All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 22 – Page 2
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Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a...
Holey Soles and Double Diamond Distribution of Canada, plus a Massachusetts retailer selling Waldies clogs are going to be forbidden from selling foam shoes like those of Crocs in the U.S. if President Obama endorses a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Crocs has thus won a ...
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Riots cancel July gains for British retailers
Lots of stores in major English cities, including many shoe and fashion stores, were looted or damaged in the last week by the worst burst of rioting that the country has endured in the past decades. As widely reported in the international press, the movement started in the Tottenham district ...
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Zalando has opened a new logistics center in Brieselang near...
Zalando has opened a new logistics center in Brieselang near Berlin. According to Zalando, the new facility provides the company with the opportunity to increase its capacities quickly andbe more flexible. With this step, Zalando aims to be able to ship significantly more product in general and to serve customers ...
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Brazil has come up with a plan intended to help...
Brazil has come up with a plan intended to help local manufacturers and cut down on cheap Asian imports. The “Bigger Brazil” plan includes tax cuts and exemptions, financing, and trade incentives for players in industries including textiles, clothing and footwear. Many of these companies have been hurt by international ...
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USG Brands, the European sports and lifestyle group, will be...
USG Brands, the European sports and lifestyle group, will be coming out with a casual footwear collection through a new long-term partnership with Eddy Merckx Holding. The high-quality men's shoes pay tribute to Eddy Merckx, the Belgian cycling star, by combining elegant style with elements of cycling, such as streamlined ...
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Jake Brandman is taking the reins as president of Sanuk,...
Jake Brandman is taking the reins as president of Sanuk, the company bought last month by Deckers Outdoor Corporation. He will take over the position as of Sept. 1, moving from his job as vice president for North American operations at Teva, another Deckers brand. Jeff Kelley, who founded Sanuk ...
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Spanish companies boost exports
Spanish shoe companies will have had a total of 621 stands at 22 foreign trade shows in Germany, France, Italy, Russia, the U.K., the U.S., Japan and Australia this year in coordination with Fice, the Spanish shoe industry association. That's going to be 33 percent more overall than in 2010.In ...
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Two executives of Hartjes have been promoted to share the...
Two executives of Hartjes have been promoted to share the top management of this Austrian manufacturer of comfort shoes following the departure of its former chief executive, Otto Leodolter, who is moving into the clothing sector. They are Hans Sternbauer and Martin Leodolter, the younger brother of Otto. They will ...
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Guy Rapp, the French industry veteran who has been running...
Guy Rapp, the French industry veteran who has been running Bloch out of its head office in Australia for the past couple of years, is expected to move back to France to concentrate on the development of the brand's non-dance business on a global basis
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Bob Krieger is the new chief financial officer of Bearpaw...
Bob Krieger is the new chief financial officer of Bearpaw Footwear, part of the company's bid to expand. He takes the position from Wayne Cottrell, who was holding down the fort as CFO as well as chief operating officer. Cottrell will continue in the latter position. Krieger was previously co-found ...
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The barefoot walking trend is taking on a special eco-friendly...
The barefoot walking trend is taking on a special eco-friendly twist at Reno. The big German-based shoe retail chain is coming out with an ecological Pure Nature line, starting with shoes that feature a removable insole made of bamboo. Alum rock crystals are embedded in the sole to regulate sweat ...
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A private equity fund backed by LVMH Group has made...
A private equity fund backed by LVMH Group has made its first investment in India. L Capital Asia, which is also back by Groupe Arnault, has taken a 25.5 percent stake in Genesis Luxury Fashion, a high-end fashion distributor that handles such brands as Jimmy Choo, Canali, Paul Smith and ...
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Arezzo improves sales and margins
Arezzo & Company, which owns the leading Brazilian shoe retail chain by the same name and the Schutz brand of women's shoes, reported a 43.3 percent in net income to 24.0 million reais (€10.5m-$15.1m) on 21.5 percent higher revenues of R$152.2 million (€66.3m-$95.7m) for the second quarter ended June 30.Part ...
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Brown Shoe Company has appointed four new executives to help...
Brown Shoe Company has appointed four new executives to help lead its American Sporting Goods division, which it bought in February. Jim Hoff is the new vice president for sales across all brands, coming from Asics America, where he was most recently vice president – sales, athletic footwear, apparel, accessories. ...
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The Portuguese shoe industry association, Appicaps, will organize for the...
The Portuguese shoe industry association, Appicaps, will organize for the first time a collective exhibition at the 14th Dongguan China Shoes, China Shoetec fair next Nov. 1-3. In total, more than 100 international brands will exhibit at the autumn fair including Brunate, Emozioni, Tatuaggi and Hayzek. A “brand trade match” ...
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Sabu Schuh & Marketing, one of the biggest German trade...
Sabu Schuh & Marketing, one of the biggest German trade associations in the shoe sector, recorded an increase in the volume of its centralized settlements of 20 percent for the first half of this year compared with the same period last year. The increase resulted mainly from new members who ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corp. and its subsidiary Tsubo, tripled the amount...
Deckers Outdoor Corp. and its subsidiary Tsubo, tripled the amount they can borrow under a credit agreement with Comerica Bank to $60 million between now and Nov. 30, 2011
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DSW, the American shoe retail chain, is going to start...
DSW, the American shoe retail chain, is going to start selling children's shoes at dsw.com and its new corresponding mobile website, w.dsw.com. The kids' section will offer more than 60 brands and 600 styles, from athletic to casual to fashion footwear, in infant to youth sizes. The new mobile site ...
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Nordstrom and some other American department store chains, such as...
Nordstrom and some other American department store chains, such as Macy's, Kohl's and Saks, have reported double-digit increases in profits for the second quarter of this year. In particular, Nordstrom said that shoes, cosmetics and designer fashion were the best categories in its own stores, whose sales rose by 12.4 ...
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