All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 15-16 – Page 4
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Short stops
The Bata Shoe Museum of Toronto is displaying some of...
The Bata Shoe Museum of Toronto is displaying some of the creations of Roger Vivier
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News briefs
The U.S. retailer Bakers Footwear reported a net loss of...
The U.S. retailer Bakers Footwear reported a net loss of $1.1 million for its fiscal first quarter ended April 28, compared with a net loss of $2.5 million in the same period of the previous year. The company reported net sales of $44.3 million for the quarter, down by 6 ...
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Article
Killick is back with ccilu
Ccilu – a word pronounced „chilu“ that means „liberate“ in Japanese – is the newest, promising footwear project of Killick Datta, the famous Indian-born American executive who has been associated with many other brands including Nike, L.A. Gear, Skechers, Pony, Brooks and Diesel Footwear. Presented at the Bread & Butter ...
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The China Leather Industry Association reports that footwear exports from...
The China Leather Industry Association reports that footwear exports from the country grew in the first five months of 2012, but more slowly than they have in previous years. By volume exports were up by 2.4 percent to 4.2 billion pairs of shoes; by value the rise was 4.1 percent ...
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Vivarte appoints a new chairman, reviews governance structure
Marc Lelandais has been appointed executive chairman of Vivarte with immediate effect, as from July 2, taking the place of Georges Plassat, who left the leadership of the French fashion and footwear retail conglomerate earlier this year to become the new chief executive of Carrefour. In the interim period, Plassat ...
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Pacific Brands, the Australian apparel and footwear company, is getting...
Pacific Brands, the Australian apparel and footwear company, is getting on more solid financial footing. It has trimmed its debt by 25 million Australian dollars (€20.6m-$25.7m) thanks to a better cash flow and the sale of two surplus properties. Paying back that amount reduces the limit of Tranche 2 of ...
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At ANWR's general meeting in Dresden, the members decided to...
At ANWR's general meeting in Dresden, the members decided to change the retail cooperative's name from Ariston-Nord-West-Ring eG to ANWR Group eG. The change will be effective when the respective amendments to the articles of association in the German Register of Cooperatives are registered. The change of the cooperative's name ...
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Brazil extends anti-dumping measures to Chinese components
The Brazilian government announced on July 4 the introduction of an extra duty of 182 percent on imports of soles, uppers and other footwear components originating in China, adding that it was acting with the approval of the World Trade Organization. The new measure was its response to various claims ...
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Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time...
Another member of the management has left Esprit. This time it's the turn of Ursula Buck, who has been serving as executive director for products and licenses. She was replaced by Maria Pambori, effective July 1. Pambori, who has worked for almost ten years at Procter & Gamble in various ...
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The Indian government has announced that it plans to set...
The Indian government has announced that it plans to set up a new Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) in the city of Rupnagar, formerly known as Ropar, in India's Punjab region. The proposed institute is expected to conduct a wide range of professional programs in such areas as footwear ...
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Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief...
Sanita Footwear has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, Jørgen Tang, starting on Aug. 1. The 50-year-old worked previously as chief executive and CFO of Scandinavian Tobacco, then as finance director of Samson Agro. He takes the place of Karsten Christensen, who will continue to work in ...
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Toms Shoes, the American footwear brand that is famous for...
Toms Shoes, the American footwear brand that is famous for its policy of giving away a free pair of shoes to charities for any pair of shoes sold, presented its first line of sunglasses based on a similar model at this year's Bread & Butter trade show in Berlin. For ...
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Jonathon Prince, the American runner and philanthropist, has signed on...
Jonathon Prince, the American runner and philanthropist, has signed on to be the brand ambassador for OrthoLite, the manufacturer of open-cell foam insoles. Since 2005, Prince has run more than 12,000 miles as a “Social Athli-vist,” supporting causes or ideals with running events. Now OrthoLite will be on board. For ...
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Alberto Bichi, secretary general of Fesi, the European Sporting Goods...
Alberto Bichi, secretary general of Fesi, the European Sporting Goods Industry Federation, will also act as EU public affairs director of HDS, the German shoe and leathergoods industry federation, starting on July 1. Bichi will assist HDS in such areas as international trade, product safety, intellectual property rights, environmental protection ...
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Local authorities have dropped a legal case against Wortmann, opened...
Local authorities have dropped a legal case against Wortmann, opened in September 2010, under which the big German company had been suspected of circumventing the former anti-dumping duties of the European Union against leather shoes imported from China and Vietnam. The authorities found little evidence to justify such a suspicion ...
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After losing a round in its legal battle against Yves...
After losing a round in its legal battle against Yves Saint Laurent in the U.S., Christian Louboutin has reportedly lost a similar fight against Zara. A French court has apparently ruled that the red-soled shoes marketed by Zara did not violate Louboutin's intellectual property rights. It has levied a fine ...
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Ricosta has decided to stop showing at the GDS after...
Ricosta has decided to stop showing at the GDS after next September, feeling that its dates are too late, but it will show at this week's OutDoor fair in Friedrichshafen for the first time
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News briefs
Jules Schneider, chief executive of Aerogroup International, and other shareholders...
Jules Schneider, chief executive of Aerogroup International, and other shareholders in the U.S. company are exploring the possible sale of its Aerosoles brand, according to Footwear News. They bought the business from Kenneth Cole in 1987. As reported, the company recently struck a strategic agreement with the Indian-based Tata International ...
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Rangith Hettiarachchy, the chairman of the Footwear Advisory Council of...
Rangith Hettiarachchy, the chairman of the Footwear Advisory Council of Sri Lanka, is optimistic about the leather and footwear industry in his country. He council is working to build up the industry. First, it is setting up a training institute for footwear and leather producers with the help of the ...
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After launching a line of shoes for teenagers and adults...
After launching a line of shoes for teenagers and adults under the licensed Scorpion Bay brand name, Siport, which knows children's shoes well, has launched a children's line under the same name for spring/summer 2013
