All Short stops articles – Page 135
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BFA, the British footwear industry association, is taking 17 companies...
BFA, the British footwear industry association, is taking 17 companies to next month’s Expo Riva Schuh fair and 29 to the subsequent WSA show in Las Vegas
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APLF says more than 150 companies have registered so far...
APLF says more than 150 companies have registered so far for its new Fashion First fair in Brussels next month, and that 91% of the companies that participated in its Materials, Manufacturing and Technology fair in Hong Kong last spring will return next Apr. 6-9. ...
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Independent French shoe retailers raised their sales by 11% in...
Independent French shoe retailers raised their sales by 11% in November, leading to a 1% increase for the season, but for the year so far their sales have been flat
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Kenneth Cole Productions has repurchased 500,000 shares from Liz Claiborne...
Kenneth Cole Productions has repurchased 500,000 shares from Liz Claiborne at $27.87 a share, or all of its declared holdings, equivalent to 4.1% of the Class A common shares and 2.5% of the total shares outstanding
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The new owners of Stephane Kélian are reportedly planning to...
The new owners of Stephane Kélian are reportedly planning to lay off 80 of the company’s 380 employees due to weak sales, particularly in export markets which now represent only about 10% of sales
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J.B. Martin inaugurates a new shopfit in Rennes...
J.B. Martin inaugurates a new shopfit in Rennes
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J.M. Weston is offering three new high-end styles in limited...
J.M. Weston is offering three new high-end styles in limited runs of only 500 pairs each
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Rondinaud, the French manufacturer of slippers, has launched two new...
Rondinaud, the French manufacturer of slippers, has launched two new lines licensed from Astérix and Camps
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Marks & Spencer has decided to halve the number of...
Marks & Spencer has decided to halve the number of executive board members to three after a 4% decline in same-store sales during the 1st half of 2004
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John Hancock is the new chairman and CEO of Gerber...
John Hancock is the new chairman and CEO of Gerber Technology after holding a similar position at Gerber Coburn, another subsidiary of Gerber Scientific that is involved in the optical sector
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Sergio Rossi has hired a well-known new designer, Edmundo Castillo,...
Sergio Rossi has hired a well-known new designer, Edmundo Castillo, born in Puerto Rico and stationed in New York for many years, who has been creating styles for several Hollywood stars
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The Brussels Trade Mart has revamped its website, www.trademart.be, giving...
The Brussels Trade Mart has revamped its website, www.trademart.be, giving exhibitors the chance of communicating about their novelties, and this has led to a 77% increase in monthly traffic on the site
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Robert Lusk, who established the Birkenstock brand in the UK,...
Robert Lusk, who established the Birkenstock brand in the UK, has converted a former small Birkenstock store in Covent Garden to the Biker Bob’s banner, offering brands such as Dan Post, Frye and Keen
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Ferruccio Ferragamo, CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo, has been given this...
Ferruccio Ferragamo, CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo, has been given this year’s “Quality of Life” award by Ernst & Young in Italy.
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Baugur, the big international retail group based in Iceland, has...
Baugur, the big international retail group based in Iceland, has acquired Magasin du Nord, the leading department store in Copenhagen, after numerous acquisitions in the British retail sector, including most recently the MK One chain of discount apparel shops
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Spanish police authorities indicate that more and more manufacturers from...
Spanish police authorities indicate that more and more manufacturers from the Elche region have been complaining over the last few months about counterfeited models produced in Brazil and Southeast Asia
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Manuel Tavares Silva of Arauto, who bought the French Little...
Manuel Tavares Silva of Arauto, who bought the French Little Mary brand of toddlers’ shoes together with former executives of Pindière, has acquired the old Portuguese injection factory of Elefanten in Feira
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Wolverine has sued Kohl’s, the American discount retailer, and one...
Wolverine has sued Kohl’s, the American discount retailer, and one of its suppliers, Harbor Footwear Group, for selling imitations of Merrell’s Jungle Moc, Jungle Slide and Winter Moc models at lower prices
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Borregaard is the new Danish agent of Legero...
Borregaard is the new Danish agent of Legero
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Marc Verona, who owns Base London, has reportedly acquired Lloyd...
Marc Verona, who owns Base London, has reportedly acquired Lloyd Shoe, a British firm unrelated to the German company by the same name that operates some 800 footwear concessions at clothing stores such as Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Topman and Wallis
