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Ownership and management change at ECC
European-Clearing-Center (ECC), which acts as a platform for electronic data exchange between producers and retailers in the footwear and fashion sector, underwent a change of ownership and management. Effective from Jan. 1, the footwear buying groups ANWR and Sabu and the shoe and leather goods industry association HDS/L purchased the ...
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Simon Tölle joins Sabu’s board
The German shoe retail cooperative Sabu has announced changes to its board of directors. From Jan. 1, 2024, Simon Tölle will join the board, replacing Peter Werner, who is stepping down at the end of December “at his own request” after more than twelve years in the role, the Heilbronn-based ...
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ArticleANWR and Sabu maintain their trade fair pattern “for the time being”
After announcing in August plans to redesign the domestic trade fair landscape, the German footwear buying group ANWR and the German shoe retail cooperative Sabu now intend to maintain the existing model for the ”time being.” In their initial announcement, ANWR and Sabu said that they wanted to focus on ...
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ANWR and Sabu cooperate towards long-term strengthening of footwear retail sector
The German footwear buying group ANWR and the German shoe retail cooperative Sabu have joined forces, launching an in-depth cooperation aimed at developing new industry solutions and fostering innovation to boost sales potential. The partners will focus on two “strategic fields of action”: revitalizing the trade fair landscape and ...
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Sabu swings back to growth as sales return to pre-Covid levels
The German shoe retail cooperative Sabu reported strong results for 2022 driven by a surge in sales and an increase in points of sale, as the pandemic loosened its grip. Sales swung back above pre-Covid levels and were up by 42 percent to € 335 million compared to 2021. ...
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Sabu launches new business and organizational development unit
Sabu launched a new business and organizational development division that will be led, effective immediately, by Kay Wegerhoff. The new unit will allow to more closely identify the current and future needs of members and suppliers, sort them by priority and implement projects and measures as needed, in the ...
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Sabu and Zusa enter a partnership
Sabu, a German retail cooperative, and Zusa, a Swiss footwear buying group, have agreed on a strategic partnership scheduled to start next year. The parties expect that the collaboration will lead to significant synergies in many activities, reduce costs and further improve the services for their members in both countries. ...
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Sabu postpones its general assembly to October
The German retail cooperative Sabu has postponed its 69th ordinary general meeting from June 18-20 to October 22-24 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event is scheduled to be held in Berlin. Joachim Seibel , the chairman of Sabu’s supervisory board, said that there was no alternative, because ...
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ArticleANWR and Sabu offer liquidity support to retailers
The German retail cooperatives ANWR and Sabu are continuing to support their members by engaging in initiatives to underpin their liquidity as the coronavirus crisis drags on. ANWR Group is offering its affiliated national and international footwear, sporting goods and leathergoods retailers a €150 million financing ...
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ArticleBirkenstock ends cooperation with purchasing groups in Germany
Birkenstock is pulling out of the German shoe retailing cooperatives ANWR , GMS and Sabu on the grounds that they are allegedly not sufficiently committed to fighting product piracy. The withdrawal takes effect from December 31. Birkenstock has been a member of the trade associations for ...
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Sabu hires Zalando procurement manager
Sabu , the German shoe retailers’cooperative, has hired Johanna Ferner to fill the newly created position of head of purchasing fashion and accessories. The 44-year old will join the company on Oct. 1 . Ferner comes from the German e-tailer Zalando , where she was senior buyer in ...
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German shoe industry joins forces to launch data sharing platform
Germany’s shoe industry has joined a wide-ranging alliance to set up a data exchange and clearing platform for the sector. The footwear buying groups ANWR and Sabu , the shoe and leather goods industry association HDS/L and the merchandise management providers ETOS and Brandt Retail ...
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ArticleFootwear production is on the rise, while retailers review their strategy
Footwear manufacturers have returned to production levels ranging from an estimated 50-80 percent in India, China and Portugal after the havoc caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. But the outlook remains uncertain and the crisis has led some players to rethink distribution and retailing.
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ANWR and Sabu to introduce a new digital ordering platform
ANWR and Sabu , two of the major German shoe retailing cooperatives, want to introduce a new digital ordering platform for the shoe industry together with a partner, Mobimedia . The German software company’s Quintet24 platform enables companies to trade online and carry out all pre-orders and re-orders ...
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ANWR, Sabu and HDS/L to set up new seasonal schedule
ANWR and Sabu , two of the major German shoe retailing cooperatives, have decided to set up a new seasonal schedule for the presentation of new products in concert with HDS/L , the German shoe and leathergoods industry association. Many partners from the shoe, leathergoods and textile industries have ...
