All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 21-22 – Page 3
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Bata has immediately responded to a request by the European...
Bata has immediately responded to a request by the European Commission to withdraw a shoe called Flexible Pelle Vera, made by an external supplier and sold in Bulgaria, because it has been found to contain traces of chromium VI, a substance banned by the EU because it can be allergic ...
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The takeover process for the bankrupt MBT by one of...
The takeover process for the bankrupt MBT by one of its Asian distributors, Andy Chaw, has been stopped. The Swiss court in Winterthur, which is handling the case, has reportedly accepted a request by Karl Müller, founder of the company, to review his objections to the sale of the ...
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The Pentland Group is working together with Arts Thread to...
The Pentland Group is working together with Arts Thread to support a unique national design competition launched by the Churchill Centre among design students and recent graduates. The candidates will have to submit an inspiring piece of work in 2D format – a graphic design, a textile sample or any ...
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Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of the LVMH...
Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of the LVMH conglomerate and France's richest man, will be honored with an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by the British ambassador in France, Sir Peter Ricketts. Reportedly, Arnault will be the only French national to be awarded the ...
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A special shareholders' committee has approved Kenneth Cole's plan to...
A special shareholders' committee has approved Kenneth Cole's plan to take the company private for $15.25 a share, giving the firm a value around $250 million. Cole already owns 46 percent of the company's equity and controls 89 percent of its voting power but a majority of other shareholders needed ...
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W. Paul Jones has been appointed chief executive of Payless...
W. Paul Jones has been appointed chief executive of Payless ShoeSource, the big American and international chain of shoe shops, following its sales by Collective Licensing International to Golden Gate Capital and Blum Capital. He was previously chairman, president and CEO of Shopko Stores and vice president of Sears in ...
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Nereo Friso has been appointed by Stuart Weitzman “consultant director”...
Nereo Friso has been appointed by Stuart Weitzman “consultant director” for the brand, which is partly owned by Jones Group, and for a new sub-brand called Sw1. One of his tasks will consist of better positioning the Sw1 label worldwide. Friso has been active in the luxury goods sector for ...
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Havaianas has appointed Macio Moura as its new U.S. president,...
Havaianas has appointed Macio Moura as its new U.S. president, effective Oct. 1. Moura, who has served as vice president of finance and operations since the opening of the U.S. office in 2007, succeeds Afoso Sugiyama, who has been promoted to global manager of brand extensions for Havaianas. With two-digit ...
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Schmoove, the trendy shoe brand of Rautureau Apple Shoes, is...
Schmoove, the trendy shoe brand of Rautureau Apple Shoes, is opening its first store in Paris, located on the rue du Temple
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The first Milan Anti-counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA)...
The first Milan Anti-counterfeiting Committee (“Consiglio Milanese Anticontraffazione” - CMA) was presented to the press at Milan's city hall by the city's mayor, Giuliano Pisapia, and other dignitaries last Sept. 24. The project aims at monitoring counterfeiting in the municipality of Milan by collecting data with law enforcement agencies and ...
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New Stella of China has announced that it will build...
New Stella of China has announced that it will build a new production facility in Yongzhou County, in the south-central inland province of Hunan. The Chinese footwear brand will invest $300 million in the factory, which will concentrate on women's fashion shoes. The new facility is expected to employ 500 ...
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Federcalzature, the Italian association of shoe retailers, has announced an...
Federcalzature, the Italian association of shoe retailers, has announced an agreement with Barclaycard to facilitate online payments for the customers of its retail members. They will be able to pay with any credit card from Italy or from foreign countries. For the retailer, one condition is that it must generate ...
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Pedro Miralles has announced that it will open two mono-brand...
Pedro Miralles has announced that it will open two mono-brand stores in Beijing, at the Shin Kong Place and YouYi Shopping City malls, by the end of the year. The Spanish women's fashion shoe brand, headquartered near Alicante, also has plans to open a third Chinese store in the city ...
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The British Footwear Association has announced a new collaboration with...
The British Footwear Association has announced a new collaboration with two London-based public relations agencies to offer mentor support to emerging footwear brands. The BFA PR mentoring program, in association with Wingfield PR and Cow PR, will help member companies expand and develop their brand identity. Cow Boutique, the newly-launched ...
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The Cortina Leomil Group has announced the signing of a...
The Cortina Leomil Group has announced the signing of a licensing agreement with Activision Publishing to bring Activision's Skylanders Spyro's Adventure brand of console and handheld video games to the footwear market in the U.S. The company will partner with Rich Footwear for the marketing, selling and joint creative development ...
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Crockett & Jones has inaugurated its sixth stand-alone shop in...
Crockett & Jones has inaugurated its sixth stand-alone shop in the U.K. Located in the elegant Knightsbridge area, in the heart of London, just at walking distance from Harrods, the new store brings the total number of stand-alone shops for the brand to ten, including the other doors in France, ...
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Sabu Schuh & Marketing has reported a slight drop in...
Sabu Schuh & Marketing has reported a slight drop in centralized settlements of 2.5 percent for the first half of 2012, down to €169.3 million, due essentially to lower orders from its retail members for the spring/summer 2012 season. However, the affiliated retailers booked an average increase in their own ...
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Sergio Rossi has also launched its e-commerce site, the first...
Sergio Rossi has also launched its e-commerce site, the first one of those planned by the recently established joint venture between PPR and Yoox Group. The online store can be browsed through in English, French, Italian German, Russian and Japanese, and it can take orders from 100 different countries except ...
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Louis Vuitton is opening today a flagship store in Almaty,...
Louis Vuitton is opening today a flagship store in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan
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Alain Royer has decided to step back from the management...
Alain Royer has decided to step back from the management of Groupe Royer, which he has been running together with his ultra-dynamic brother Jacques. He has been involved in its operations since 1975, and he was most recently in charge of purchasing. As previously reported, Royer is looking for an ...
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