All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 20-21 – Page 2

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    Shulong has signed a new distribution contract for the next...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Shulong has signed a new distribution contract for the next spring/summer season 2012 for the German market with X-Plus, which is also distributing the Portuguese shoe brand Nobrand in Germany. In France, this shoe brand from Hong Kong is already distributed by Up to Up. The company is considering alternative ...

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    Robert Natter will continue as one of the top managers...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Robert Natter will continue as one of the top managers of Garant Schuh + Mode until at least March 2014. Natter has been running the international German-based buying group since 2004. After its takeover last year by Ariston-Nord-West-Ring, he has been responsible for membership services, international development, personnel, controlling and ...

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    Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel and its parent company, Only...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel and its parent company, Only the Brave, has indicated that he may be willing to sponsor the restoration of the famous Rialto Bridge in Venice. The project echoes the highly publicized investment of Diego Della Valle, president of Tod's, in the restoration of Rome's Coliseum.

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    Pantofola d'Oro will produce a collection of men's and women's...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Pantofola d'Oro will produce a collection of men's and women's footwear for Aspesi, an important Italian apparel of rainwear and other garments. The line will be called Aspesi_pdo and will be launched for the spring/summer 2012 season.

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    Furla and Superga are collaborating on a line of sport-inspired...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Furla and Superga are collaborating on a line of sport-inspired fashion shoes. Superga by Furla is based on Superga's 2750 model and will come in black, gray and green, with two pairs of laces in black and tan. The new shoes will be available in exclusive Furla shops in Europe ...

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    Christian Dior is the latest target of Christian Louboutin, which...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Christian Dior is the latest target of Christian Louboutin, which is accusing the company of copying its signature red soles. Dior is rumored to be ready to launch a collection of red-soled shoes, and Christian Louboutin has asked for a court order to prevent it. Apparently the company hired a ...

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    Pajar Canada has signed a new distribution contract for Russia...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Pajar Canada has signed a new distribution contract for Russia with TMHF Company, and also has a new distributor for Serbia and Montenegro, called Office. The Hungarian market will be managed by another distributor, Overland. All these distribution contracts have been signed in the last couple of months and they ...

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    Steve Madden buys a licensee

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Steve Madden's acquisition of Cejon, an accessories company, is now complete. Cejon, which consists of Cejon, Cejon Accessories and New East Designs, designs and markets cold weather accessories and fashion scarves, wraps and other products. Steve Madden paid $30 million in cash subject to a working capital adjustment plus certain ...

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    The complete brown shoe chart of Shoe Intelligence is expected...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The complete brown shoe chart of Shoe Intelligence is expected to come out as usual in September to include the figures of companies such as Pikolinos, whose financial year ended in June. However, the branded rugged outdoor section of the chart has already come out in another dedicated publication of ...

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    Emerging markets drive Gucci and other luxury brands

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The latest spate of financial reports by the major luxury goods groups indicates that the high-end market for leathergoods, shoes and other fashion products continued to grow in the second quarter of this year. However, as pointed out in the report released last Friday by PPR, parent company of Gucci, ...

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    Rocky Brands improves margins on less military

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Rocky Brands suffered a decline in sales to the U.S. military as well. It was partly offset by higher retail and wholesale revenues, but the drop nevertheless led to a decline of 5.5 percent in total sales to $52.3 million in the second quarterAs military sales carry lower prices and ...

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    Pollini, the upmarket shoe brand owned by the Italian fashion...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Pollini, the upmarket shoe brand owned by the Italian fashion group Aeffe, increased its sales in the first half of this year to €14.8 million from €12.9 million in the same period a year earlier. The parent company, Aeffe, reduced its net loss to €5.1 million from €6.3 million during ...

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    Collective Licensing International is expanding its Hind brand into footwear...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Collective Licensing International is expanding its Hind brand into footwear in the North American market through a license agreement with Mercury International Trading Corporation. The first collection will be out for summer 2012 at retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1974, Hind originally focused on competition and active ...

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    Carhartt is going to use Black Diamond instead of Red...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Carhartt is going to use Black Diamond instead of Red Wing Shoes as its licensee to develop its line of work boots. The first model will come out in the spring of 2012. They will be waterproof and will use Ortholite soles.

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    Birkenstock is expanding the distribution of its line to the...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Birkenstock is expanding the distribution of its line to the outdoor and running specialty retail channels in the U.S.

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    The biggest Moda Footwear fair will take place in Birmingham...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The biggest Moda Footwear fair will take place in Birmingham on Aug. 14-16, simultaneously with the fashion fair by the same name. The shoe collections of Ara, Boxfresh, Levi's, Original Penguin, Rocawear, Sperry Top-Sider and Superga will be shown there for the first time along with a new brand of ...

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    Big new changes in Sixty’s Group

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    There has been no stop in the changes of management within Italy's Sixty Group, particularly in its footwear segment, which is now led by Marcello Contardi. This former Italian executive of Nike entered the group three years ago to take care of a couple of its brands. He rose through ...

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    Liebeskind Berlin will be opening its new mono-brand stores in...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Liebeskind Berlin will be opening its new mono-brand stores in Paris and Vienna in September this year. The German brand already owns and manages three mono-brand stores in Germany, in Düsseldorf, on the German island Sylt and in Dortmund. These stores were opened in December 2010. The brand was developed ...

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    The new general manager for footwear at Reckitt Benckiser is...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The new general manager for footwear at Reckitt Benckiser is Lars Tandrup. He has been responsible for all activities of the group in the footwear segment since the end of February. Reckitt Benckiser recently acquired SSL International, the British company that owns the Scholl brand of sandals and foot care ...

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    Mike Bradica has been hired as the new general manager...

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Mike Bradica has been hired as the new general manager for Canada for the Rockport Company, and Mike Sullivan is the new vice president for sourcing and operations. Bradica will oversee the company's strategy and expansion in the country, reporting to Nicolas Duran, the vice president for the Americas. He ...