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Clarks temporarily closes stores in the U.K. Ireland and the U.S.
Clarks has closed all of its stores in the U.K., Ireland and the U.S. to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic. According to its general manager for the U.K. and Ireland, Joe Ulloa, store employees will continue to receive pay and benefits, and the company’s online store will remain open. Certain ...
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Hidesign to expand retail footprint in India
According to an English-language Indian daily, the Deccan Herald, Hidesign will be expanding its retail footprint in its home country of India. The producer of leathergoods will be opening flagships – every one exceeding 1,000 square feet and carrying the brand’s full range of products – in Pondicherry, Mumbai, Delhi, ...
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Clarks plans to permanently close some U.K. stores
Clarks intends to permanently close a “small number” of stores, which will not reopen after a nationwide lockdown is lifted in the U.K. The footwear company has 347 stores in the country, which were all closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the daily The Sun, Clarks could permanently ...
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Zeis Excelsa wants to become a platform for Italian brands
Zeis Excelsa, an Italian firm based in Montegranaro, in the Marche region, is aiming to grow by an annual average of 25 percent over the next three years to 2022 by becoming a platform for Italian footwear brands. As a former president of Anci, the Italian shoe industry association now ...
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Confindustria asks landlords to postpone rents
The Italian government having halted most commerce until April 3, Confindustria Moda has written to commercial landlords asking them to postpone the payment of rents or renegotiate leases for the Italian fashion retailers it represents. The association’s president, Claudio Marenzi, worries that the situation in Italy is far from resolved ...
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Geox sees 20% drop in DOS sales during Q1
Geox expects sales of its directly-operated stores (DOS) to have declined by 20 percent in the first quarter because of the impact of Covid-19. In the 12 weeks to March 22, comparable sales for DOS dropped by nearly 15 percent because of store closures, first in Italy and then throughout ...
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+++ Moreschi has opened a store in the City Stars Mall near the Egyptian pyramids +++ Dr. Martens has opened its fifth directly owned German store in Stuttgart +++
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Dr. Martens opens fifth German store
Dr. Martens opened its fifth store in Germany at the end of 2019. On Feb. 13, Dr. Martens will celebrate the official opening of its new store in Stuttgart. There are still speculations about the sale of Dr. Martens, which is owned by institutional investors who want to cash out ...
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Footwear brands flock to Marylebone Village
Marylebone Village, in the chic residential area of London’s West End, is attracting more and more footwear brands. Allbirds, Joseph Cheaney and Martel + Ram are all opening there. Allbirds is about to open its second U.K. location at 46 Marylebone High Street, following the opening of the other store ...
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Footasylum enlists CDO to fight fraud
Footasylum has signed up to Claims Detect Online (CDO), a new tool to help tackle the issue of suspicious refund claims in the U.K. The tool has been developed by National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), a non-profit initiative. Retailers are being targeted by an increasing number of suspicious refunds or ...
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Joya launches portal for retailers
Joya, the Swiss brand of comfort shoes, has launched a new online portal for retailers. This new type of B2B platform enables retailers to check production slots and current stock levels while providing fully automated pre-orders and real-time information on delivery dates and availability. Along with immediate orders, retailers have ...
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Skechers invests in omni-channel
In reporting a strong 23.1 percent increase in overall revenues to $1,330 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, Skechers’ management revealed that it is developing a new omni-channel retailing platform where its brick-and-mortar stores will be more integrated with its e-commerce operations. Online sales still represent less than ...
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Veja opens first U.S. store
Veja has just opened its first store in the U.S. Located in the Nolita neighborhood of New York City, the store reflects the French brand’s unfinished look and its commitment to sustainability, using wood and other simple materials and decoration. The store plans to host monthly panel discussions on sustainable ...
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Gabor expands shop concept
Gabor has expanded its current shop concept with a rear wall module designed to display Gabor ‘s sneaker collection. It has already been implemented at a retailer in Celle, which has been operating a Gabor shop-in-shop since 2006. The new, flexible module displays 15 sneakers in a typical side view ...
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Deichmann to sell Adidas, Nike
Europe’s largest shoe retailer, Deichmann, will be selling shoes, accessories and sports apparel from Adidas and Nike. The items will be available from Deichmann’s online store and from certain of the German shoe retailer’s brick-and-mortar stores. Deichmann is launching sports apparel in its stores with an influencer campaign featuring various ...
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Covid-19 case at Zalando
An employee at Zalando has tested positive for coronavirus and is staying home under self-imposed quarantine. The European e-tailer has since sought to determine who at its headquarters in Berlin, Germany, came into contact with the infected employee over the previous 14 days. It has asked those staff members to ...
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Designer Brands closes all U.S. stores
Designer Brands, the American shoe retailing group previously called DSW, managed to significantly narrow its net loss in the fourth quarter. However, this good performance might be short-lived, as the group announced that it has closed all its stores in the U.S. from March 17 until further notice, due to ...
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After Europe, the U.S. shuts down at retail
In the last few days, major shoe retail chains in the U.S. have announced a temporary closure of their stores because of the coronavirus epidemic, while continuing to pay the store personnel. Shoe Carnival, which is set to report its latest results later this week, said on March 19 that ...
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Schuhaus Kay, the German shoe retailer from northern Germany, has...
Schuhaus Kay, the German shoe retailer from northern Germany, has been taken over by a Berlin-based investment company called Goal. The local court of Hamburg granted an application for self-administration on Nov. 26. The executive board of Schuhhaus Kay reports that all of the company's shares have been sold to ...
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Overcube, the new multi-brand e-commerce operation launched by the Portuguese...
Overcube, the new multi-brand e-commerce operation launched by the Portuguese Kyaia group in March 2018, has opened its first physical store in Lisbon's central Avenida da Liberdade. Customers can try some of the shoes and place orders online at a kiosk for any of the brands offered through the online ...
