All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 23-24 – Page 4
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Cotance decided to permanently bring back its former leather promotion...
Cotance decided to permanently bring back its former leather promotion campaign, “That's life, that's leather!,” on the occasion of its council meeting in Bucharest on Sept. 26. Created in 2004, the campaign was developed to convince consumers of the usefulness of the material and the emotions that it engenders, and ...
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Pakistan's Trade Development Authority (TDAP) plans to help the nation's...
Pakistan's Trade Development Authority (TDAP) plans to help the nation's footwear manufacturers take part in the next edition of Expo Riva Schuh, at Riva del Garda in Italy, on Jan. 12-15, 2013. Eight members of the Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association participated and booked substantial orders last year. TDAP described the ...
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Major appointments at Stuart Weitzman
Stuart Weitzman has made a series of senior appointments. Susan Duffy has been promoted to chief marketing officer, reporting directly to the designer who lends his name to the company, acting as executive chairman. She joined the company in April 2011 as senior vice president for global marketing and communications, ...
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Robert Clergerie has appointed Eva Taub as chief executive. Taub...
Robert Clergerie has appointed Eva Taub as chief executive. Taub recently helmed the leather division at Christian Dior, where she had a wide span of responsibilities including design, merchandising, marketing, and supply chain matters. Previously, she launched the Isotoner brand in Europe and worked in New York and Hong Kong ...
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Following Rieker, another big German company, Josef Seibel, has decided...
Following Rieker, another big German company, Josef Seibel, has decided not to show at the next GDS in Düsseldorf, feeling that the dates are at least four weeks too late
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The annual competition to name the “sexiest shoes” was won...
The annual competition to name the “sexiest shoes” was won this year by Christian Louboutin's red-soled patent leather pumps. Stuart Weitzman's burgundy patent pumps with a metal stiletto got the second place, while Jimmy Choo's black suede sandals with silver sequins came in third. Louboutin's shoes also won the inaugural ...
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Shoe Carnival has announced that Mark Lemond retired for health...
Shoe Carnival has announced that Mark Lemond retired for health reasons from his positions as president, chief executive and director of the American shoe retail chain, effective Oct. 27. Lemond had been with Shoe Carnival for nearly 25 years and had been its chief executive for 16 years. Clifton Sifford, ...
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Li & Fung, the big sourcing and financial investment group...
Li & Fung, the big sourcing and financial investment group based in Hong Kong, is seeking to raise $500 million through the issuance of perpetual bonds in U.S. dollars. The company said that it plans to use the cash injection for business development and further acquisitions. The bonds will be ...
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Arezzo & Co., the Brazilian shoe design, manufacturing and retail...
Arezzo & Co., the Brazilian shoe design, manufacturing and retail company, has shifted the head office for its high-end Alexander Birman brand to New York, while opening the second store under the designer's name in São Paulo. The group opened a total of 18 new stores during the third quarter, ...
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Selfridges, which already boasts a successful, enlarged women's shoe department...
Selfridges, which already boasts a successful, enlarged women's shoe department at its flagship store in London, has now opened a men's footwear department of 15,000 square feet, said to be the largest one of the kind in the world. Twice bigger than before, it offers 3,200 styles by 250 brands, ...
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Alpargatas buys a sportswear brand
The Alpargatas group, which owns the Havaianas brand of rubber sandals among other operations, is moving further into the lifestyle segment through an agreement to buy a 30 percent stake in a Brazilian sportswear brand, Osklen, with an option for a further 30 percent at a later stage.Osklen is a ...
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Frank Wright has launched a new transactional website allowing customers...
Frank Wright has launched a new transactional website allowing customers to streamline their footwear selection based on price, color options and styles. The new site of the British shoemaker also features a “Style Notes” section providing outfit suggestions and styling tips, as well as a blog section where customers can ...
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Pavers has become the first foreign retailer to be allowed...
Pavers has become the first foreign retailer to be allowed to set up wholly owned stores in India, after the government cleared the way for it to invest $20 million in single-brand retailing. Previously, non-Indian companies could own only up to 51 percent of their Indian retail operations, a rule ...
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Alexander Wang has opened a temporary store in the big...
Alexander Wang has opened a temporary store in the big Isetan department store in Tokyo
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Shoes-contacts, the new agent recruitment agency of Michael Plank, is...
Shoes-contacts, the new agent recruitment agency of Michael Plank, is now online on www.shoes-contacts.com
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Yves Saint Laurent drops claims against Louboutin
Yves Saint Laurent America is canceling its six counterclaims in a U.S. court against Christian Louboutin. The dispute originated last year over the use by the French shoemaker of a strong red color to coat the bottoms of its pricey, high-heeled shoes. Louboutin sued YSL, a unit of PPR, after ...
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The shoe and leathergoods division of Aeffe, represented mainly by...
The shoe and leathergoods division of Aeffe, represented mainly by Pollini, raised its sales by 7.9 percent to €54.7 million for the first nine months of this year. The total turnover of the Italian fashion group went up by only 0.7 percent to €198.7 million. Aeffe's operating profit before amortization ...
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DSW has bought its corporate headquarters, distribution center and adjoining...
DSW has bought its corporate headquarters, distribution center and adjoining property in Columbus, Ohio, resulting in lower rental costs and opportunities for expansion
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Brazil takes action against Malaysia
Closing another chapter in its investigation into the alleged forgery of certificates of origin for footwear products, the Brazilian government ordered a total ban on imports of shoes from a Malaysian company, Goodwill Footwear, until it is able to prove their real origin. Government officials suspect that its shoes are ...
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Rucoline has also finalized the acquisition in Ginza of a...
Rucoline has also finalized the acquisition in Ginza of a four-story building that will host the offices of its Japanese subsidiary, Ruco Line KK, along with a showroom and a flagship store on the road
