All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 25-26 – Page 3
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The new business plan for Italy's Sixty Group was presented...
The new business plan for Italy's Sixty Group was presented at a meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development on Dec. 6. The plan envisages the creation of a new company with only 50 of the 400 employees at its head office in Chieti. That may rise to 120 by 2018 if revenues reach ...
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Jane Drysdale has reportedly resigned from Office, the British chain...
Jane Drysdale has reportedly resigned from Office, the British chain of young fashion shoe shops, where she acted as buying director for women's shoes. She is not going to be replaced, according to Drapers magazine. Her responsibilities have been taken over by the men's buying director, Ghassan Hodeib.
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Office, the successful British chain of young fashion shoes, is...
Office, the successful British chain of young fashion shoes, is planning to open its first two stores in Germany by next summer, according to the Drapers magazine. This should coincide with the launch of a German version of its website. The news could not be confirmed, but the chain's management ...
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The LVMH group claims that sales of its brands in...
The LVMH group claims that sales of its brands in Italy to domestic customers have decreased by 20 percent following the introduction of new Italian legislation to combat tax evasion, which bans cash payments over €1,000. The new regulation entered into force on Feb. 1, 2012, and was strongly opposed ...
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Supremo is taking over the license for Tom Tailor branded...
Supremo is taking over the license for Tom Tailor branded men's and women's shoes from Hamm Market Solutions, starting with the autumn/winter 2013-14 season.The first collection will be presented at Expo Riva Schuh. Tom Tailor is a German brand of apparel. Supremo already has the license for Tom Tailor children's ...
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Faguo, a small French brand of trendy casual shoes, has just...
Faguo, a small French brand of trendy casual shoes, has just raised €1.5 million from a French private investor. The funds will support the company's plans to expand its product offering and accelerate its commercial deployment both in France and internationally. The French brand, which expects its sales to grow by 70 percent ...
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Palladium, the French brand of casual shoes owned by K-Swiss,...
Palladium, the French brand of casual shoes owned by K-Swiss, is performing better than its parent company. It is putting out a special line of men's boots with a camouflage look in cooperation with Billionaire Men's Club, an American label of premium sportswear.
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Melissa, the Brazilian brand of PVC shoes owned by Grendene,...
Melissa, the Brazilian brand of PVC shoes owned by Grendene, has added two new designers to the roster of its collaborators. Starting with the next spring/summer season, Melissa will offer a line of shoes created by the Brazilian designer Pedro Lourenço. His pumps will be available in four colors and ...
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Fashion Box, the Italian company that owns the Replay, Replay...
Fashion Box, the Italian company that owns the Replay, Replay & Sons, We Are Replay and Red Seal brands, has signed two new distribution agreements for a large part of the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. From spring/summer 2013, the company will work with Fitra for the distribution of ...
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The Salvatore Ferragamo boutique in Florence has recently seen the...
The Salvatore Ferragamo boutique in Florence has recently seen the reopening of an area dedicated to “Ferragamo's Creations,” the exclusive footwear line featuring some of the brand's classics and a collection of bags and accessories. Located in the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, in Piazza Santa Trinità, the space will also house ...
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Boris Saragaglia, the founder and chief executive of Spartoo in...
Boris Saragaglia, the founder and chief executive of Spartoo in France, has received the “Prix de l'entrepreneur Rhône-Alpes” at the BFM Awards in Lyon. The regional award was given to Saragaglia for successfully combining innovation, growth and management. Founded in 2006, Spartoo.com is a European leader in the online sale ...
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Steptronic Footwear, a British producer of desert boots founded in...
Steptronic Footwear, a British producer of desert boots founded in 2008, was one of the 11 winners of the 2012 Northants Enterprise Business of the Year award, handed out by two local newspapers, the Northamptonshire Telegraph and the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Steptronic, which is a member of the British Footwear Association, has ...
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Jones Bootmaker is planning to shut its Eastbourne headquarters, in...
Jones Bootmaker is planning to shut its Eastbourne headquarters, in Sussex, and relocate all its front-end departments to London. As reported by Drapers, the U.K.-based footwear retailer is entering a period of consultation about the move, which would affect between 30 and 40 staff members. Recently, the company announced that ...
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Weyco Group, the U.S. parent company of Florsheim, Bogs, Nunn...
Weyco Group, the U.S. parent company of Florsheim, Bogs, Nunn Bush and other footwear brands, said that it will accelerate payment of its regular dividend of 17 cents for the second quarter on Dec. 31 to avoid a potential increase in capital gain taxes in the U.S. in 2013. Quarterly cash dividends would typically ...
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Paul Blum, who recently left as chief executive of Kenneth...
Paul Blum, who recently left as chief executive of Kenneth Cole Productions, has become CEO of Juicy Couture, the American fashion company
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A first round of negotiations between the German shoe and...
A first round of negotiations between the German shoe and leathergoods industry federation (HDS) and the labor unions over a new collective contract for the industry's workers has ended without any results. The unions' demands for a wage increase of 6 percent across the board were regarded as excessive in ...
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Brown Shoe scores better than expected
Brown Shoe Company is reportedly planning to sell another one of its brands during the present quarter. It has already sold And 1, a brand of basketball products, making a capital gain of $21.6 million on the transaction.In spite of this capital gain and improved gross and operating margins, the ...
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Xavier and David Berneda have returned to the helm of...
Xavier and David Berneda have returned to the helm of Berneda S.A., the Spanish company that manages the Munich brand of sneakers. The two brothers had left the company in the midst of negotations, which have now been completed, for their acquisition of Berneda S.A. and two other satellite firms ...
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Gabriella Di Carlo has been named to the new position...
Gabriella Di Carlo has been named to the new position of commercial director of Bruno Magli, reporting to the Italian company's chief executive, Armin Müller, who was previously handling this role. Her task will be to consolidate the relaunch of the brand and to reinforce its image and its distribution ...
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Italian tanners have been recognized for their commitment to the...
Italian tanners have been recognized for their commitment to the environment. In a report titled “Green Italy 2012,” produced by Fondazione Symbola and Unioncamere, with the support of the Italian ministries of the environment and economic development, three tanners and five other businesses with links to the tanning sector have ...
