All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 16-17 – Page 6
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A group of 47 members of the U.S. Congress, including...
A group of 47 members of the U.S. Congress, including 15 senators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, asking for passage of a free trade agreement that would end tariffs on shoe imports in 11 countries and liberalize trade in other areas. They argued that the tariff ...
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Ronald van der Vis, 45, will join the supervisory board...
Ronald van der Vis, 45, will join the supervisory board of Macintosh Retail Group, expanding it from four to five members. The Dutch manager has acted as executive director at important companies such as Pearle Europe, a major European conglomerate for optical retailing, and Esprit. He already serves as a ...
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The 31-year-old Boris Saragaglia, who co-founded Spartoo seven years ago,...
The 31-year-old Boris Saragaglia, who co-founded Spartoo seven years ago, has won a special prize as the ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year' from a jury set up by the French daily La Tribune. He is still leading the French online shoe store, which generated sales of €130 million in 2012 ...
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Gabor Shoes increased sales by 9 percent to €205 million...
Gabor Shoes increased sales by 9 percent to €205 million in the first half of this year, as compared to the same period of 2012. This figure includes the licensees' sales. Growth of 12.2 percent to €172.5 million was achieved by the company's core Gabor brand of shoes. Camel Active ...
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In the first half of 2013, Dr. Martens expanded its...
In the first half of 2013, Dr. Martens expanded its mono-brand store concept in the U.K. with eight additional stores, which were opened in Birmingham, Manchester, Brighton, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, plus two new mono-brand stores in London. Dr. Martens presented its shoe collections for the first time in the main ...
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At the Bright show in Berlin, held on July 2-4,...
At the Bright show in Berlin, held on July 2-4, Hub presented a new spring/summer 2014 collection for women, which was made together with the Dutch designer Marijn de Haan, and a limited edition made together with the Dudes Factory Berlin, a creative label for apparel, also for spring/summer 2014
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Berluti is opening a 171-square-meter “gentleman's club” in the “design...
Berluti is opening a 171-square-meter “gentleman's club” in the “design district” of Miami (161 NE 40th Street), as part of its strong international expansion program
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Hermès’ sales up 14% through first half
Hermès International announced a 14.4 percent increase in consolidated revenues for the first half of this year, up to €1,767.2 million. Taking into account currency fluctuations, and particularly the negative impact of a weakening of the yen, consolidated revenues grew by 11.0 percent in terms of local currencies. The increases ...
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Pentland grows by 14.2% but profits decline
Pentland Group has reported a 14.2 percent increase in total revenues to £1.76 billion (€2.06bn-$2.68bn) in 2012, with growth of 6.3 percent excluding the results of businesses acquired in the course of the year, but the British company's profitability declined.Revenues from direct sales and licensing income went up by 6.8 ...
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Crocs’ sales rise by 13% but profit falls
Crocs saw second-quarter net income fall to $35.4 million from $61.5 million in the same period a year ago. Earnings were negatively impacted by increased discounting late in the quarter in the Americas and Europe, a one-time net charge of $6.1 million related to the resolution of a statutory tax ...
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Vietnam saw footwear exports grow by 11.4 percent in the...
Vietnam saw footwear exports grow by 11.4 percent in the first five months of this year as compared to the same period in 2012. In the month of May alone, exports totaled $750 million, driven by increasing orders from new importers. In the first four months of 2013, the industry ...
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More than 1,600 exhibitors – a little more than in...
More than 1,600 exhibitors – a little more than in previous editions – will show their collections on a total area of more than 68,000 square meters at TheMicam in Milan on Sept. 15-18. The fair will feature a new “Foot Rocker” initiative, in collaboration with Rolling Stone, the famous ...
