more developed markets. The growth rate was almost the ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo continues to see major sales gains in China....
Salvatore Ferragamo continues to see major sales gains in China. However, Michele Norsa, chief executive of the company, has reportedly told journalists in Italy that the brand is experiencing these gains mainly in second- and third-tier cities. The global economic crisis is mainly affecting its sales in bigger cities such ...
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Large-scale footwear manufacturers in China recorded an increase in production...
Large-scale footwear manufacturers in China recorded an increase in production of 7.3 percent for the first five months of 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. According to the China Leather Industry Association, the value of their production grew by 11 percent to $18.1 billion, compared with the January-May ...
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Researchers in Turkey reveal in a new study that local...
Researchers in Turkey reveal in a new study that local women there consider having seven-centimeter heels in their shoes as a classic look. Younger women among them, however, in the 25-40 year group, prefer higher heels, between 9 and 11 centimeters. According to Meltem Toker and Cicek Dalgic, who conducted ...
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The German shoe market grew by just 0.5 percent to...
The German shoe market grew by just 0.5 percent to €9.2 billion in 2011, but while the specialist shoe trade fell by 1.5 percent, sales over the internet rose by a whopping 54.5 percent to an estimated level of €900 million, according to independent research by IFH Retail Consultants. Retailers ...
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Although total sales of shoes in France fell by 3.3...
Although total sales of shoes in France fell by 3.3 percent for the first four months of 2012 compared with last year, distance sellers and supermarkets/hypermarkets actually experienced growth of 22.5 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively. On the other hand, specialty shoe retail chains and independents suffered declines of 8.9 ...
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The performance & lifestyle (PLG) division of Collective Brands, which...
The performance & lifestyle (PLG) division of Collective Brands, which is about to be taken over by Wolverine Worldwide, saw its total wholesale revenues increase by 8.3 percent to $230.2 million in the first quarter, with increases at Sperry Top-Sider and Stride Rite offsetting declines at Saucony and Keds in ...
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Crocs told analysts at the Piper Jaffray conference that it...
Crocs told analysts at the Piper Jaffray conference that it has installed a new management team in Europe to build up a more solid base for the brand in the region, where clogs still represent 70 percent of its business. Worldwide, the share of clogs has declined to 48 percent ...
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Another U.S. shoe retailer, Shoe Carnival, thanks the warm weather...
Another U.S. shoe retailer, Shoe Carnival, thanks the warm weather in February and March for a 7.3 percent increase in same-store sales during its first quarter, driven by sandals, canvas casuals and boat shoes. Traffic in its stores rose by 5.4 percent. The result was a 12.2 percent overall sales ...
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Spartoo, the online shoe retailer based in Grenoble with a...
Spartoo, the online shoe retailer based in Grenoble with a presence in 20 European countries, has undertaken an interesting exercise: coming up with profiles of customers based on the country where they live. Based on sales information, Spartoo notes that French customers buy 5.7 pairs of shoes per year, but ...
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While Deckers Corporation has experienced better orders than expected for...
While Deckers Corporation has experienced better orders than expected for its products in the U.S., those from Europe have come below expectations, the management told analysts at the Piper Jaffray conference. An expected relief in sheepskin prices should be reflected in prices charged from next October on. The company is ...
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The Institut für Handelsforschung in Cologne has calculated that German...
The Institut für Handelsforschung in Cologne has calculated that German specialty shoe retailers enjoyed a sales increase of 10 percent for the first three months of this year, or 8 percent more at constant prices. This came after a further nominal increase of 13 percent in March as compared to ...
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DSW is upgrading the outlook for the full financial year...
DSW is upgrading the outlook for the full financial year after posting a 10.9 percent sales increase to $558.6 million for the first quarter ended April 30, with 7.6 percent growth on a comparable store basis. The expanding American shoe retail chain is now predicting a same-store increase of between ...
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Phoenix Footwear turned around to a net profit of $261,000...
Phoenix Footwear turned around to a net profit of $261,000 in the first quarter of 2012 from a loss of $436,000 in the year-ago period as its sales jumped by 18.4 percent to $5.7 million, lifted by an increase of more than 45 percent in its SoftWalk brand. Nevertheless, the ...
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French retailers saw their sales of shoes increase by 4.2%...
French retailers saw their sales of shoes increase by 4.2% in the first three months of 2012, driven by increases of 6.4 percent in mass market shoe retail chains, 11.2 percent in clothing specialty chains and 16.0 percent in hypermarkets and supermarkets. Independent shoe retailers raised their sales by only ...
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R.G. Barry has reported a 24.9 percent jump in its...
R.G. Barry has reported a 24.9 percent jump in its turnover to $25.1 million for the third quarter ended March 31. The gross margin rose by 5.2 percentage points to 44.6 percent in the period, leading the American company to record a net profit of $834,000, compared with break-even results ...
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Vietnam exported $33.4 billion worth of goods from January to...
Vietnam exported $33.4 billion worth of goods from January to April this year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, up from $26.9 billion in the same period in 2011. Leather footwear and products made up $2.4 billion of the total, up from $2.1 billion last year. Broken down ...
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Esprit reported a 7.8 percent decline in group turnover for...
Esprit reported a 7.8 percent decline in group turnover for the three months ended on March 31, but comparable store sales improved by 0.5 percent, with growth of 2.8 percent in Europe, signaling a turnaround. A further positive factor was the complete shutdown of its loss-making retail operations in North ...
