All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 19-20 – Page 2
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Wolverine Worldwide says it will likely record a double-digit drop...
Wolverine Worldwide says it will likely record a double-digit drop in its European sales during the current third quarter of its financial year. Sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, which account for about one-quarter of the group's total revenues, have been affected by dodgy weather and economic ...
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New shareholders, management and directions for Sanita’s operations
Sanita Footwear is changing ownership and selling off its so-called trading division to concentrate on its Sanita brand of clogs and comfort shoes, which is performing particularly well in the U.S. The trading division of the Danish company comprises five company-owned footwear brands – Bundgaard, Trigger, Jaco, Sanilet and Ambre ...
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Delcam Crispin has introduced a new learning zone to its...
Delcam Crispin has introduced a new learning zone to its corporate website. Visitors can now access videos explaining the various software applications designed by the supplier for the footwear industry. The British company provides software solutions for the design and manufacture of lasts, soles and uppers. The technology allows users ...
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Michael Phelps is the new testimonial for Louis Vuitton's “Core...
Michael Phelps is the new testimonial for Louis Vuitton's “Core Values” campaign, which has tapped other big names in the past including Muhammad Ali and Angelina Jolie. In the new international press campaign, the American swimmer is featured wearing a Louis Vuitton suit while he sits alongside Larisa Latynina, the ...
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Görtz’ managers earn less as the retailer continues to slim down
The big German shoe retailer has announced a new cost reduction program that will result in the elimination of more than 60 of the 230 jobs at its head office in Hamburg. Out of them, 33 are being dismissed and the others should leave the company through retirement and other ...
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Joya is in the middle of a consolidation process. While...
Joya is in the middle of a consolidation process. While the company is still present in 24 countries, it aims to concentrate on only 10 markets in the future. During the first half of this year, Joya ended relationships with its partners in the U.S., Spain and Germany. As reported ...
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Gabor opened a new concept store in Freiburg in March...
Gabor opened a new concept store in Freiburg in March and five new stores in the Netherlands in the first half of this year. In Poland, the company plans to open three new stores before the end of this year.
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GDS and Micam will compete in Shanghai
The much-awaited first Chinese edition of the Micam Shoevent will take place next Apr. 9-11 in Shanghai, coinciding with the local Fashion Week. Organized together by Anci together with Fieramilano, it plans to host a atotal of about 200 selected firms from Europe and the rest of the world, including ...
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Genesco is said to be one of the companies that...
Genesco is said to be one of the companies that are interested in taking over Cole Haan from Nike. Other potential bidders are Texas Pacific Group, the equity investment firm that previously controlled Bally, and another institutional investor, Apax Partners, which wants to sell its stake in France's Groupe Royer. ...
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India's commerce secretary, S.R. Rao, has reported that the country's...
India's commerce secretary, S.R. Rao, has reported that the country's exports of leathergoods grew by 29 percent in the 2011-12 fiscal year. However, the growth rate is expected to ease to about 20 percent for the fiscal year 2012-13, which ends next March. In the first 11 months of the ...
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El Naturalista cooperated for the coming spring/summer season with the...
El Naturalista cooperated for the coming spring/summer season with the famous Spanish cook Dani Garcia and created five new product lines. The collection was presented at the GDS show this month. In January, the Spanish brand opened a new shop-in-shop in Bilbao in El Corte Inglés. Sales in Spain remain ...
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Desigual presented its successful shoe collection for the third time...
Desigual presented its successful shoe collection for the third time at the GDS show in Düsseldorf. The collection encompasses 70 models. Initial orders are increasing by about 150 percent in comparison with spring/summer 2012. In the first season, 400,000 pairs of shoes were sold on a retail and wholesale level. ...
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New developments for Zalando and its extra-continental clones
The leading German online retailer was hit recently by a so-called “shitstorm” on Facebook, leading to calls for a boycott. The bad publicity came from reports that Zalando was paying wages as low as €7.01 an hour to employees at one of its warehouses near Berlin, many of whom had ...
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Christoph Götzndorfer is the new sales manager for Hassia, one...
Christoph Götzndorfer is the new sales manager for Hassia, one of the brands of the Austrian-based Lorenz Shoe Group
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Chinese imports up, exports down
In the first six months of 2012, Chinese exports of leather shoes dropped by 11.9 percent to 390 million pairs, compared with the same period last year. This corresponded with a 1.1 percent decrease in value to $4.9 billion, for an average price per pair of $12.56. Comparing this year ...
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Titans of the Chinese shoe industry made it onto Forbes...
Titans of the Chinese shoe industry made it onto Forbes magazine's list of the 25 Chinese people who are most influential in global fashion. Eddie Chen took the second slot as the head of Daphne, the Taiwan-based shoemaker. Patrick Lee, the Greater China chief executive at Michael Kors, was ranked ...
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Wen Jiabao, China's premier, visited the footwear factory of Oases...
Wen Jiabao, China's premier, visited the footwear factory of Oases in Guangdong Province, even using a stitching machine on a shoe upper. He took the opportunity of his visit to encourage those in the footwear industry to explore new technology and automation, and to develop in new markets in the ...
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Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief...
Crocs has named Scott Crutchfield to be its new chief operating officer. He will oversee all of the company's day-to-day operations, including manufacturing, distribution, logistics, supply chain management and IT. He moves up from his position as senior vice president for worldwide operations, which he held since May 2010. He ...
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Eram, one of the largest footwear retail chains in France,...
Eram, one of the largest footwear retail chains in France, has unveiled a new logo, starting with its community of 10,000-odd fans on Facebook. It has also launched its first TV advertising campaign in eight years this month. More than 600 spots are to air on channel M6 from Sept. ...
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François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of PPR, has told an...
François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of PPR, has told an Italian newspaper that he wants to acquire other companies in Italy, after the recent takeover of Brioni
