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The growth of India's exports of leather and leathergoods is...
The growth of India's exports of leather and leathergoods is expected to slow in the coming fiscal year, according to the India Trade Promotion Organization. For the current fiscal year, the industry should see an increase of about 18 percent to $4.5 billion, but for 2012-13, it should slow to ...
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Bakers Footwear of the U.S. reports an 8.0 percent drop...
Bakers Footwear of the U.S. reports an 8.0 percent drop in its sales revenues to $53.6 million for the 13 weeks ended Jan. 28, with a decline in same-store sales of 7.1 percent. For the full financial year ended on the same date, sales fell by 0.3 percent to $185.1 ...
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R.G. Barry Corporation reports a 12.0 percent increase in sales...
R.G. Barry Corporation reports a 12.0 percent increase in sales to $55.6 million in its second quarter, ended Dec. 31, compared with one year ago. Net earnings jumped by 47.3 percent to $6.4 million. The gross margin improved to 41.4 percent of sales from 34.7 percent. For the full first ...
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Deichmann increased total sales by 5 percent in 2011 to...
Deichmann increased total sales by 5 percent in 2011 to €4.13 billion. The German retail group is now represented in 21 European markets and in the U.S. Foreign sales accounted for 56 percent of the company's total sales. At the end of last year, the group had 3,175 stores worldwide, ...
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The Brazilian Tanners' Association, CICB, has announced that, in 2011,...
The Brazilian Tanners' Association, CICB, has announced that, in 2011, the country exported 17 percent more leather than in 2010, up to $2.05 billion in value. By volume, however, exports were down by 2 percent to 26.7 million. The CICB expects 2012 to be a difficult year thanks to a ...
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Ara Shoes is looking back on a successful business year...
Ara Shoes is looking back on a successful business year as the company's sales jumped to €550 million in 2011, up from €500 million. Ara Group is selling its products to 50 countries worldwide and employs 8,000 people. Although retailers and the shoe industry are confronted with a challenging fall/winter ...
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In a preliminary report, the China Leather Industry Association indicates...
In a preliminary report, the China Leather Industry Association indicates that China's total exports of leather and leather products grew by 22 percent to the equivalent of US$65.7 billion in 2011, or 11.2 percentage points less than in 2010. Imports of these products rose by 20.4 percent to $7.4 billion, ...
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The Jones Group has reported revenues for the fourth quarter...
The Jones Group has reported revenues for the fourth quarter of $894 million, slightly up from $874 million in the year-earlier period. The company, which owns Nine West and many other properties, said sales were lower than expected due to a highly promotional retail environment and a slowdown in replenishment ...
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Gabor says it recorded a two-digit increase in total sales...
Gabor says it recorded a two-digit increase in total sales in 2011. Its Camel Active and Snipe brands grew by 13 percent to €65 million in 2011, and the number of pairs sold under these two brands grew by 3 percent to 1.4 million. Domestic sales and export sales each ...
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Sabu, the German buying group, reports a 16.1 percent increase...
Sabu, the German buying group, reports a 16.1 percent increase in its central settlements last year to €352 million. The retail turnover of the affiliated members grew to almost €1 billion from €850 million. The total number of retailers belonging to Sabu remained almost constant at 850 companies with 1,250 ...
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Crocs indicates that its sales exceeded $1 billion in 2011...
Crocs indicates that its sales exceeded $1 billion in 2011 for the first time in its history, as it revenues ended up at the high end of its expectations in the fourth quarter of the financial year. Investors responded positively, boosting the company's value on the stock exchange by 4.6 ...
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India's exports of leather shoes went up by 4.11 percent...
India's exports of leather shoes went up by 4.11 percent in rupees and by 3.48 percent in U.S. dollars in the eight-month period through last November, reaching a value of $919.9 million. These and other figures were released by the Council of Leather Exports in its latest monthly report. ...
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The Walking Company, which operates 209 shoe stores concentrating on...
The Walking Company, which operates 209 shoe stores concentrating on comfort shoes in premium malls across the U.S., says that its sales rose by an estimated 7 percent last year to $201.5 million, delivering a net profit. The company emerged from bankruptcy proceedings in May 2010, apparently with the aim ...
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Footwear exports from Vietnam hit $5.7 billion in from January...
Footwear exports from Vietnam hit $5.7 billion in from January through November last year, and the country's Leather and Footwear Association thinks that the final tally for 2011 will hit $6.2 billion. From January through October, footwear exports jumped by 25.8 percent compared with the same period in 2010 to ...
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Argentina's import control measures are stifling its imports from Brazil...
Argentina's import control measures are stifling its imports from Brazil far more than they are those from Asian countries. A report by the consultancy IES found that from the first 11 months of 2010 to the same period in 2011, footwear imports from Brazil dropped by 2.3 million pairs, while ...
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The National Leather and Footwear Center of Tunisia reports that...
The National Leather and Footwear Center of Tunisia reports that its exports of leather and footwear grew by 8 percent in the first 11 months of 2011 to $637.1 million. Several sectors saw double-digit growth, with exports of lethergoods up by 45 percent, leather garments up by 77 percent, ...
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Bakers Footwear has launched a $10 million cost reduction and...
Bakers Footwear has launched a $10 million cost reduction and margin improvement program, intended mainly to improve its cash flow and liquidity. As part of this program, the American chain of 233 stores is attracting new customers through its own private labels. Bakers has reported a net loss of $10.2 ...
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German shoe retailers raised their sales by 2 percent in...
German shoe retailers raised their sales by 2 percent in October, compared with the same month one year ago, but this was largely due to an estimated 2.5 percent increase in average selling prices. Since the beginning of the year, the German retail market has fallen by 3 percent in ...
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Swedish shoe retailers' sales dropped by 3 percent in September...
Swedish shoe retailers' sales dropped by 3 percent in September and by 3.5 percent in October, according to the retail index calculated by HUI Research. So far this year, shoe retail sales have dropped by a total of 1.4 percent in the country. In the first 10 months of 2010, ...
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Kurt Geiger reportedly booked a 38.7 percent increase in operating...
Kurt Geiger reportedly booked a 38.7 percent increase in operating profit before amortization (Ebitda) to £18.8 million (€22.5m-$29.4m) for the financial year ended on Jan. 29, 2011. Sales grew by 22.4 percent to £185 million (€221.2m-$288.9m) at the British company, which recently became a property of the Jones Group. They ...
