All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 30-31 – Page 2
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Oliver Sweeney has come out with its first line of...
Oliver Sweeney has come out with its first line of women's shoes
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Salvatore Ferragamo has opened its first store in Colombia, located...
Salvatore Ferragamo has opened its first store in Colombia, located in the capital city of Bogotá. The company now has 57 doors in Latin America. Sales in the region grew by 33.3 percent in the first nine months of this year, but they still represent only 3.8 percent of the ...
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The European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather...
The European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather and Cotance, the European leather industry's representative body in Brussels, have begun a project to analyze the socioeconomic and environmental performance of the tanning industry in Europe. A detailed report will be published about the findings. The EU is sponsoring ...
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Christian Louboutin is launching an online shop for Europe in...
Christian Louboutin is launching an online shop for Europe in early 2012, just in time for the 20th anniversary of its first brick-and-mortar store, which opened in Paris. Customers can select from the overall spring/summer 2012 collection and also browse styles that will be available exclusively via the European online ...
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Christian Louboutin will open the first of several stores in...
Christian Louboutin will open the first of several stores in India at the beginning of 2012. It will be housed in the DLF Emporio luxury shopping mall of New Delhi.
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Superga has a new Chinese licensee
BasicNet has signed a three-year license agreement with Electric Sekki to distribute the Superga footwear brand in China and Hong Kong. The partnership, which may be extended for an additional three years, aims to generate minimum wholesale revenues of US$14 million in the first three-year period and US$80 million ...
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Chinese company invests in Sixty Group
A big Chinese apparel group, Trendy Global, has acquired a stake in Sixty Far East, the Chinese subsidiary of Sixty Group. According to generally well-informed sources, Trendy will have 49 percent of the shares in Sixty Far East and will also handle its big footwear division, which develops and markets ...
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Royer signs a deal in China for Kickers
Groupe Royer has announced a master franchising deal with Miramar Hotel and Investment of Hong Kong for the opening of numerous stores under its own Kickers brand in Hong Kong and China. The first 10 stores will be inaugurated before the end of 2012, and they will include two flagship ...
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Ingela Larsson has taken over the position of chief executive...
Ingela Larsson has taken over the position of chief executive at Nilson Group, the largest shoe retailing group in Sweden, operating under the Din Sko, Skopunten, Nilson and Jerns banners. Larsson replaces Magnus Tillsten, who left the company in September. Larsson has worked within the company since 1985 in many ...
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Portugal's Technology Center for the Leather Industry, CTIC, has joined...
Portugal's Technology Center for the Leather Industry, CTIC, has joined the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies, and its R&D director, Filipe Crispim, has joined the international group's executive committee. CTIC was set up in 992 by the Portuguese Leather Association to help promote technical innovation in the ...
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Donda, president of Federcalzature and vice president of Ceddec, the...
Donda, president of Federcalzature and vice president of Ceddec, the European shoe retailers' federation
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Danish shoe retailers are moving cautiously into the new year,...
Danish shoe retailers are moving cautiously into the new year, judging from a survey made by the industry association, Skohandlerforening. A decline in pre-orders due to be booked by next February for the fall/winter 2012-13 season was predicted by 69.2 percent of the respondents, as compared to the same period ...
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Car Shoe has started selling its limited edition Drive Only...
Car Shoe has started selling its limited edition Drive Only Collection, a soft suede shoe that is meant to stay in the car and be used only for driving. The flexible shoes are selling at Car Shoe boutiques and at selected stores for €295. The company, part of the Prada ...
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Camuto Group is expanding into men's footwear under its Vince...
Camuto Group is expanding into men's footwear under its Vince Camuto label, which will be the result of a joint effort between Camuto and its licensee, Robert Wayne International, producer of the Robert Wayne and John Lennon brands. The collection will give a modern spin to classic styles in both ...
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Under pressure, Kingmaker invests more in Cambodia
The Chinese shoe manufacturer, which works for Clarks, Rockport, Skechers, Stride Rite and Timberland, is adding seven new production lines in Cambodia, building up to a total annual capacity in that country of 25 million pairs through 44 lines.The expansion comes as Kingmaker is complaining against continued pressure on its ...
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Flyflot has opened a mono-brand store in Trieste through Calzaturificio...
Flyflot has opened a mono-brand store in Trieste through Calzaturificio Donda, the 124-year-old shoe store founded by an ancestor of Massimo
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Zappos.com has launched an digital lifestyle magazine, called Zappos Now...
Zappos.com has launched an digital lifestyle magazine, called Zappos Now and updated monthly, giving iPad users the opportunity to shop for the latest styles with free next-day shipping in the U.S.
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Partial reprieve for CTC’s budget
Intense lobbying by the Conseil Technique du Cuir (CTC), in concert with other trade organizations in France, has secured public funding for its collective actions in favor of the French leather, footwear and leathergoods industry, at least for 2012. It is unknown, however, whether it will continue to benefit from ...
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Bruno Ferrari, Mexico's federal minister of the economy, has indicated...
Bruno Ferrari, Mexico's federal minister of the economy, has indicated that his government will likely reimpose anti-dumping duties on footwear from China before the end of the first quarter of 2012. He gave his assurances to a group of shoe industry leaders in Léon, stressing that his government had been ...
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An old factory could bring some new life to the...
An old factory could bring some new life to the footwear industry in Romans, the former shoe town in southeastern France, with some help from the local government. The departmental authorities approved a €12,000 grant last month for the Romans Leather Hub (Pôle Cuir de Romans), an association that has ...
