All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 18-19 – Page 3
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Bernd Hillen, former brand manager of Birkenstock and most recently...
Bernd Hillen, former brand manager of Birkenstock and most recently sales manager in Germany for all the brands of the Birkenstock group, joins the growing Berkemann group from November this year. After Birkenstock Orthopädie, the holding company for the Alpro's, Betula, Birkenstock, Birki's, Footprint, Papillio and Tatami brands of comfort ...
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Belle grows more slowly
Belle International Holdings reported revenues of 17,799.7 million yuan renmimbi (€2,194m-$2,909m) for the six months ended June 30, up by 11.1 percent from one year ago. Operating earnings of RMB2,757.2 million (€340m-$451m) were down by 1.9 percent from in the comparable period of a year ago. Pre-tax profit rose slightly to ...
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Jean-Marc Groell, who has been taking care of Kodiak's outdoor...
Jean-Marc Groell, who has been taking care of Kodiak's outdoor footwear business in Europe out of an office in Switerland, has added a new role as managing director of KT Europe. In this position, he is now also responsible for Kodiak's range of lifestyle footwear and for Terra, the industrial ...
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+++ Mira Fanuel and Roger Van den Berghe have become...
+++ Mira Fanuel and Roger Van den Berghe have become the first agents of Pretty Ballerinas and Pretty Loafers in the Benelux countries +++
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Hermès’ half-year profit beats expectations
Hermès reported a 13.9 percent rise in first-half net profit to €381.7 million, driven by strong demand for its leather and silk accessories, giving the group a record net margin of 33.1 percent. Operating profit between January and June registered an increase of 14.3 percent to €584.1 million, while analysts ...
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Bata India has opened its largest store to date in...
Bata India has opened its largest store to date in the Viviana Mall of Thane, north of Mumbai. It measures 6,100 square meters, allowing it offer no less than 2,500 different models. Its large format will be replicated at other locations in India, where the company is planning to open ...
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Gilberto Ballin, who runs the family business Moda di Fausto...
Gilberto Ballin, who runs the family business Moda di Fausto in the Venice region, is the new president of the Young Entrepreneurs group of Assocalzaturifici (former Anci), taking the place of Enrico Paniccia. Ballin joined the company in 1998 after working at major footwear companies abroad, including Ecco in Denmark. ...
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New Balance is opening the first store featuring several of...
New Balance is opening the first store featuring several of its own brands. Called New Balance Life and located in the Burlington Mall of Burlington, Massachusetts, it will offer an expanded range of casual New Balance shoes along with a selection of the brand's athletic footwear, Aravon and Cob Hill ...
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Pacific Brands of Australia returned to profit during the financial...
Pacific Brands of Australia returned to profit during the financial year ended June 30, recording net income of 73.8 million Australian dollars (€49.7m-$65.7m) against a loss in the previous year, despite a 3.7 percent decline in total sales to A$1.27 billion (€854.9m-$1,130.4m). On a comparable basis and excluding extraordinary items, net ...
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Obuv Rossii (Shoes of Russia) has consolidated its assets and...
Obuv Rossii (Shoes of Russia) has consolidated its assets and established a joint stock company, in view of the planned growth of its business. Obuv Rossii, which manages the retail footwear chains Westfalika and Peshekhod as well as the fashion brand Emilia Estra, is said to be among the top ...
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Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company,...
Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company, Deichmann, Deckers, New Balance, Pentland Group, Marks & Spencer, Stella International and VF Corporation were among the 143 delegates attending the second Global Footwear Sustainability Summit conference last Aug. 28-29 in Shanghai, 20 percent more than one year ago. Speakers ...
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Maximilian Müller, who joined the executive board of Ara Shoes...
Maximilian Müller, who joined the executive board of Ara Shoes last January, has been named chief executive of the company. Müller previously served as chief executive of Lloyd Shoes, another company controlled by the Ara group, which invited some 500 guests to a celebration of its 125th anniversary on the ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Gene McCarthy as president of the Merrell brand, reporting to Jim Zwiers, president of the company's Performance Group. His experience of more than 30 years in the footwear and apparel industry includes leadership roles as senior vice president of footwear at Under Armour, co-president of Timberland, ...
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Rosemarie Okcu has been appointed international sales manager for Hassia,...
Rosemarie Okcu has been appointed international sales manager for Hassia, after handling exports for an unnamed Italian shoe brand. She takes the place of Christoph Götzendorfer, who will be responsible for sales at Ganter, another brand owned by the Shoe Fashion Group Lorenz.
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+++ Palladium has appointed Matthew Pantoja, most recently head of...
+++ Palladium has appointed Matthew Pantoja, most recently head of entertainment at Reebok, as senior director of marketing +++ FootBalance has hired Todd Poseley, formerly with Apex Sports Group, as vice president of sales for North America +++ Christine Powley-Williams, a divisional manager of Satra responsible for consumer products testing ...
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Simon Stechel has left ANWR Schuh. Stechel previously worked as...
Simon Stechel has left ANWR Schuh. Stechel previously worked as buying agent in sports fashion and men's shoes. Until he is replaced, the buying department will assume his tasks and responsibilities. After working for the German shoe retail chain Görtz in Hamburg for many years, he joined ANWR Schuh in ...
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LVMH has announced that it will not appeal the fine...
LVMH has announced that it will not appeal the fine imposed by market regulators over the stake it built in its rival Hermès International. The French Financial Markets Authority (AFM) fined LVMH €8 million, on June 25, saying the company had breached disclosure requirements while quietly building its stake in ...
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Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Danish Bestseller Group, has...
Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Danish Bestseller Group, has bought a 10 percent share in Zalando, the German-based e-commerce portal. He has purchased the shares of several early-stage shareholders like the European Founders Found (EFF), Holtzbrinck and Tengelmann. The Bestseller Group, which owns brands like Jack & Jones, Vero ...
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FDRA analyzes U.S. sourcing trends
U.S. footwear imports were down negligibly in 2012, coming in at $23.4 billion, 0.4 percent less than 2011, but they are predicted to rise to $29.6 billion in 2017, according to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America's Annual Footwear Sourcing Forecast, at its second edition. As the largest footwear ...
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Church & Co has announced plans to expand its production...
Church & Co has announced plans to expand its production capacity in Northampton, where it has been based for 140 years, in order to meet growing demand from overseas. The British traditional footwear maker, which is owned by the Italian luxury group Prada, has signed a deal with local authorities ...
