All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 23-24 – Page 3
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Footwear was the top-performing category in the British retail sector...
Footwear was the top-performing category in the British retail sector in September for the fifth consecutive month. The industry benefited both from the delayed back-to-school timing at the beginning of the month and colder weather toward the end of the period, which pushed people to buy warmer clothes and boots. ...
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Britain launches its own business program
The British Footwear Association (BFA) has inaugurated a new, interesting annual mentoring program intended to provide expert help and advice to new companies that have substantial chances of becoming important players in the footwear industry, provided they are BFA members.The first companies that have been selected for this kind of ...
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Italiantouch, a new online portal launched for Tod’s and other brands and services
The Tod's group has entered an e-commerce agreement with Italiantouch, a new internet retailer created by the brothers Diego and Andrea Della Valle. The online project will initially start in Italy and in the group's main European markets before being rolled out to other key markets. Customers will be able ...
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The relaunch of the Elsa Schiaparelli brand is taking longer...
The relaunch of the Elsa Schiaparelli brand is taking longer than expected. Diego Della Valle, who acquired the brand five years ago, has not yet appointed the designer who will lead the project. Thus, the brand's relaunch, which was scheduled for January, has been postponed until the summer of 2013.
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Dr. Martens is opening its first store in Boston, the...
Dr. Martens is opening its first store in Boston, the eighth in the U.S., at 201 Newbury Street. The 3,000-square-foot store will sell men's and women's boots and shoes, as well as clothing and accessories, two categories the company entered last year.
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In a recent test of six popular children's winter boots...
In a recent test of six popular children's winter boots conducted by a Danish newspaper, Søndagsavisen, the brands Superfit, Ecco and Viking came out on top. The models tested from the three brands were the only boots with waterproof capabilities exceeding 20,000 mm. Other boots tested, even some that ...
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Jones Bootmaker tests concessions
Jones Bootmaker, the 150-year-old shoe retail chain recently taken over by Macintosh Retail Group, has set up its first two concessions in the high-end department store chain of House of Fraser. Located in its Altrincham and Lincoln stores, they will serve as a test for a concept that may be ...
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Hunter Boot has named James Seuss to be its new...
Hunter Boot has named James Seuss to be its new chief executive as it seeks to expand the product offering and increase sales. Before joining the U.K. company, which is known for rubber boots but also sells some outerwear, Seuss was the CEO at Tourneau, a watch retailer. He also ...
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Paul Blum will be stepping down from his position as...
Paul Blum will be stepping down from his position as chief executive at Kenneth Cole Productions at the end of this month. He plans to go back to being an adviseo to the company, working on strategic development. Kenneth Cole, chairman and chief creative officer, who took his company away ...
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Leiser, the big German shoe retail group taken over by...
Leiser, the big German shoe retail group taken over by Josef Seibel, is joining Merkur, a buying group to which Klauser and other important shoe retailers belong
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Berluti has inaugurated a new mono-brand flagship store in Osaka,...
Berluti has inaugurated a new mono-brand flagship store in Osaka, at the Umeka Hankyu shopping center. The new store of the luxury menswear house, owned by LVMH, features shoes and leathergoods as well the new clothing collection that the brand launched earlier this year, signed by Alessandro Sartori. Berluti is ...
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L.K. Bennett is set to launch a capsule collection designed...
L.K. Bennett is set to launch a capsule collection designed by Caroline Issa, the publisher and fashion director of Tank magazine. The limited-edition collection features six pairs of shoes, including boots, ankle-strap stilettos and kitten heels, and two handbags. It will be available in the U.K., the U.S., Ireland, the ...
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Pan Philippou has resigned as chief executive of Ben Sherman,...
Pan Philippou has resigned as chief executive of Ben Sherman, but Colin Naylor, formerly with Diesel, has been placed in charge of international sales
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René Caovilla has opened his first Chinese store in Beijing...
René Caovilla has opened his first Chinese store in Beijing
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Kinnevik becomes Zalando’s biggest shareholders
The Swedish investment fund has bought an additional stake of 10 percent in Zalando, the largest European online store for shoes and other products, for €287 million. The sellers are Tengelmann Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures and a subsidiary of Zalando, Rocket Internet. The transaction gives an idea of the extraordinary valuation ...
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New CEO for the big Bata Shoe Organization
Jack Clemons, who turned 46 years old last week, will be the new chief executive of the Bata Shoe Organization (BSO) from next Jan. 1. Reporting to Thomas G. Bata, chairman of the group, he will take the place of Rino Rizzo, who is going to retire after many years ...
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Bata India posts higher sales and profits
For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Bata India saw pre-tax profits growing by 6 percent to 477.8 million rupees (€6.8m-$8.7m) and sales rising by 15 percent to INR 4.23 billion (€60.6m-$77.1m), driven by consistent growth in its retail and non-retail businesses.The company, which is one of the country's biggest footwear ...
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R.G. Barry reported net earnings on a consolidated basis of...
R.G. Barry reported net earnings on a consolidated basis of $6.1 million or $0.54 per diluted share, down by 11.0 percent or $0.61 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 ended Sept. 29. Net sales were $47.2 million versus $50.2 million a year ago. Gross profit as ...
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Ballin grows fast, diversifies
Calzaturificio Ballin launched its first full line of handbags at last September's edition of Micam in Milan. The Italian shoemaker, headquartered at Fiesso d'Artico near Venice, had previously developed a few models to coordinate with its line of Ballin shoes but the new line is its first comprehensive collection, made ...
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Labelux has sold Derek Lam back to its founders, Derek...
Labelux has sold Derek Lam back to its founders, Derek Lam and his chief executive, Jan-Hendrik Schlottmann. Labelux, which also owns Bally, Jimmy Choo and Belstaff, acquired a majority stake in Derek Lam in July 2008. The sale is part of Labelux' strategic decision to refocus activities on luxury leathergoods ...
