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    Sneakers are increasingly popular in the U.S. as compared to...

    2018-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Sneakers are increasingly popular in the U.S. as compared to high heels. The online resale platform ThredUp analyzed data from December 2017 to May 2018, and found that there was a 38 percent increase in the number of high heel shoes being sent in by customers who no longer wanted ...

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    Michael Kors Holdings is projecting a 10 percent increase to...

    2018-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Michael Kors Holdings is projecting a 10 percent increase to between $570 and $580 million this year in the revenues of Jimmy Choo, which it bought in 2017, helping the group to reach total sales of $5.1 billion. However, the brand will deliver lower operating margins than before because of ...

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    According to BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands rankings...

    2018-06-14T00:00:00Z

    According to BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands rankings of 2018, the retail, luxury and apparel combined account for 16 of the list's names. The ranking was released on May 29 by WPP, the London-based multinational advertising firm, and market researcher Kantar Millward Brown. Amazon was the leading retail ...

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    Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, reports...

    2018-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, reports a satisfactory profit in spite of a 0.6 percent decrease in revenues to €317.8 million for the past year, due to weak orders of spring/summer 2018 products and reorders. On the other hand, operating and other costs grew significantly in ...

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    Hermès International reported a growth of 3 percent in euros...

    2018-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Hermès International reported a growth of 3 percent in euros and 11 percent in constant currencies for its sales in the first quarter of 2018. They reached a level of €1,394 million. On a currency-neutral basis, sales of leathergoods and saddlery went up by 8 percent. A strong currency-neutral increase ...

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    Brazil's shoes exports recorded another drop of 3.4 percent to...

    2018-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Brazil's shoes exports recorded another drop of 3.4 percent to $250.0 million in the first quarter of 2016, with a drop in volume of 2.7 percent. Higher orders from Argentina, France and other countries could not compensate a big drop in exports to the U.S., which fell for the first ...

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    Aeffe, the Italian fashion group behind Pollini and a host...

    2018-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Aeffe, the Italian fashion group behind Pollini and a host of other brands, reported a 20.3 percent increase in its total sales for the first quarter of this year, generating increases of 32 percent in Ebitda to €95.2 million and 39 percent in net income to €11.3 million. While apparel ...

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    The Portuguese association of shoes, components and leathergoods, Appiccaps, reports...

    2018-05-15T00:00:00Z

    The Portuguese association of shoes, components and leathergoods, Appiccaps, reports that the number of employees in the industry rose to 45,159 at the end of 2016, or 8,100 more than in 2010. The number of people employed in the shoe manufacturing industry went up by 6,529 to 38,661. It rose ...

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    In contrast with the brand's previous strong performance, sales grew...

    2018-05-15T00:00:00Z

    In contrast with the brand's previous strong performance, sales grew by only 5 percent for Stuart Weitzman in the third quarter of Tapestry's financial year, ended on March 31, driving the brand into a loss of $12 million for the period. The group, which was previously called Coach, saw its ...

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    Superga's growth recovered in the first quarter of this year...

    2018-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Superga's growth recovered in the first quarter of this year with increases of 7.2 percent in euros and 12.9 percent in local currencies on its aggregated sales, combining direct revenues and sales through licensees. The recovery came after declines that were mainly due to the clean-up of its distribution in ...

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    Sales of footwear declined by nearly 13 percent in the...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Sales of footwear declined by nearly 13 percent in the U.K. during the first quarter, according to a survey by Barclaycard, with sales through physical stores falling by 18.2 percent and online sales growing by merely one percent. The British Retail Consortium said that total retail sales of non-food products ...

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    Online retailers are recording strong growth in Germany, according to...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Online retailers are recording strong growth in Germany, according to the latest figures released by the German E-Commerce and Mail Order Catalog Association (BEVH). The clothing industry recorded an increase of 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, a rate more than double as high as the 2.7 percent ...

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    According to the Chinese Leather Industry Association, the country's footwear...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    According to the Chinese Leather Industry Association, the country's footwear sector generated sales of $123 billion last year. This was an increase of 4.4 percent as compared to 2016. Overall, China exported 9.6 billion pairs of shoes with a combined value of $45.6 billion, an increase of 3.7 percent in ...

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    Here is a French shoe company that is growing fast,...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Here is a French shoe company that is growing fast, while others like J.B. Martin are in trouble: Thanks to a rejuvenated and more colorful collection, Hirica raised its sales last year by 30 percent to €4.2 million and is targeting a 15 percent increase for 2018 with the recent ...

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    German shoe retailers suffered a double-digit sales decline in the...

    2018-04-26T00:00:00Z

    German shoe retailers suffered a double-digit sales decline in the first quarter of 2018, due especially to a cold and wet month of March. According to the European Clearing Center, they fell by 16 percent during the period. The latest data indicate that they scored slightly better at the beginning ...

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    Kering more than doubled its net profit to €1.79 billion...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Kering more than doubled its net profit to €1.79 billion in 2017. Its adjusted operating income surged by 56.3 percent to €2.95 billion, and 70 percent of that came from its star brand, Gucci, whose sales grew by 41.9 percent to €6.21 billion. Yves Saint Laurent rose by 23.0 percent ...

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    Hermès has just announced an 11 percent jump in net...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Hermès has just announced an 11 percent jump in net earnings to €1.2 billion for 2017. The company's operating margin grew further to 34.6 percent. As reported in the previous issue, the growth in Hermès' turnover slowed down to 7 percent last year, making it reach a level of €5.5 ...

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    Giuseppe Zanotti reportedly increased sales by 2.9 percent to €177...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Giuseppe Zanotti reportedly increased sales by 2.9 percent to €177 million in 2017

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    China's central government has set a target of 6.5 percent...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    China's central government has set a target of 6.5 percent growth for its Gross Domestic Product for 2018, the same that it had set for last year, but with a higher quality level. In reality, China's economic growth went beyond the government's expectations in 2017 with an estimated rise of ...

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    BasicNet said the Superga brand experienced strong growth across all...

    2018-03-22T00:00:00Z

    BasicNet said the Superga brand experienced strong growth across all American countries last year. Sales increased by 99 percent in Argentina and by 94 percent in Chile. The Brazilian market grew by 40 percent. Sales in the U.S. rose by 27 percent. The Asian market slowed down compared with the ...