All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 17-18 – Page 5

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    Rucoline celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new sneaker, a...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Rucoline celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new sneaker, a rehash of its original Ariel model. The shoe, released in limited edition, is made in shades of gold and silver, with gems on the upper part. The bottom of the shoe is completely emptied to provide lightness, and features a ...

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    Modacalzado+Iberpiel, set for Sept. 22-24 at Feria de Madrid, had...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Modacalzado+Iberpiel, set for Sept. 22-24 at Feria de Madrid, had already filled up 90 percent of its exhibition space in early July. In total, Ifema, the organizer of the show, expects 600 brands to exhibit their spring/summer 2013 collections, about the same as the number who displayed their wares at ...

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    Hermès grows by 21.9%

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The group's consolidated revenues totaled €1.59 billion in the first half of 2012, up by 21.9 percent at current exchange rates and by 15.4 percent at constant exchange rates. Sales continued to expand both in the group's own stores and in the wholesale channel.All regions registered sales growth in the ...

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    In the first five months of 2012, China's footwear exports...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    In the first five months of 2012, China's footwear exports grew by 4 percent in volume to 4.14 billion pairs and by 8.6 percent in value to $15.5 billion, compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, retailers and distributors imported 21.7 million pairs of shoes ...

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    Swedish shoe retailers suffered a drop of 18.2 percent in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Swedish shoe retailers suffered a drop of 18.2 percent in their sales in April when compared with the same month last year, according to the HUI research institute. Subsequently, their sales increased by 6.9 percent in May and by 2.2 percent in June. When measuring the first six months ...

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    Tod's will give a bonus of gross €1,400 to the...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Tod's will give a bonus of gross €1,400 to the employees in its manufacturing division. It will also cover the costs of health care insurance for employees and their family members if they need a specialist or major surgery, and the expenses for their children's schoolbooks. The Italian fashion conglomerate, ...

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    The German shoe market grew by only 1 percent in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The German shoe market grew by only 1 percent in May, compared with one year ago, according to the Institut für Handelsforschung, but considering price increases, it fell by 1 percent in real terms. This means that in the first five months of 2012, German shoe retailers saw their sales ...