All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 25-26 – Page 4
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Jos Sengers, a former senior executive of Bata Industrials, has...
Jos Sengers, a former senior executive of Bata Industrials, has created a new company for the development of new footwear concepts and sourcing in behalf of European and Australasian companies. Based in the Netherlands, he is working with a partner in Dongguan, China, who has been developing safety, sports and children's shoes ...
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Spartoo.com, the recently refinanced online store for footwear based in...
Spartoo.com, the recently refinanced online store for footwear based in France, is adding more offerings of branded women's ready-to-wear, like Zalando
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Axel Thiefenthaler will be leaving next March as chief executive of Central...
Axel Thiefenthaler will be leaving next March as chief executive of Central Park Shoes Pirmasens (CPS), a big German trading company that he co-founded. Reports indicate that he is quitting the job at his own wish because of differences with CPS' parent company, Groupe Royer of France, over the organization of sourcing ...
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Dr. Martens won the Drapers Fashion Award for the best...
Dr. Martens won the Drapers Fashion Award for the best marketing initiative of the year. The prize went to the FirstAndForever campaign launched by the brand for its 50th anniversary. It was viewed by 10 million consumers. It contributed to a big increase in visits to its website and its ...
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Leslie Gallin has been named vice president of Avandstar Global,...
Leslie Gallin has been named vice president of Avandstar Global, in charge of all the American shoe shows that are now in its portfolio following its previously reported acquisition of ENK International, which will concentrated instead on women's and children's wear in the future. Gallin will thus oversee three shoe-related ...
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Yue Yuen posts small sales growth for athletic shoes
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings reported consolidated revenues of about US$7.30 billion for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, up by 3.6 percent from the previous comparable period. The company, which trades on the Hong Kong stock exchange, decided a few months ago to change the final date of its financial ...
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Barry van den Assem, who sells Peter Kaiser shoes in...
Barry van den Assem, who sells Peter Kaiser shoes in the Netherlands, has opened the first Dutch store for the German brand in Rotterdam and plans to add others in the future
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The downton area of Mannheim is the location for Zeha's fifth...
The downton area of Mannheim is the location for Zeha's fifth store and its first one outside Berlin
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LGP invests in Arcadia and DSW
Leonard Green & Partners (LGP) has bought a 25 percent stake in two big British chains of apparel and accessories, Topshop and Topman, that belong to Arcadia, the holding company of Philip Green. It's the first time that the British entrepreneur is letting in an outside investor. LGP is an ...
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Collonil has developed a specific package of shoe and apparel...
Collonil has developed a specific package of shoe and apparel care products for sports and outdoor apparel. They can be applied to all kinds of materials including soft-shell fabrics and leather, particularly to make them more water-repellent. Collonil has also developed a free app for smartphones that helps the outdoor ...
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Vibram has appointed Antonio Dus for the newly created position...
Vibram has appointed Antonio Dus for the newly created position of consultant to Marco Bramani, the group's chief executive and president. The 42-year-old's job will be to improve leadership of the company as a supplier of shoe soles as well as driving innovation and quality within the company. He will ...
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A new anti-theft label for source tagging of shoes and...
A new anti-theft label for source tagging of shoes and improved shelf availability has been launched in the U.S. by Checkpoint Systems. Designed in conjunction with shoe manufacturers and retailers, the new 2815 Enhanced Performance (EP) security label can be integrated during the manufacturing process and is said to offer ...
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“These days, anticipating which way the market is heading and...
“These days, anticipating which way the market is heading and responding quickly to changes is fundamental for navigating the uncertainties of the market.” This statement, with which we agree, was broadcast a few days ago by the organizers of Expo Riva Schuh, the international trade show that kicks off the buying season. ...
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Esprit announced last week that it has granted options on...
Esprit announced last week that it has granted options on 8,450,000 of its shares to certain unnamed individuals under a 3-year-old share options scheme. The shares will become gradually vested and can be exercised six years from now. This came after the secondary offering of shares launched by Esprit on Oct. 22, which was ...
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Hongshui, an important footwear manufacturer in China, reportedly announced last Nov....
Hongshui, an important footwear manufacturer in China, reportedly announced last Nov. 15 that it was going bankrupt. Representatives for more than 30 suppliers descended on the factory in Fujian Province in an effort to get money owed to them. The local bankruptcy court has sided with the employees, who have not ...
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Leder & Schuh restructures its top management
Peter Simma, a 52-year-old manager who became chief financial officer of Leder & Schuh last September, has been appointed to the executive board of the big Austrian-based shoe retailing group, taking the place of Gottfried Maresch, who is leaving the position after 25 years to join the board of the parent company, MRHG ...
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As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due to...
As previously reported, the next Bread & Butter show, due to be held in Berlin on Jan. 15-17, is going to have many drop-outs. Many other firms will not be readmitted. This will be compensated by some 100 new entries and 50 comebacks. Meanwhile, Sebastian Hennecke, a 32-year-old manager who has contributed to ...
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Clarks employees were among the graduates of the British Footwear...
Clarks employees were among the graduates of the British Footwear Association's foundation course in footwear technology who graduated at the beginning of December. The program, which included a five-day shoemaking course and a two-day leather seminar, welcomed 28 trainees from 10 companies, eight of whom were from Clarks.
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Crocs has entered into an amendment to its restated credit...
Crocs has entered into an amendment to its restated credit agreement, expanding the existing $70 million line of credit set to expire in December 2016 with a five-year, $100 million revolving line of credit with interest rates 0.5 percentage points lower than before. The loan is provided by PNC Bank NA. ...
