All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 16-17 – Page 2
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Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of...
Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), addressed 20 members of the European Parliament last week about the U.S. footwear industry and the need for lower import tariffs. His speech was part of a round-table discussion about the recently started discussions on a free trade ...
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Skechers has improved the lighting and other display functions at...
Skechers has improved the lighting and other display functions at its flagship store in Manhattan +++
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Dirk Pues, one of the managing directors of Hamm Market...
Dirk Pues, one of the managing directors of Hamm Market Solutions, responsible for product development and sales, has left the German company, which is the global footwear licensee for Gant and Napapijri and the European distributor for the corresponding lines. Jeton Bujupi and Anja Frers will now be responsible for ...
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Sperry’s expansion offsets Merrell’s dip
Raising its previous profit forecast, Wolverine Worldwide is now predicting growth of 13.5 to 20.1 percent in adjusted earnings per share for the full financial year, with even stronger growth after adjustment for a non-recurring tax benefit enjoyed in the past year. The group's total revenues should be in a ...
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Kavat is developing a line of ecological shoes for Nudie...
Kavat is developing a line of ecological shoes for Nudie Jeans, a Swedish label of jeans that uses only organic cotton
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Tommy Hilfiger has developed a limited edition of shoes together...
Tommy Hilfiger has developed a limited edition of shoes together with George Esquivel, the shoe designer from Los Angeles who has also worked for Fratelli Rossetti and other firms. It will consist of two men's styles and two women's styles, made by hand in California with special materials. For each ...
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Jean-Louis Descours, who was one of the leading personalities in...
Jean-Louis Descours, who was one of the leading personalities in the French shoe retail sector for many decades, has died at the age of 97 years. His name is closely associated with the development of the former Groupe André, which changed its name to Vivarte in 2001. The son of ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect...
Wolverine Worldwide has declared a two-for-one stock split, with effect from Nov. 1. The directors of Wolverine also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share.
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Repetto is making its debut in the perfume world. In...
Repetto is making its debut in the perfume world. In collaboration with InterParfums and Olivier Polge, the iconic French brand of ballet flats has launched its first fragrance, based on a powdery-musky rose, complemented with pear juice and cherry blossoms, with amber-wood top notes. The Repetto fragrance is presented in ...
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Earlier dates for the GDS
The GDS shoe fair in Düsseldorf and the simultaneous Global Shoes fair will move their dates forward in a one year from now, bowing to strong pressure from important industry players. The GDS will stick to its traditional dates for the next two sessions – Sept. 11-13, 2013 and March ...
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Daphne International Holdings, one of the largest shoe retailing groups...
Daphne International Holdings, one of the largest shoe retailing groups in China, has warned that first half profits would suffer a “meaningful decline,” as second-quarter sales on a same-store basis shrank by 13.7 percent from a year earlier, fueling a 9.2 percent decline in same-store revenues for the entire first ...
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Crocs has opened its first Italian store in the Eur...
Crocs has opened its first Italian store in the Eur district of Rome, measuring about 60 square meters
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Louis Vuitton has created a special hand-embroidered shoe, the Pump...
Louis Vuitton has created a special hand-embroidered shoe, the Pump London, to celebrate the opening of a Louis Vuitton Salon in the shoe hall of Selfridges' department store in London. Only 24 pairs of the shoe have been made for the occasion.
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Masai International reports that Switzerland's highest court has fully rejected...
Masai International reports that Switzerland's highest court has fully rejected any further challenges to its purchase of MBT. Two lower courts had already ruled in favor of the company's new owner, the Singapore-based Andy Chaw, and against plaintiffs such as the founder of the brand, Karl Müller senior. Chaw has ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has upgraded its sales forecast for the...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has upgraded its sales forecast for the balance of this year, in spite of a 2.5 percent drop in second-quarter revenues to $170.1 million. It now expects full-year sales to increase by about 8 percent, with increases of 2.5 percent in the third quarter and 14.5 ...
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Hermès is moving its Milan flagship from the corner of...
Hermès is moving its Milan flagship from the corner of Via Sant'Andrea and Via della Spiga to the more prestigious Via Montenapoleone, taking the place of a Swatch store and others. Construction work has already started on the space, which should measure more than 1,000 square meters, according to reports. ...
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Grupo Mascaró continues to expand the penetration of its Pretty...
Grupo Mascaró continues to expand the penetration of its Pretty Ballerinas brand in Latin America. After the successful opening of a store in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, it has inaugurated a 30-square-meter store in the JK Iguatemi shopping center of São Paulo. The company plans to open further mono-brand ...
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Expo Riva Schuh continues to grow, in spite of the...
Expo Riva Schuh continues to grow, in spite of the general economic woes. Its 80th edition, which was celebrated at Riva del Garda on June 15-18 with various entertaining musical shows, was visited by 10,850 people, 1.5 percent more than one year ago. The organizers remarked the strong presence at ...
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Expo Riva Schuh India confirmed its relevance for the third...
Expo Riva Schuh India confirmed its relevance for the third time, recording an 18 percent increase to 4,477 in the number of visitors at its latest session in New Delhi on July 4-6. They included top buyers from foreign chains such as Bata, H&M, Inditex and Vivarte, as well as ...
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Pitti Uomo, where many companies continue to present their new...
Pitti Uomo, where many companies continue to present their new shoe collections, has reported stable attendance at last month's session in Florence. A 4.5 percent increase in the number of foreign buyers, up to 7,700, compensated for a slight drop to 10,400 people among Italian visitors, as compared to 10,600 ...
