All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 17-18 – Page 3
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Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in...
Thomas Kneck is the new country manager for Bonvita in Sweden. The Danish company is the Scandinavian distributor for the shoe brands Wolverine, Harley-Davidson, K-Swiss, Sperry Top-Sider, Generic Surplus, Pro-Keds, Keds and Cushe. It also shares the ownership of a brand of clothing, Brand8. Previously, Kneck was country manager for ...
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Robert J. “Bob” Gamm, the founder and inventor of KangarOOS...
Robert J. “Bob” Gamm, the founder and inventor of KangarOOS athletic shoes, died at his home near St. Louis on July 13. He was 91 and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than five years ago. As an architect and a jogger himself, Gamm designed an athletic shoe with a ...
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A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a...
A Norwegian brand of boat shoes, Swims, has signed a distribution contract for the British market with 2Squared Agency
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Preben Boas, the longtime executive director of the Danish sporting...
Preben Boas, the longtime executive director of the Danish sporting goods manufacturers association, SL, has formally taken over the management of DSF, the Danish association of shoe suppliers, as well. Some of the 37 members of DSF, such as Ecco, belong to both associations. Boas takes the place of Jette ...
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Big drop in European shoe imports
The 27 member countries of the European Union imported 12 percent less footwear in the first quarter of 2012 than in the corresponding period of last year, reflecting more cautious purchases by distributors and retailers last year in view of the economic situation in the region. The drop in value ...
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Bessec, one of the most esteemed retailers in France, has...
Bessec, one of the most esteemed retailers in France, has launched its e-shop, which also features the opportunity for visitors to reserve shoes to be tried on in one of its 22 multi-brand shops in Brittany. The French company is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
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The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left...
The brothers Xavier Berneda Martín and David Berneda Martín left the Spanish sports shoe brand Munich at the beginning of July. Xavier Berneda, marketing director, and David Berneda, chief financial officer, will no longer be part of the companies Berneda S.A., Bernher SA and Munich SL. The two brothers will ...
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Masai International, the Singapore-based company that has been distributing MBT...
Masai International, the Singapore-based company that has been distributing MBT in Southeast Asia, has acquired the MBT brand and its global assets, but not its debt. Owned by Andy Chaw, described as a wealthy individual, the distributor was named “best in sales and execution” at MBT's international product launch meeting ...
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Tod’s becomes more international
Tod's announced that the group's net profit rose by 13.7 percent to €74.4 million in the first half of 2012, boosted by ongoing strong sales in the Asian and U.S. markets. The double-digit sales growth for shoes, by 10.8 percent, confirmed the strong position of the group in its core ...
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Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg...
Selected Brands of Sweden has become the distributor of Ugg footwear in the Nordic countries, including the Baltics, starting in the spring of 2013
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Leiser's bankruptcy proceedings will not prevent the German retailer from...
Leiser's bankruptcy proceedings will not prevent the German retailer from going ahead with the planned opening of its largest store in Frankfurt at the end of this month
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Salvatore Ferragamo had two stores in Baku, the capital of...
Salvatore Ferragamo had two stores in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which were selling men's and women's shoes, respectively. They have been consolidated into one single shop.
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Birkenstock is moving its U.S. office back to its former...
Birkenstock is moving its U.S. office back to its former 93-acre “campus” in Novato, California. The company has decided not to renew the lease on a building at the former Hamilton Air Force base not far away because it has become too small to accommodate all its staff, which has ...
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Italian authorities are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Walter...
Italian authorities are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Walter Burani and his son Giovanni, in connection with the collapse in 2010 of Burani Designer Holding, Mariella Burani Family Holding and Mariella Burani Fashion Group. At the end of his closing speech on July 16, Milan's deputy prosecutor, Luigi Orsi, ...
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Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president...
Brian Atwood has hired Savvas Kaminarides as senior vice president for global sales, a newly created position. Most recently, Kaminarides was vice president for wholesale at Jimmy Choo, where he worked for 10 years. Brian Atwood's brand of footwear is part of The Jones Group.
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Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe...
Wolfgang Schulze will assume the distribution of the comfort shoe brand Joya in Germany. The contract with the previous distributor, Joya Germany, managed by Michael Scheike, has been canceled by Joya International. Major discrepancies in the orientation of the distribution in Germany led to this decision. Joya was excluded for ...
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Prada’s sales boosted by Asian growth
Prada announced in a preliminary statement that its sales for the half year ended on July 31 rose by 36.5 percent to €1.55 billion, thanks to strong demand in most regions of the world – Asia in particular – and a strong performance by the Prada and Miu Miu brands. ...
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Pantofola d'Oro is signing a deal with Europe Asia Industrial...
Pantofola d'Oro is signing a deal with Europe Asia Industrial for the marketing and distribution of its lines for men, women and children in China. This adds to the inauguration of 45 single-brand stores and 50 corners in China's leading shopping centers. The new partner will also be authorized to ...
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British footwear has cachet around the world, as evidenced by...
British footwear has cachet around the world, as evidenced by the increasing demand from stores in Asia and the U.S., which U.K. factories are working hard to fulfill. The British Footwear Association is taking more and more companies to international trade shows such as GDS in Germany and Magic in ...
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EMU Australia has appointed Scott Sible as chief executive for...
EMU Australia has appointed Scott Sible as chief executive for North America. Sible has 25 years of experience in the footwear and apparel business. He had retired from Wolverine Worldwide as president of Merrell in 2010.
