All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 25-26 – Page 2
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Delcam Crispin presented the latest developments in its range of...
Delcam Crispin presented the latest developments in its range of software for footwear design and manufacture to more than 250 customers at a users' meeting in Guangzhou, China, at the end of November. It previewed the 2013 version of its ShoeMaker program for 3D design and marketing, which reduces the number of ...
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Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East...
Esprit has signed a distribution contract for the Middle East and North Africa with the Al Futtaim Group, and it is evaluating new options for the Indian market, where it has agreed not to extend its current distribution agreement with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle. Al-Futtaim will take over the existing ...
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As planned, Jordi Constans has formally taken over the position...
As planned, Jordi Constans has formally taken over the position of president for the fashion and leathergoods division of LVMH. The 48-year-old manager, who previously exercised important roles at Danone, takes the place of Yves Carcelle, who has run the division for 20 years. Carcelle has become vice president of the ...
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A new study raises concern over the international trade in...
A new study raises concern over the international trade in python skins, which are mainly imported by the European fashion and leather industry. According to the report “Trade in South-East Asian Python Skins,” released by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Traffic, a joint program of ...
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Falc, the Italian company that markets the Naturino and Voile...
Falc, the Italian company that markets the Naturino and Voile Blanche brands of footwear, has won the China Award 2012 from Fondazione Italia-Cina because of its performance in China as a generator of value. The company has a Chinese subsidiary in Beijing since 2005. Its shoes are sold in 80 stores ...
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Like some other companies, Scholl Footwear has decided to pull...
Like some other companies, Scholl Footwear has decided to pull out of the GDS show in Düsseldorf, claiming that its dates are too late to take orders
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Repetto diversifies into clothing
Jean-Marc Gaucher, the former French country manager of Reebok who took over the Repetto brand of dance shoes 13 years ago, just as we were launching Shoe Intelligence, was very much in the spotlight a few days ago. Arnaud Montebourg, recently appointed minister of production recovery in the new socialist ...
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Footwear manufacturers in Wenling, a city in Zhejiang Province in...
Footwear manufacturers in Wenling, a city in Zhejiang Province in China, recently turned their focus toward exports to Africa, and have been amply rewarded. Shoe exports to Africa went up by 63.4 percent in 2011 compared with 2010, for a total value of $380 million, according to the China Leather ...
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Jimmy Choo is set to launch a new flagship men's...
Jimmy Choo is set to launch a new flagship men's store on Dover Street London, in the Mayfair district of London, next spring. The 1,200-square-foot, two-floor shop, featuring everything from shoes to bags, other leathergoods, scarves and other items, will reportedly replace the existing Jimmy Choo store in Burlington Arcade. Dover ...
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Ralph Rieker, chief executive of Ricosta and president of the...
Ralph Rieker, chief executive of Ricosta and president of the German shoe and leathergoods industry federation (HDS), has received a special prize from the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. He was praised for his work as chairman of the Testing and Research Institute of Pirmasens since the year 2000. With about 90 ...
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An Italian shoe company, Olando Chelini, has halted production of...
An Italian shoe company, Olando Chelini, has halted production of its high-end women's sandals due to a squeeze on credit facilities, which is similarly affecting a number of other shoe and apparel companies in Italy as banks are reacting to the economic crisis in the country. Local authorities are looking into ...
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Change of the guard for Spanish shoemakers
Rafael Calvo Rodriguez, who has led the Spanish Footwear Industry Federation (Fice) for the past 20 years, is retiring at the age of 68 years. José Sanchis Busquier has been designated by the executive committee to take over his place as executive president of Fice for four years, starting with the general ...
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Eram merges two chains
Like Vivarte, the other major French shoe retail group, Eram, is said to be consolidating its various chains and placing a strong emphasis on private label. One of its chains, France Arno, will disappear completely from the French retail scene by the end of 2014, and its stores will be converted to ...
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The recently reorganized Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC)...
The recently reorganized Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC) adopted a new set of statutes on Nov. 29 at its general assembly. They call for an expansion in its activities beyond governmental lobbying to measures intended to augment the competitiveness of the European shoe industry through the identification and ...
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Prada makes much more cash
Prada continued to enjoy strong growth in the third quarter ended Oct. 31 with sales up by 33.0 percent to €783.3 million. At constant currency rates, sales were up by 25.0 percent. Sales were lifted by leathergoods, up by 47.0 percent to €501.2 million, while footwear gained 16.0 percent to ...
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Stuart Weitzman will cash out
The famous American shoe designer, who already sold a 55 percent stake in his company to The Jones Group a couple of years ago, is set to sell his remaining shares at the end of this year. The transaction was revealed by Footwear News when it announced that he had won its Lifetime Achievement Award.According to ...
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Shoe Carnival posts double-digit gains
This American shoe retailer scored better than it had previously anticipated. Shoe Carnival reported an increase in net profit of 16.9 percent in the third quarter ended Oct. 27 to $12.2 million, thanks to sales growth and stronger merchandise margins. The results included a onetime retirement and severance payment of $1.4 ...
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Dr. Martens is opening a store on London's Carnaby Street...
Dr. Martens is opening a store on London's Carnaby Street
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Car Shoe has opened a store in the Level Shoe...
Car Shoe has opened a store in the Level Shoe District of the Dubai Mall, which is said to have become the world's largest shoe (department) store
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Mandy Cabot, the co-founder and chief executive of Dansko in...
Mandy Cabot, the co-founder and chief executive of Dansko in the U.S., was one of 15 small-business owners who were invited to a talk with President Barack Obama and members of his administration. The purpose was to discuss the impact upcoming tax and policy changes would have on small businesses.
