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ArticleShein is about to roll out its market place in Germany, Spain, France, Italy
Shein, the Singapore-based fast-fashion online retailer, announced that it is expanding its marketplace to Mexico, and that launches in Germany, Spain, France and Italy “will soon follow suit.” The marketplace was previously rolled out in Brazil and the U.S. Shein noted that the local marketplaces offer products from third parties ...
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ArticleM&S adds Skechers, Crocs and Toms to its online platform
The British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is adding the footwear brands Skechers, Crocs and Toms to its Brands at M&S online platform as part of an effort to boost sales during the summer period. Richard Price, managing director of Clothing & Home at M&S noted that the retailer’s ”footwear ...
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ArticleThe U.S. wholesale channel is Skechers’ most challenged marketplace
Currently, the U.S. wholesale market is probably the “single most challenged marketplace” for Skechers, while India is one of its most “exciting” markets. The company continues to see “robust” consumer demand in Europe, while China continues to offer “ample opportunity” to grow, explained John Vandemore, Skechers’ chief financial officer, during ...
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ArticleU.S. footwear stocks tumble after Foot Locker’s profit warning
Shares in U.S. footwear companies nosedived after Foot Locker issued a profit-warning due to the softening of market conditions and the need to increase markdowns to reduce inventories. Mary Dillon, Foot Locker’s president and chief executive officer, said that since the launch of the company’s Lace Up Strategy at its ...
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ArticleSkechers lifts full-year guidance after strong Q1, but braces for continued domestic wholesale headwinds
Skechers raised its guidance for earnings and revenues for the full year after reporting better-than-expected results in the first quarter, when its top line rose by a reported 10.0 percent compared to the year earlier to reach a new record for the period of $2,001.9 million, coming in above an ...
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Skechers acquires Scandinavian distributor
Skechers has signed an agreement to acquire its existing Scandinavian distributor, Sports Connection Holding ApS. Sports Connection’s business includes 58 existing Skechers retail locations, several e-commerce solutions and more than 1600 wholesale customers. The company was established in Denmark in 1994 and has been Skechers’ exclusive distributor in the Nordic ...
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ArticleThe stocks of former IPO stars Allbirds and Dr. Martens continue their freefall in Q1
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence rebounded by about 5 percent overall in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months driven by some key clusters such as large U.S. footwear companies, online retailers and luxury goods groups. However, both Allbirds and Dr. Martens, previously ...
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ArticleFootwear ad spend in Germany totalled €185m in 2022
Footwear companies have invested more than €185 million in advertising in 2022 in Germany, with shoe manufacturers accounting for the lion’s share, a survey from market analysis firm Research Tools and data specialist AdVision digital showed. Almost one third of total expenditure was attributable to retailers, according to the ...
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Skechers enters a new fashion collaboration
Skechers has teamed up with style icon Diane von Furstenberg of luxury fashion brand DVF for Skechers first-ever footwear and apparel collab. Skechers x DVF features Furstenberg’s signature prints and bold colors and launches with the Endless Kisses capsule featuring the DVF “Lips” print. The collection aims to reflect ...
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Skechers opens 2 more stores in Spain
Skechers is planning to open new stores in the Spanish cities of Jerez de la Frontera and Valencia this year, according to Palco23. The store in Jerez will have a surface area of 256 square meters while the one in Valencia, within the Bonaire Outlet shopping mall, will have a ...
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ArticleSkechers looks to produce in India as Q4 sales jump 14%
Skechers said it is planning to begin production in India, one of its fastest growing markets in the Asia Pacific region. Sales in the country displayed “particular strength” in the fourth quarter of 2022, as the company’s overall top line jumped by 13.5 percent to $1,878.8 million billion to reach ...
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ArticleStocks of U.S. footwear companies rebound in Q4
Trading remained very volatile in the fourth quarter of 2022 with the various clusters of our universe of stocks often fluctuating significantly compared with the previous three months. Overall, Shoe Intelligence’s selection of stocks continues to trend water, rising by just over 2 percent on average. Shares of Brazilian footwear ...
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Skechers opens a flagship store in Ireland
Skechers has opened a flagship store on Dublin’s Grafton Street. In addition to the Henry Street concept store and four other retail outlets in the greater Dublin area, the new 929 sqm location is designed to showcase Skechers’ extensive range and technologies in one of Ireland’s busiest neighborhoods and expand ...
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Skechers escorts Kanye West out of L.A. corporate building
Slowly but surely, Kanye West should realize that he is no longer welcome due to the antisemitic, racist and hateful remarks he made recently across multiple forums. After the recent contract cancellations with Adidas, Balenciaga, CAA, MRC and Gap, Skechers USA now released a statement in which it reports that ...
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ArticleSkechers cuts Q4 outlook as Q3 net dips
Skechers, impacted by $50 million in incremental freight and logistics costs and elevated operating expenses, reported a 17 percent decline in third-quarter profit to $85.9 million from $103.1 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Operating expenses were nearly 20 percent higher at $754.0 million, and gross margin was down ...
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Skechers sues Hermès for alleged patent infringement
Skechers USA has sued Hermès International and Hermès of Paris for alleged patent infringement of its proprietary Massage Fit sole technology. The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 18 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. In 2022, Hermès introduced two footwear ...
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ArticleStocks of Brazilian footwear manufacturers outperform in Q3
In the third quarter of 2022, the stock prices of footwear companies and associated sectors monitored by Shoe Intelligence were on average virtually unchanged, falling by less than 3 percent when compared with the previous three months. But, the figure conceals noticeable disparities between the panel’s subsegments. The cohort of ...
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Skechers picks Myleene Klass as brand ambassador
Skeckers has signed on the musician, presenter and entrepreneur Myleene Klass as ambassador for the brand’s footwear and apparel offering across the U.K. and Ireland.
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ArticleSkechers adopts cautious H2 outlook, plans further distribution center investments
Skechers – citing currency impacts, persistent supply chain woes, a slower pace of recovery in China, and an overall uncertain global economic environment – is taking a “cautious view” for the remainder of 2022 after reporting record quarterly revenues. Describing a volatile supply chain environment over the last 4 to ...
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ArticleFootwear stocks track global markets lower in Q2
In the second quarter of 2022, footwear stocks declined significantly in line with global markets, which suffered their strongest pullback in decades. In the U.S., the S&P 500 index posted its worst performance in the first half of the year since 1970. Global markets were hit by raising inflation, a ...
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