Puma’s Chief Commercial Officer leaves
Puma’s Chief Commercial Officer, Matthias Bäumer, will leave the German sportswear group’s executive board on Sept. 30 for personal reasons, the company said, with no successor yet named.
Dr. Martens hires a Global Customer Director
Dr. Martens has appointed former Katie Morton, as its new Global Customer Director. She will join the British footwear group on Oct. 26 and report to the Chief Brand Officer, Carla Murphy.
Brazil sends 64 brands to Micam
Brazil will be represented by 64 brands at Micam’s 102nd edition being held from Sept. 13 to 15 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center on the outskirts of Milan. The event will be hosting 758 exhibiting brands, 378 of which are Italian and 380 international.
Micam hosts 758 exhibiting brands
Micam, which will run from Sept. 13 to 15 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center on the outskirts of Milan, is hosting 758 exhibiting brands, 378 of which are Italian and 380 international.
Primark to offer home delivery in the UK as sales fall
Primark plans to introduce home delivery in the UK, after years of rejecting direct-to-consumer sales online.
Designer Brands sees “tremendous” potential for Topo Athletic
Designer Brands highlighted the “tremendous” potential of its Topo Athletic brand, which is on course for reaching annual sales of over $100 million in its 2027 financial year, as its Brand Portfolio segment continued to outperform in the second quarter of 2026.
Tempe’s full-year sales and earnings slip
In fiscal 2025, which ended on Jan. 31, 2026, Tempe posted a 2.5 percent decline in net sales to €1,574 million, while net profit slipped to €202.8 million from €203.7 million a year earlier.
Caleres lifts its earnings guidance after stronger-than-expected Q2
Caleres lifted its earnings guidance for the full year, after reporting profits above expectations in the second quarter of its fiscal year, as the strong showing of its Brand Portfolio segment outweighed the worse-than-anticipated sales performance of the Fashion Footwear business.
Kybun moves part of shoe production to Italy amid dispute over "Swissness" rules
The Swiss comfort shoe manufacturer Kybun Joya is moving part of its production from Sennwald, in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley, to its factory in Montebelluna, northern Italy, amid controversy over the Alpine country’s new “Swissness” regulations.
Italy’s economic expansion continues
A phase of economic expansion that began in Italy in the third quarter of 2025 is continuing, said the statistics institute Istat in a note on the Italian economy for the months of July and August.
Debenhams sells its Sheffield distribution center to Primark
Debenhams Group, the British fast fashion retailer which was previously referred to as Boohoo, has sold the automation in its Sheffield distribution center in England and reassigned the lease to Primark Stores Limited for £90 million (€104.7m) in cash.
Baffin enters the aftermarket insole business
Baffin, a Canadian brand of high-performance footwear and apparel, has launched the B-Tek thermal insole. The sole is compatible with the brand’s footwear as well as other boot styles and can be used as a replacement footbed or added to existing footwear for an extra layer of insulation and ...
U-Power continues to expand with the acquisition of Kübler Workwear
U-Power, an Italian supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) with a focus on safety footwear, has signed a binding agreement to buy a 100 percent stake in the German company Paul H. Kübler Bekleidungswerk GmbH & Co. KG, which trades under the name Kübler Workwear.
Inditex's autumn/winter collections were ‘very well received’
Inditex, the Spanish fashion retailer which owns the brands Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius and Oysho, said that its autumn/winter collections have been “very well received” by customers and that currency-adjusted sales in the period running from Aug. 1 to Sept. 7 increased by 9 percent versus the same ...
German fashion consumers become more selective
German fashion customers are becoming more selective about their clothing purchases, prioritising fit, comfort, quality and value for money, but are also buying less frequently and seeking less information, according to the GermanFashion Consumer Panel 2026, released by the industry association GermanFashion and conducted by the market researcher Innofact.
UK's retail sales growth slows down in August
In August, total UK retail sales rose by 0.7% year-on-year compared with a rise of 1.3 percent in July and against growth of 3.1 percent in August 2025, according to data released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) covering the four weeks from Aug. 2 to 29.
BNS' Managing Director Frank Sauter leaves after 23 years
The German shoe accessories company BNS has announced changes at its helm, with its long-serving Managing Director, Frank Sauter, set to step down at the end of the year after 23 years in the role.
Zegna lifts its operating margins thanks to higher DTC sales
Ermenegildo Zegna reported an adjusted Ebit of €74.5 million in the first half of 2026, up from €68.7 million the year earlier, with the adjusted Ebit margin widening to 7.5 percent from 7.4 percent.
Indian sneaker brand Zaydn raises $680,000 in seed funding round
Zaydn, a New Delhi-based sneaker and lifestyle brand founded in 2022 by Ankit Dass, has secured approximately $680,000 in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures, a venture capital firm headquartered in Gurugram, India. The round also saw participation from BeyondSeed and a group of private angel investors.
UK's retail footfall improves in August but remains weak
In August, retail footfall in the UK fell by 1.7 percent year-on-year, less than the 2.1 percent contraction seen in July, with the improvement driven by retail parks, according to data released by the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic.