All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 10-11 – Page 2
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Eastland Shoe Corporation has named Marc Gold to be its...
Eastland Shoe Corporation has named Marc Gold to be its new director of business development. His main focus will be the handcrafted leather footwear company's men's collections. He's worked in the footwear industry for more than 25 years, including executive positions at Frye Boot Company, Skechers and Vida Group International.
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Marc Shoes has launched its first e-commerce website in cooperation...
Marc Shoes has launched its first e-commerce website in cooperation with an internet provider in Potsdam, Guido Baar. The website offers clients more than 500 different shoe models from the current spring/summer collection of the brand. Customers can buy their shoes or check the availability of specific shoe models online ...
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PPR confirms positive luxury trend
Demand for luxury footwear and other products is robust in both established and emerging markets, as shown by the quarterly sales of PPR, the French-based owner of Gucci and many other brands. Apart from Japan, sales of the group's luxury brands were up in all regions, with strong contributions from ...
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The Italian footwear company Zeis Excelsa has taken over the...
The Italian footwear company Zeis Excelsa has taken over the apparel manufacturing activities of the Dirk Bikkembergs group located in the Italian town of Fossombrone. The transaction was carried out by Karma, a wholly owned unit of Zeis, which will rent the facility. A separate company, Karma Apparel, bought the ...
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Presenting its second collection of the new Maasai line of...
Presenting its second collection of the new Maasai line of handcrafted ethnic moccasins and sandals, Pikolinos reports that it has already sold 10,000 pairs of the line, which it launched this year in Spain as well as in France, the U.K., the U.S. and Russia, along with coordinated handbags. The ...
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Kenneth Cole has a loss
One-time charges associated with the acceleration of store closings and lower gross margins due to markdowns and liquidations intended to reduce inventories led Kenneth Cole Productions to record a net loss of $17.2 million in the first quarter, compared with a profit of $1.8 million a year ago. However, the ...
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Skechers’ inventory clean-up takes longer than expected
The cleanup of Skechers' inventory, weighed down by excess toning shoes, could last longer than previously forecast and drag on into the third quarter of the year, the company's management said in releasing its results for the first quarter. Previously, the company had indicated that the matter should have been ...
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Clarks’ net profit rockets
C&J Clark offset slow sales on British soil with soaring international growth in the last fiscal year, ended last Jan. 31, and the company saw its total net profits rise by more than a quarter. The British company, which now operates 1,071 shops and employs 13,000 people worldwide, reported these ...
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Clarks opens first of many stores in India
Forming an equal joint venture for the distribution of its shoes in India with a leading retail operator, Future Group, Clarks predicted that India could become one of its five largest markets, generating sales of about Rs 250 crore (€38m-$56m) in five years. Previously, in 2005, Clarks tried to enter ...
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Christian Louboutin is working with the Pedder Group of Hong...
Christian Louboutin is working with the Pedder Group of Hong Kong to open two free-standing stores in Beijing and Shanghai this year. The two companies have been working together since 2002, with Louboutin products selling from Lane Crawford and On Pedder stores, both owned by Pedder Group, as well as ...
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Clergerie confirms Chinese tie-up
Confirming a report in the last issue, the French shoe designer Robert Clergerie has signed a deal for the sale of a 90 percent stake in his eponymous shoe company, giving it a value of €2 million. As part of the deal, the new owners have reportedly promised to keep ...
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Noël has obtained a license to produce and distribute children's...
Noël has obtained a license to produce and distribute children's shoes under the Absorba brand name. The French shoemaker has annual sales of €55 million and expects the license to generate an additional €3 million in annual revenues in three to five years' time. The group is developing four ranges ...
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Start-rite takes over a children’s shoe chain
Interesting synergies are expected from the takeover of One Small Step One Giant Leap, a chain of eight children's footwear stores with a premium positioning in the London area, by James Southall & Company, which owns Start-rite, the leading British brand of children's shoes after Clarks. The acquisition includes One ...
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The shoe segment was the only fashion category in the...
The shoe segment was the only fashion category in the U.K. retail sector to experience some growth in March, according to the British Retail Consortium's KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, although retailing as a whole fell by 3.5%
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Cat Footwear is offering three updated styles of its...
Cat Footwear is offering three updated styles of its Colorado boot for the next fall/winter season that have been restyled by a young British designer, Martine Rose
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Prada is launching an online customization service called “Made to...
Prada is launching an online customization service called “Made to Order.” It will enable clients to insert one's initials, name or text as well as choose colors and material for a wide range of products including shoes from the 2011 spring-summer collections. Delivery of the goods will take about two ...
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Della Valle’s younger brother will have more clout at Tod’s
Tod's chairman and chief executive, Diego Della Valle, 57, said his brother Andrea Della Valle, who is 45 years old, will have a larger role in running the company but ruled out that he will give up working for the company. Andrea is already deputy chairman and co-chief executive. Tod's ...
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Hong Kong event brings good numbers
Fashion Access, the trade show held March 30 to April 1 in Hong Kong, drew 12,740 buyers from 84 countries. There were 136 first-time exhibitors, and the Fashion Avenue section grew by 70 percent. The show touts its inclusion of “head to toe” fashion, including apparel, bags and shoes. The ...
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Priority Group, a Brazilian footwear manufacturer, introduced what it calls...
Priority Group, a Brazilian footwear manufacturer, introduced what it calls a 100 percent sustainable shoe at the Fimec exhibition in Novo Hamburgo last month. Priority Group worked on the shoe with Coelho Assessoria, a local consultancy, as well as the Brazilian Institute for Technology for the Leather and Footwear Industries. ...
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Randy Watson, the president and chief executive of Justin Brands,...
Randy Watson, the president and chief executive of Justin Brands, has exchanged his title of president for that of chairman. He will keep his role as CEO. Jamie Morgan, formerly the company's senior vice president for sales and marketing, has been promoted to succeed Watson as president. In addition, Herb ...
