All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 18-19 – Page 3

  • News briefs

    Mike Sorabella has been chosen to be the new chief...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Mike Sorabella has been chosen to be the new chief executive of Shoebuy.com after the sudden departure of Scott Savitz from the company. He will be leading all strategies and operations of Shoebuy as well as its sister sites, Bagsbuy.com and Outletbuy.com. Sorabella previously was the chief financial officer for ...

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    Rino Mastrotto has been elected chairman of Unic, the Italian...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Rino Mastrotto has been elected chairman of Unic, the Italian tanners' association, succeeding Graziano Balducci for the next two years. The 64-year-old entrepreneur oversees a group bearing his family name with an annual turnover of €250 million and a staff of 1,100 people. Besides its five tanneries at Arzignago in ...

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    Crocs sponsored a beach soccer tournament during the last weekend...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Crocs sponsored a beach soccer tournament during the last weekend in Berlin. The company has been the main sponsor of the event, which took place in the big O2 World arena in Berlin. In order to create awareness of the event, Crocs designed a small mannequin made of the croslite ...

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    The first line of shoes under the Scorpion Bay brand...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The first line of shoes under the Scorpion Bay brand name was one of the novelties at last month's Expo Riva Schuh show. Scorpion Bay is an Italian brand of surf-inspired clothing and accessories with numerous franchised stores in several countries. The five-year license for the development and production of ...

  • Short stops

    The Pakistani government is reported to be considering a ban...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The Pakistani government is reported to be considering a ban on exports of wet blue leather to help protect the country's tanners and its shoe and leathergoods industry

  • Article

    Arezzo/Schutz went public recently, too

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Vulcabras, the big Brazilian company that owns the Azaleia and Olympikus brands and markets Reebok shoes in three Latin American countries, has decided to postpone its planned public offering to next year. The main reason given for the decision is that fact that Arezzo, the largest retailer of women's shoes ...

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    Hans-Hermann Deters will be joining the executive board of Ara...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Hans-Hermann Deters will be joining the executive board of Ara Shoes as of Aug. 1, filling a new position where he will have responsibility for marketing, distribution and sales. The 51-year-old was most recently the chief executive of Kettler, the leading German manufacturer of fitness equipment, tennis tables and playgrounds. ...

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    Dennis Beute, who was appointed director of Garant Schoenen +...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Dennis Beute, who was appointed director of Garant Schoenen + Mode last May, has become general manager of ANWR-Garant Nederland, a newly merged entity that resulted from ANWR eG's acquisition of a majority stake in Garant Schuh AG. Beute previously worked as sales manager for Fossil Europe, an accessories brand, ...

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    Roland Mouret has been appointed creative director of Robert Clergerie,...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Roland Mouret has been appointed creative director of Robert Clergerie, the French shoe company recently acquired by Marc Loubier and an investment fund controlled by the owners of Li & Fung in Hong Kong. The 49-year-old French designer worked for the same company in the early 1990s, before a glorious ...

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    Simon van Loon has been appointed commercial director of Van...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Simon van Loon has been appointed commercial director of Van Lier, the Dutch men's footwear brand. He will be in charge of sales throughout the company's distribution network. Van Loon succeeds his father, Jan van Loon, who held this position for nearly 20 years and saw its transformation from a ...

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    C&J Clark International has announced that Nathan Clark, who designed...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    C&J Clark International has announced that Nathan Clark, who designed the Clarks Originals Desert Boot in 1949, died on June 23. The company called him “a lifelong ambassador of Clarks” in a release. He joined the family business in 1947. Jim Salzano, the new president of The Clarks Companies N.A., ...

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    Kennel & Schmenger, the German shoe manufacturer, recorded a sales...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Kennel & Schmenger, the German shoe manufacturer, recorded a sales increase of 20 percent in the first quarter of this year. Last year, the company reached total sales of €45 million. K&S, which is repositioning itself into a higher price range, will be launching a new image campaign this month, ...

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    Skechers is hoping to expand its brand awareness among the...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Skechers is hoping to expand its brand awareness among the online demographic through its new partnership with Virtual Greats. The virtual goods sales and distribution agency will produce and distribute Skechers branded virtual products through various online social media destinations; it already has deals with Meez.com and WeeWorld, social media ...

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    Toms Shoes, the American company known for its lightweight shoes...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Toms Shoes, the American company known for its lightweight shoes based on the Argentine alpargata design, is looking to open an office in London next autumn or winter to support its growing European business. It will serve the company's activities in greater Europe, including Russia. For the moment, Toms Shoes ...

  • Article

    Anci’s new chairman presents an ambitious platform

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Cleto Sagripanti, the new chairman of the Italian shoemakers association Anci since June 9, has presented an ambitious platform aiming to turn the local footwear industry into a driving force of the Italian fashion industry.In the opening page of his manifesto, Sagripanti says that he aims at a “clear objective: ...

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    VF Corporation has signed an agreement with Arvind Group for...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    VF Corporation has signed an agreement with Arvind Group for the distribution of Vans in the country. As part of the deal, two Vans stores will be opening in Bangalore and Delhi in the next few weeks. The Arvind Group has had a close partnership with VF for its jeans ...

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    Havaianas lately signed a license agreement with Disney and Warner...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Havaianas lately signed a license agreement with Disney and Warner Bros. for a new children's collection that will also be sold in Europe. The line is co-branded and the agreement also includes a partnership for marketing and commercial activities. The European offices of Alparagates, parent company of Havaianas, will include ...

  • Short stops

    Günter Dür has become the agent for Move On and...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Günter Dür has become the agent for Move On and Stork Steps in Austria, reporting to D-Box of Luxembourg, which also distributes the two brands in Germany and Switzerland

  • Article

    Italy scraps foreign trade agency

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    The Italian government has decided to scrap the Italian Trade Commission, ICE, and to transfer its staff in Rome to the Economic Development Ministry and its international activities to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. ICE has been a significant partner of the Italian footwear association, Anci, in promoting Italian shoes abroad ...

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    Birgit Edtbauder's new agency, EBS Agency, is going to take...

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Birgit Edtbauder's new agency, EBS Agency, is going to take care of Durea in Austria, starting with the spring/summer 2012 collection