All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 13-14 – Page 3
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Steve Madden's move into the British market has been taking...
Steve Madden's move into the British market has been taking place through Dune, its exclusive distributor for the U.K. and Ireland. The exclusivity contract covers all the retailers in these countries, including those owned by foreign interests. Besides House of Fraser, where Dune has many concessions, the current clients include ...
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Spartoo, the online shoe retailer based in Grenoble with a...
Spartoo, the online shoe retailer based in Grenoble with a presence in 20 European countries, has undertaken an interesting exercise: coming up with profiles of customers based on the country where they live. Based on sales information, Spartoo notes that French customers buy 5.7 pairs of shoes per year, but ...
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The Joe Nimble Based on Bär collection of Bär won...
The Joe Nimble Based on Bär collection of Bär won the Red Dot Design Award. The award ceremony will take place on July 2, together with the traditional Red Dot Gala. The model Woolster from the Joe Nimble collection can be seen at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen.
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Hermès has chosen Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the...
Hermès has chosen Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the company's founding family, to be its new chief executive, succeeding Patrick Thomas, who has announced his intent to retire by the end of 2013. Dumas is currently the chief operating officer, and from this month will also add in the ...
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Ugg Australia has opened its first-ever Ugg for Men store,...
Ugg Australia has opened its first-ever Ugg for Men store, an 800-square-foot flagship on Madison Avenue in New York that is connected to its Ugg Australia store. The men's store, whose décor was inspired by the Museum of Nautical History in London, offers footwear, leathergoods, outerwear and accessories.
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The Jones Group, which partnered with the designer Brian Atwood...
The Jones Group, which partnered with the designer Brian Atwood in 2010, is buying a majority stake in his company for an undisclosed amount. The deal benefits both parties: Jones Group will expand its presence in the luxury footwear market, and Atwood will have more resources to expand his label. ...
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Jochen Obrecht was appointed to be the new president of...
Jochen Obrecht was appointed to be the new president of the WMS working group on May 22. WMS, the license held by the German footwear industry, HDS, is the German measuring standard for children's footwear. WMS partners are the German shoe institute DSI and mostly German-speaking footwear licensees such as ...
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Clarks has appointed Ralph Römer as its new sales manager...
Clarks has appointed Ralph Römer as its new sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, replacing Stephan Fricke, who left the company at the end of 2011. The 44-year-old worked previously for Puma, Egana and Geox.
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A majority stake in Ariat International, the maker of apparel...
A majority stake in Ariat International, the maker of apparel and footwear for equestrian sports, has been purchased by its management team and the Fisher family, the founders of the Gap. The buyers paid an undisclosed sum to the private equity firms LNK Partners and Brentwood Associates, the former owners ...
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AP may sell stake in Baldinini
Antichi Pellettieri (AP) will sell its 60 percent stake in Baldinini in 2014 if it does not does meet its debt commitments. The pledge is part of a debt restructuring program for which AP signed a preliminary agreement with its bank creditors.Under the deal, the banks will renounce or convert ...
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Germany's ANWR has named Simon Stechel as a new buyer,...
Germany's ANWR has named Simon Stechel as a new buyer, in charge of sports fashion and men's footwear. He comes from Görtz in Hamburg, where he was a buyer for men's shoes and a brand manager.
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Another U.S. shoe retailer, Shoe Carnival, thanks the warm weather...
Another U.S. shoe retailer, Shoe Carnival, thanks the warm weather in February and March for a 7.3 percent increase in same-store sales during its first quarter, driven by sandals, canvas casuals and boat shoes. Traffic in its stores rose by 5.4 percent. The result was a 12.2 percent overall sales ...
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In the wake of the announcement that its chief executive...
In the wake of the announcement that its chief executive and its chairman were resigning, Esprit's share price dropped, prompting the Hong Kong company to suspend trading on Wednesday. The CEO, Ronald van der Vis, is leaving for personal reasons on or before July 1. With him, also Hans-Joachim Körber, ...
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Crocs told analysts at the Piper Jaffray conference that it...
Crocs told analysts at the Piper Jaffray conference that it has installed a new management team in Europe to build up a more solid base for the brand in the region, where clogs still represent 70 percent of its business. Worldwide, the share of clogs has declined to 48 percent ...
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The performance & lifestyle (PLG) division of Collective Brands, which...
The performance & lifestyle (PLG) division of Collective Brands, which is about to be taken over by Wolverine Worldwide, saw its total wholesale revenues increase by 8.3 percent to $230.2 million in the first quarter, with increases at Sperry Top-Sider and Stride Rite offsetting declines at Saucony and Keds in ...
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David Helpern, who founded Joan & David with his then-wife,...
David Helpern, who founded Joan & David with his then-wife, Joan Helpern, in 1967, has died at the age of 94. The couple's label Joan & David came out in 1977, and eventually the portfolio expanded to include David & Joan men's wear, Joan & David Too, and women' ready-to-wear ...
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The American TV personality Melissa Rivers is working with Zappos...
The American TV personality Melissa Rivers is working with Zappos and its private label brand, the Cool People, on a new collection of footwear called Melissa Rivers for The Cool People. It's Zappos' first celebrity co-branded experience. The shoes, which came out last week, sell for under $100 and a ...
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Gucci has won a three-year legal battle against Guess and...
Gucci has won a three-year legal battle against Guess and its footwear licensee, Marc Fisher, in a U.S. court. The judge in the case went along with Gucci's accusations of trademark and copyright infringement, barring Guess from using Gicci's Quattro G pattern, its green-red-green stripe and other square G marks. ...
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Vivarte pursues its expansion after rescheduling its debt
The new business plan of Vivarte, which has been endorsed by its shareholders and its creditors, calls for an increase in its total annual sales to around €4 billion in five years' time from last year's level of €3.3 billion. This should stem essentially from the opening of 1,000 new ...
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The 75 members of the Comité Colbert, which groups French...
The 75 members of the Comité Colbert, which groups French luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Chanel, have launched a wide-ranging campaign to fight counterfeiting throughout Europe, where the black market has thrived thanks to the internet. With the help of customs agents at 18 airports throughout France, ...
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