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Argentinian footwear manufacturers are reporting an 8.5 percent increase in...
Argentinian footwear manufacturers are reporting an 8.5 percent increase in production to 115 million pairs for 2011, according to CIC, the country's footwear industry association. More than 60 percent of these are leather shoes. Women's shoes made up more than 50 percent of the total, with children's shoes accounting for ...
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As many as 87 percent of the Spanish shoe companies...
As many as 87 percent of the Spanish shoe companies were anticipating an increase in their sales in 2011, according to a survey conducted by Inescop. Their optimism was particularly high with regard to their export sales, with 92.4 percent predicting an increase in European markets and 95.9 percent anticipating ...
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The German buying cooperative GMS expects to have booked centralized...
The German buying cooperative GMS expects to have booked centralized settlements in the amount of €125 million for its 850 affiliated specialty shoe retailers in 2011. In the previous business year, they had reached the total amount of €95 million. With more than 300 stores, fashion-oriented retailers represent the biggest ...
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Danish shoe retailers are moving cautiously into the new year,...
Danish shoe retailers are moving cautiously into the new year, judging from a survey made by the industry association, Skohandlerforening. A decline in pre-orders due to be booked by next February for the fall/winter 2012-13 season was predicted by 69.2 percent of the respondents, as compared to the same period ...
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The Spanish luxury goods market was expected to rise by...
The Spanish luxury goods market was expected to rise by 25 percent this year to a total retail turnover of €4.5 billion, according to a national trade association, Luxury Spain, in contrast with the overall declining consumption trends. The growth of the sector has been attributed to an increase in ...
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Pollini increased sales by 15.0 percent to €25.3 million in...
Pollini increased sales by 15.0 percent to €25.3 million in the first nine months of the year. In the meantime, the shoemaker's parent company, Aeffe, booked a 14.0 percent increase in overall sales to €197.4 million. Sales of the ready-to-wear activity rose by 10.3 percent to €157.8 million and revenues ...
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Yoox increased nine-month sales by 35.6 percent to €204.4 million...
Yoox increased nine-month sales by 35.6 percent to €204.4 million but net profits slipped by 10.0 percent to €3.6 million. Earnings were affected by depreciation and amortization connected to investments in an automated distribution platform, the opening of a new office in Milan, the expansion of premises in Bologna and ...
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Sales rose by 24 percent in the first six months...
Sales rose by 24 percent in the first six months of the year on Milan's fashion street via Montenapoleone, according to the retailers' association Associazione della via Montenapoleone. It added that 80 percent of revenues were generated by foreigners. The association has introduced a card enabling non-EU residents to obtain ...
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Sarenza, the French online store for footwear, reports a 75...
Sarenza, the French online store for footwear, reports a 75 percent sales increase for the first nine months of this year. Its sales had reached €20 million in 2010.
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Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a net profit of...
Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a net profit of $73,000 in the third quarter ended Oct. 1 from a net loss of $1.1 million a year ago, as selling, general and administrative expenses were cut by 28 percent and gross margins improved by 12 percentage points to 38 percent ...
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Zintala, the company managing the exclusive Silvano Lattanzi brand, expects...
Zintala, the company managing the exclusive Silvano Lattanzi brand, expects to increase its sales in Italy by nearly 30 percent to €4.5 million in 2011. An additional €7.5 million in turnover is expected to be generated abroad. In an interview with the daily Il Sole 24 Ore, the company's owner, ...
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Exports of hides and skins from Brazil rose by more...
Exports of hides and skins from Brazil rose by more than 20 percent in the first 10 months of 2011 compared with last year, up to $1.72 billion. By volume, the number dropped by 9 percent to 1.98 million hides.
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The Indian leather industry saw mixed results in the first...
The Indian leather industry saw mixed results in the first half of the 2011-12 fiscal year, April through September. Overall, exports grew by 4.9 percent to $1.8 billion for the six months. Looking at individual sectors, gains were recorded for leather footwear, up by 5.5 percent to $682.7 million; leather ...
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Esprit has reported a 0.6 percent increase in revenues to...
Esprit has reported a 0.6 percent increase in revenues to 8.55 billion Hong Kong dollars (€0.8b-$1.1b) for the latest quarter, ended on Sept. 30, but in local currencies they fell by 8.2 percent. Revenues were almost equally split between the company's wholesale and retail operations. In local currencies, they ...
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A survey of nearly 3,000 small and medium-sized manufacturers in...
A survey of nearly 3,000 small and medium-sized manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta region of Southern China indicates that many of them have seen their profits decline by between 30 and 40 percent as compared to last year, due to rising raw material and labor costs, combined with lower ...
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Brazilian packers and tanners exported 25,000 tons of hides and...
Brazilian packers and tanners exported 25,000 tons of hides and skins in September, achieving export revenues of $163.2 million, according to the Brazilian tanning industry association, CICB. In value, exports were 15 percent lower compared with August but 28 percent higher than a year earlier. In volume, they were 16 percent ...
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A survey of 1,000 women commissioned by MBT found that...
A survey of 1,000 women commissioned by MBT found that more than 40 percent of those who wear high-heel shoes have suffered an accident through them, most often from falling over
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Swedish shoe retail sales declined by 1.7 percent in August,...
Swedish shoe retail sales declined by 1.7 percent in August, but on a comparable, calendar-adjusted basis, the decline was more like 6.3 percent. During the first eight months of 2011, Swedish shoe retailers suffered sales declines of 0.8 percent in absolute terms and 4.6 percent in real terms.
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Bata India enjoyed a 46.2 percent increase in pre-tax profit...
Bata India enjoyed a 46.2 percent increase in pre-tax profit to 450.3 million rupees (€6.6m-$9.2m) in the third quarter as sales rose by 26.8 percent to INR 3.69 billion (€54.5m-$75.1m). Predicting that this will be the most profitable year for the company, the management said the results stemmed from continued ...
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The acquisition of the Bogs brand last March helped to...
The acquisition of the Bogs brand last March helped to boost sales and profits at Weyco Group, but Florsheim and other properties contributed as well to its improved figures for the third quarter. The U.S. company has reported quarterly increases of 29 percent in sales to $74.6 million and 29 ...
