All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 2+3 – Page 3
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Anci’s workshop in Seoul
Anci will be holding a workshop for Italian footwear and leathergoods manufacturers at the Hotel Lotte in Seoul on Feb. 4-5, in partnership with the local office of Ice, the Italian export promotion agency. Participants will find out more on the local distribution network and the appropriate sales strategies for the ...
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The Italian shoe industry association, Anci, is supporting “Napoli Shoes,”...
The Italian shoe industry association, Anci, is supporting “Napoli Shoes,” a project in which footwear companies in the area of Naples, in the south of Italy, are joining forces to form a network intended to reinforce competitiveness. The project, which is also backed by local authorities, currently involves 15 companies, with ...
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Anci, Italy's footwear industry association, has its sights set on...
Anci, Italy's footwear industry association, has its sights set on global domination with its new marketing campaign, “The Made-in-Italy That Conquered the World.” The campaign stresses the excellence of Italian footwear and “made in Italy.” The ads feature female legs from around the world wearing shoes in green, red and ...
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Since the beginning of this year, Vadret & Schneiter is...
Since the beginning of this year, Vadret & Schneiter is handling the distribution of Salamander's collections for women and men and of the Lurchi children's collections in Switzerland
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Great American Group will handle the liquidation of the inventory...
Great American Group will handle the liquidation of the inventory of Bakers Footwear Group at the retailer's 56 remaining stores, located in various U.S. states, as well as online at Bakersshoes.com. On Jan. 15, a bankruptcy judge in St. Louis signed a Chapter 7 order allowing Bakers to conduct going-out-of-business ...
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Growing interest from North America at ERS
Many visitors from the U.S. and Canada have been coming back over and over again to Expo Riva Schuh, the international trade show dedicated to high-volume footwear. In its latest survey, the Observatory of Visitors to Expo Riva Schuh (O.V.E.R.S.) reveals that visitors from North America formed the largest contingent ...
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Feiyue is now distributing its products directly in North America...
Feiyue is now distributing its products directly in North America and Germany. The French footwear brand opened a subsidiary in Montreal, Canada, for its sales in the U.S. and Canada in autumn last year. For the U.S. market, the company had already appointed a sales manager based in New York. ...
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From this year's spring/summer season, all of Liebeskind's shoes are...
From this year's spring/summer season, all of Liebeskind's shoes are manufactured in Europe, mainly in Italy and Portugal. Previously, they were partly made in Asia. The change to Europe was mainly decided to react help the company to react more quickly to market changes. For the coming autumn/winter season, Liebeskind ...
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Colombia taxes cheap shoes ahead of FTA with the EU
The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has announced that the country will impose a tariff of $5 per pair, plus 10 percent of their value, on imported shoes. The higher tariff will mainly affect imports of cheap shoes and clothes, which have been flooding the country. Instead, foreign goods imported at ...
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Expo Riva Schuh looks ahead
A total of 12,012 visitors registered at the 79th edition of Expo Riva Schuh last Jan. 12-15, slightly down from the 12,513 people recorded one year ago. The decline reflected no doubt the relatively difficult market situation in many European countries, according to the organizers, who blamed the economy as ...
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Kennel & Schmenger has hired a new freelance sales agent...
Kennel & Schmenger has hired a new freelance sales agent for the Asian market, including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates. Previously, these markets were managed by K&S itself. A new sales agency for North America and Canada led by Michael Flannigan was established in August ...
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After Sixty Group, another sportswear firm from the Marche region...
After Sixty Group, another sportswear firm from the Marche region is in financial difficulties. The Fornari Group, owner of the Fornarina brand, has presented a restructuring plan in order to obtain protection from its creditors. The company, whose footwear lines account for one-third of the turnover, says it has suffered ...
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The GDS trade show has launched a new advertising campaign...
The GDS trade show has launched a new advertising campaign around the theme “Inspiration to go.” Under this slogan, the advertising line of the event has been re-designed and made more “visual.” The underlying idea is that the GDS provides visitors from all over the world with new inspirations and ...
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E-Land has signed an agreement to acquire K-Swiss, the American...
E-Land has signed an agreement to acquire K-Swiss, the American athletic footwear company that owns Palladium, for about $170 million, representing a premium of 49 percent on the closing price of the the company's shares on the stock exchange. Company officials indicated that the deal could help maximize the potential ...
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Nicholas Kirkwood, who was recently named accessories designer of the year...
Nicholas Kirkwood, who was recently named accessories designer of the year at the British Fashion Awards for 2012, has now also won a prize of £200,000 (€232,821.4-$ 315,863.8) from the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. He will also benefit from an 18-month mentoring program intended to propel his business into a global fashion brand. The young ...
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Abicalçados and Assintecal, the Brazilian associations of shoe manufacturers of...
Abicalçados and Assintecal, the Brazilian associations of shoe manufacturers of suppliers of materials and components, launched a new « Sustainable Origin Program » at the Couromoda and Inspiramais trade shows in São Paulo last Jan. 15 and 16. Developed over the past two years in partnership with the University of São Paulo ...
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Sabu Schuh & Marketing recorded a decrease in centralized settlements of 4.7...
Sabu Schuh & Marketing recorded a decrease in centralized settlements of 4.7 percent to €338 million in 2012, after they had increased by 16.8 percent in 2011. However, Sabu's members recorded a plus of about 0.4 percent in their own retail sales in comparison to the previous year. The volume of centralized settlements rose ...
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Timezone will deliver its spring/summer 2013 shoe collection regularly, but...
Timezone will deliver its spring/summer 2013 shoe collection regularly, but it will not have a collection of shoes for the next autumn/winter season. The German sportswear company is looking for a new footwear licensee.
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Delcam Crispin has released the 2013 version of its ShoeMaker...
Delcam Crispin has released the 2013 version of its ShoeMaker and Engineer Pro design and manufacturing software, which includes new functionalities, revised options and an improved installation process. The 2013 version of the software features user-defined flattening for Offset Concept Lasts (OCL), improvements to the last import, with automatic detection ...
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Gabor sold nine million pairs of shoes in 2012, or 8 percent more...
Gabor sold nine million pairs of shoes in 2012, or 8 percent more than in 2011. Total brand revenues increased by 1.7 percent to €370 million, including licenses for Gabor Bags, Gabor Kids, Gabor Home and Gabor Shoecare, plus the company's own shoe stores and Gabor Footwear. The uneven development of sales in terms ...
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