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Seasonally adjusted shoe store sales in the U.S. reached a...
Seasonally adjusted shoe store sales in the U.S. reached a near-record of $2,411 million in March, up 7.9 percent from the same month a year ago, according to Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), an organization that federates retailers accounting for an estimated 80 percent of the market. It ...
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Mephisto is looking back at the first year in business...
Mephisto is looking back at the first year in business of its flagship store in New York, and reports that it exceeded sales projections by 37 percent. Sales have grown every month since the store opened in Trump Plaza on Third Avenue. This was echoed by the success of two ...
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The Italian shoe company Pollini increased sales in the first...
The Italian shoe company Pollini increased sales in the first quarter to €8.7 million from €8.3 million a year earlier. Aeffe, the Italian fashion group that owns Pollini, lifted sales by 3.6 percent to €74.5 million, while sales of its footwear and leathergoods division rose by 18.9 percent to €20.4 ...
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India is the seventh-largest exporter of leather and leathergoods in...
India is the seventh-largest exporter of leather and leathergoods in the world, according to a study conducted by the country's Council for Leather Exports. It accounted for 2.79 percent of the global import trade in 2010. It ranks high in related segments as well: seventh for finished leather, ninth for ...
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Sabu reports an 11.5 percent increase in its retail members'...
Sabu reports an 11.5 percent increase in its retail members' sales for the first quarter. The centralized settlements of the German cooperative increased slightly over the period, but they are expected to decline in the second half of this year, based on preliminary orders so far.
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Weyco Group's sales increased by 16 percent to $75 million...
Weyco Group's sales increased by 16 percent to $75 million in the first quarter, thanks in part to the acquisition of Combs and its Bogs brand in March 2011, which lifted its North American wholesale revenues to $56.6 million for the period. Stacy Adams and Nunn Bush performed well too, ...
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Bakers Footwear has reported a net profit of $3.4 million...
Bakers Footwear has reported a net profit of $3.4 million for the fourth quarter of its financial year, ended last Jan. 29, down by 34.6 percent from the level of one year earlier. The American shoe retailer's sales fell by 8 percent to $53.6 million, with a same-store decrease of ...
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Portland-based LaCrosse Footwear has reported a sales increase of 32...
Portland-based LaCrosse Footwear has reported a sales increase of 32 percent to $33.3 million for the first three months of its financial year through March 31, thanks in part to four additional business days compared with last year's period. Net profit was around $0.6 million, compared with a net loss ...
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Analysts were reportedly disappointed by the figures reported by Kenneth...
Analysts were reportedly disappointed by the figures reported by Kenneth Cole Productions for the first quarter, as the U.S. company plans to go private. Its sales slipped to $116.8 million from $117.5 million a year earlier due to a 6.7 percent drop in retail sales to $31.0 million. Retail revenues ...
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Superfit came out as the best brand of children's shoes...
Superfit came out as the best brand of children's shoes in a study recently conducted by an Austrian consumers' association, VKI, among orthopedic experts. The Austrian brand had already gotten recognition by 98.2 percent of the 342 children's doctors and orthpedists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland last year. About 3.8 ...
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Rocky Brands reported a slight improvement its net profit to...
Rocky Brands reported a slight improvement its net profit to $0.5 million in the first quarter from $0.3 million in the same period a year ago as sales rose to $53.3 million from $52.3 million. Retail sales dropped to $10.5 million, but wholesale revenues grew by 6.5 percent to $42.4 ...
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There is some cautious optimism in the Spanish shoe industry....
There is some cautious optimism in the Spanish shoe industry. A survey conducted in January and February among the managers of 509 companies in the sector showed that 78 percent of them hope that their sales will remain stable or improve in the course of this year. Companies that work ...
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In spite of tough market conditions, Macintosh Retail Group saw...
In spite of tough market conditions, Macintosh Retail Group saw its sales rise by 8.4 percent to €258.5 million in the period of this year ended last Apr. 21. In the fashion segment, sales grew by €26.2 million to €170.1 million, mainly because of the acquisition of Jones Bootmaker in ...
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The Council for Leather Exports of India says that from...
The Council for Leather Exports of India says that from April to December 2011, which corresponds with the first nine months of its fiscal year, exports of leather and leathergoods grew by 31.1 percent to $3.6 billion. Finished leather exports totaled $776.7 million, leather footwear was worth $1.2 billion, footwear ...
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Rexor recorded an 11 percent increase in centralized settlements to...
Rexor recorded an 11 percent increase in centralized settlements to €183.7 million in 2011. They reached €86.7 million in Belgium, €68.6 million in Germany and €26.2 million in the Netherlands. The buying group's net revenues grew by 5.4 percent to €11 million. Retail members will receive half of the company's ...
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LVMH grew more in the first quarter of 2012 than...
LVMH grew more in the first quarter of 2012 than in the last quarter of 2011, said Bernard Arnault, president and chief executive of the group, at its annual shareholders meeting a few days ago. He predicted a continued strong performance for the balance of the year, pointing to the ...
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Yue Yuen reports a 6.3% increase in its sales of...
Yue Yuen reports a 6.3% increase in its sales of the first quarter ended March 31
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Pittards saw its revenues go up by 6 percent to...
Pittards saw its revenues go up by 6 percent to £38.2 million (€46.3m-$60.7m) in 2011, but the operating profit remained stable at £2.7 million (€3.3m-$4.3m) because of the increased cost of materials. In particular, Pittards and other tanners with factories in Ethiopia rushed to buy and process as much material ...
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Exports of leather products from Ethiopia rose by 64.7 percent...
Exports of leather products from Ethiopia rose by 64.7 percent last year to €71 million. The biggest boost came from the shipment abroad of about €46 million worth of crust before and after the government announced the imposition of a 150 percent tax on exports of this type of product, ...
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European tanners increased their revenues by an estimated 8.8 percent...
European tanners increased their revenues by an estimated 8.8 percent last year, but in terms volume, sales of hides and skins went up by 0.3 percent and those of finished leather by 1 percent. Italy's production fell by 2 percent in volume but grew by 7 percent in value, representing ...
