All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 11-12
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Wortmann is going to launch its own online shop for...
Wortmann is going to launch its own online shop for its Tamaris brand this autumn. It will initially service the markets of Germany and Austria, and then be extended to other countries. The logistics will be handled by a third party.
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Quick Schuh launches websites for its franchisees
In the framework of its annual meeting, the retail franchising operation run by the ANWR group launched a new “e-service” project to support all the 380 affiliated Quick Schuh stores in Austria and Germany. Instead of carrying out any e-commerce, the objective of the new service is to help guide ...
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Foot Solutions hires new talent to modernize
Foot Solutions, the international U.S.-based store franchising operation that introduced MBT in the U.S. many years ago, has suffered only minor damage from the collapse of the toning market. In fact, its 160-odd franchised stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. have managed to raise their sales by more ...
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Lollipops plans to open its first German franchised store in...
Lollipops plans to open its first German franchised store in Hamburg next autumn
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Lollipops plans to open its first German franchised store in...
Lollipops plans to open its first German franchised store in Hamburg next autumn
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India is the seventh-largest exporter of leather and leathergoods in...
India is the seventh-largest exporter of leather and leathergoods in the world, according to a study conducted by the country's Council for Leather Exports. It accounted for 2.79 percent of the global import trade in 2010. It ranks high in related segments as well: seventh for finished leather, ninth for ...
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Yoox expands its web hosting services
The company's global online sales of footwear reached €12.5 billion in 2011 and are expected to increase to €20.3 billion by 2015, thanks in part to its new shoescribe.com online store.Meanwhile, Yoox continues to boost its web hosting services. Confirming in part a rumor, Yoox said it is holding commercial ...
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Rich Footwear Group will be the exclusive marketer and seller...
Rich Footwear Group will be the exclusive marketer and seller of Angry Birds footwear in the U.S. and Canada through a deal with the Cortina-Leomil Group. Gary Rich, a former president of Brown Shoe Company, He is serving as chairman, leading the new company along with Paul Shapiro as president ...
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Once Hermès' new pop-up shop on the rue de Sèvres...
Once Hermès' new pop-up shop on the rue de Sèvres closes on July 19, the company will undertake a renovation of the space to open a boutique with the banner Shang Xia, Hermès' Asian-inspired label. The company had previously announced that the Shang Xia boutique would open this spring, but ...
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Tod’s, Roger Vivier continue to enjoy strong growth
The Tod's and Roger Vivier brands continued to enjoy strong growth in the first quarter, underpinning the results of the Tod's group. Instead, the Hogan and Fay brands posted lower sales due to a selective distribution policy.Overall, the group booked an 8.0 percent increase in quarterly revenues to €243.7 million. ...
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Shoes will continue to outperform other luxury goods
The Altagamma foundation released a new survey on the global luxury goods sector, carried out by Bain & Company, forecasting a global sales increase of between 6 and 7 percent increase to more than €200 billion this year. Leathergoods, shoes and accessories are expected to outperform the sector with growth ...
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The Italian shoe company Pollini increased sales in the first...
The Italian shoe company Pollini increased sales in the first quarter to €8.7 million from €8.3 million a year earlier. Aeffe, the Italian fashion group that owns Pollini, lifted sales by 3.6 percent to €74.5 million, while sales of its footwear and leathergoods division rose by 18.9 percent to €20.4 ...
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Thomas Schrafen, who has worked in marketing and communication at...
Thomas Schrafen, who has worked in marketing and communication at major companies such as Coca-Cola, Sony and Electrolux, has taken over responsibility for marketing at Sioux and for the new strategic orientation of the brand on an interim basis, at least until the end of this year. He will work ...
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Clarks continues to globalize
The C&J Clark group continued its internationalization in the financial year ended last Jan. 31, as the share taken up by the U.K. and Ireland in its turnover shrank further to 43 percent. While the total number of pairs sold rose by 5.9 percent to 52.2 million, the group's revenues ...
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A new Chinese office and laboratory of Satra in Dongguan...
A new Chinese office and laboratory of Satra in Dongguan was officially opened on May 14
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Diego Della Valle, president and chief executive of Tod's, plans...
Diego Della Valle, president and chief executive of Tod's, plans to revive the brand of Elsa Schiaparelli, the once-famous Italian designer who is credited with inventing the wedge heel for shoes, as he has already done with the brand of Roger Vivier. Positioned very high in the market, the Schiaparelli ...
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Rebeca Sanver cooperates with a non-governmental organization, Chambàa, that provides...
Rebeca Sanver cooperates with a non-governmental organization, Chambàa, that provides medical and surgical aid, microcredits, and support for the construction of schools, water wells and other infrastructures in Africa
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In order to celebrate and promote eco-friendly living, Timberland is...
In order to celebrate and promote eco-friendly living, Timberland is sponsoring two sustainable festivals this summer. Mountainfilm takes place in Telluride, Colorado, from May 25-28, and Wanderlust pops up in four cities in North America between June and August: Stratton, Vermont; Copper Mountain, Colorado; Squaw Valley, California; and Whistler, British ...
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Brown Shoe Company has created the new position of president...
Brown Shoe Company has created the new position of president for its Healthy Living division, and has chosen John Mazurk to fill it. He was formerly the company's senior vice president for consumer and retail business development. He previously had management positions with DFS Group, Gymboree Corporation and Burdines Federated ...
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A group of local institutions in the British county of...
A group of local institutions in the British county of Northamptonshire are planning to establish an International Footwear Foundation for designers, researchers and students. The county, which has a 900-year history of shoemaking, is already home to the BLC Leather Technology Center and to Satra, the international certification body. The ...
