All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 30-31
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New Spanish web shop
A group of Spanish entrepreneurs has launched a new online store, Calzadoo.com, designed to compete against offers on the internet coming from the rest of Europe and the U.S. Spanish customers can benefit from a chat line in their own language on the internet and on the telephone. Free deliveries ...
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… and launches other new measures
In another important element of its austerity package, the new Italian government plans to further increase the value-added tax (VAT) to 23 percent from 21 percent in September 2012. The previous administration had already raised the VAT to 21 percent from 20 percent last September, prompting Anci to express ...
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The online stores of Zalando, Görtz, Mirapodo and I'm Walking...
The online stores of Zalando, Görtz, Mirapodo and I'm Walking offer the best ranges, according to a survey of 37 German shoe retailers conducted by Service Value among German customers. Asked to judge the atmosphere in the brick-and-mortar stores, they praised the most those of Roland, Leiser, Foot Locker and ...
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Like Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Selfridges in London or soon...
Like Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Selfridges in London or soon also La Rinascente in Milan, the biggest department store operator in Switzerland, Manor Group, has inaugurated a new shoe floor as part of the €16 million renovation of its flagship store in Basel, where LED lights play an important role. ...
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Melissa has opened its first Italian store in Milan through...
Melissa has opened its first Italian store in Milan through its national distribution partner, Olang
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The merger of the federation of the German footwear industry,...
The merger of the federation of the German footwear industry, HDS, and the German association of leathergoods manufacturers, BVLK, has been decided. From Jan. 1, 2012, a single association called HDS will take over their operations. Like the former HDS, it will be run by Manfred Junkert and Ralph Rieker ...
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The Spanish luxury goods market was expected to rise by...
The Spanish luxury goods market was expected to rise by 25 percent this year to a total retail turnover of €4.5 billion, according to a national trade association, Luxury Spain, in contrast with the overall declining consumption trends. The growth of the sector has been attributed to an increase in ...
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Europe’s leader in safety shoes outlines new strategies
JAL Group, which claims to be the largest supplier of higher-end safety and work shoes and boots in Europe, has a plan to grow by 50 percent in the four years through 2014 under the leadership of Ambrogio Merlo. The 52-year-old manager, who ran Vibram between 2002 and 2007, became ...
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Flip Flop will open its third mono-brand store in Europe...
Flip Flop will open its third mono-brand store in Europe by the end of February 2012. The store will be located in the city center of Cologne. At the moment, Flip Flop, the brand owned by Bernd Hummel, owns and manages stores in Amsterdam and in Berlin. During the next ...
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Sarenza.com, the French online shoe store, is planning to enter...
Sarenza.com, the French online shoe store, is planning to enter the Polish market during the first half of 2012, with a dedicated page in the Polish language. As part of a strategy to cover the whole European market by 2015, the company has already registered the Sarenza.eu domain for a ...
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The GDS fair in Düsseldorf will reportedly stick to its...
The GDS fair in Düsseldorf will reportedly stick to its usual dates in March and September in 2012 as well as 2013
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Dr. Martens opened its first standalone store in Scotland a...
Dr. Martens opened its first standalone store in Scotland a couple of weeks ago in Glasgow. The 2,000-square-foot pop-up shop is the biggest one the brand has in the U.K., carrying its full collection of footwear, apparel and accessories. The concrete flooring and industrial lighting were meant to evoke the ...
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An Italian investment fund, Fondo Italiano di Investimento (FII) is...
An Italian investment fund, Fondo Italiano di Investimento (FII) is acquiring a stake in Zeis Exelsa. Its size could not be determined, but reports indicate that FII will invest €20 million to boost Zeis' retail activities and to expand the range of shoes sold under the name of Dirk Bikkemberg, ...
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Walter Neuroth, managing director of the Deichmann group and responsible...
Walter Neuroth, managing director of the Deichmann group and responsible for the expansion of the group, will be leaving the company by the end of the year, and retiring at the age of 64 years. He has been working for 16 years on the executive board of the group. In ...
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Crocs has inaugurated a new, more flexible and more interactive...
Crocs has inaugurated a new, more flexible and more interactive format for its stores in the U.S. It gives customers the possibility to view the enlarged collection of 250 styles proposed by the brand. The new concept has been launched at three locations in Bloomington, Minnesota; Austin, Texas; and Durham, ...
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Cotance, the European Tanners' Council, has joined the International Council...
Cotance, the European Tanners' Council, has joined the International Council of Tanners (ICT) as a group following a meeting of the ICT during the World Leather Congress in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 6 where its conditions were accepted. The main condition was a revision of various clauses in the ...
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Geox has opened its first Scandinavian flagship store in Copenhagen...
Geox has opened its first Scandinavian flagship store in Copenhagen
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While confirming that it doesn't plan to take over control...
While confirming that it doesn't plan to take over control of the company, LVMH has further raised its stake in Hermès International from 21.4 to 22.3 percent, and it has indicated that it may buy more shares depending on market conditions. LVMH has also obtained 16 percent of the voting ...
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The coming spring session of Modacalzado + Iberpiel will be...
The coming spring session of Modacalzado + Iberpiel will be the 29th edition of the Spanish footwear and leathergoods fair, scheduled for March 11-13 at Feria de Madrid. Ifema, the organizer of the show, expects participation levels similar to those of the autumn version of the show held in September, ...
