All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 4-5 – Page 2
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New big leather clusters are planned in India
At the India International Leather Fair (IILF) held in Chennai a few weeks ago, the Indian Council for Leather Exports (CLE) announced plans for the establishment of six new mega leather clusters in various parts of the country by 2017, along with the related infrastructures, to support higher levels of production for the ...
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Zalando is generating better margins
The operating loss before amortization (Ebit) increased to €92 million for Zalando in 2012 compared with €61.2 million in the previous year. However, as a percentage of sales, the operating margin improved from a negative ratio of 12 percent to a negative ratio of 8 percent as the online retailer's ...
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A Swedish shoe retail company, Bergqvist Skor, with its head...
A Swedish shoe retail company, Bergqvist Skor, with its head office in the town of Karlstad, has taken over all the remaining shares Kalle P Skor AB, which operates 10 shoe stores in Sweden and will now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Bergqvist Skor. Finance, warehousing, administration, purchasing and ...
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Beginning with this year, Sweden's Futuragruppen will hold two of...
Beginning with this year, Sweden's Futuragruppen will hold two of its purchasing events at Skohus, the permanent showroom complex in Stockholm. Previously, the events were held at a hotel in the town of Eskilstuna. The change will make it easier for suppliers already located in Skohus, who will not have to ...
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Walter Burani and his son Giovanni have been sentenced to...
Walter Burani and his son Giovanni have been sentenced to six years in jail by a court in Milan for the fraudulent bankruptcy of the Mariella Burani Fashion Group (MBFG); its parent company, Burani Designer Holding; and its subsidiary Design & Licenses. Walter Burani was the chairman of the former ...
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The WSA footwear show in Las Vegas, which has become...
The WSA footwear show in Las Vegas, which has become largely an event for national and Far East suppliers in the past years, will be held twice a year concurrently with FN Platform, Footsteps and other international shoe shows around the big Magic sportswear fair, starting next August. They will ...
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Sarenza, the international online retailer of shoes based in France,...
Sarenza, the international online retailer of shoes based in France, is not for sale. Stéphane Treppoz, who controls 80 percent of the company together with the other members of its management, denied a report in Fashion Daily News that they had mandated a bank to find new owners for their ...
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Shyang Ju Fung, a footwear manufacturer based in Taiwan, is...
Shyang Ju Fung, a footwear manufacturer based in Taiwan, is ending production at its plant in Sukadamai, in the Tangerang region of Indonesia. Its 2,500 employees there have been laid off. It has been reported that Shyan Ju Fung closed the plant because of a series of industrial disputes there.
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Bachi Shoes, the Indian manufacturer of children's shoes owned at...
Bachi Shoes, the Indian manufacturer of children's shoes owned at 76 percent by the big Tata group, sold 2.25 million pairs of shoes in 2012 and expects to increase its sales volume to 2.6 million pairs in 2013. Bachi was able to increase its production capacity in 2011 by taking ...
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Impactiva, the leading quality assurance service provider for the footwear...
Impactiva, the leading quality assurance service provider for the footwear industry, has announced the appointment of Rodney Hammond to the newly-created position of chief operating officer, effective Feb. 1. Based at the company's office in Dongguan, he brings more than 35 years of experience in the automotive leather, shoe leather and ...
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The British Footwear Association changed its management structure at the...
The British Footwear Association changed its management structure at the end of last year, following the retirement of its previous secretary, Elaine Davis. The BFA, which continues to develop new activities under its very dynamic chief executive, Richard Kotter, has created the post of general manager and assigned it to ...
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+++ Bata has appointed Muhammad Qayyum as chief executive of...
+++ Bata has appointed Muhammad Qayyum as chief executive of Bata Pakistan, replacing Muhammad Imran Malik Ismial who has resigned +++ Arvind Lifestyle Brands has struck a licensing deal with Iconix Lifestyle India to make and distribute Ed Hardy brand apparel and accessories in India, to be launched for the ...
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ANWR considers its own pilot stores
We have already reported on the major investments made by Ariston Nord West Ring (ANWR) to set up an integrated data processing platform to facilitate transactions between its affiliated retailers, the main office and their suppliers. The installation of the system was completed at the end of last year, and ...
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U.S. President Barack Obama announced in his State of the...
U.S. President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union address last week the start of discussions with the European Union about a so-called Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership that would go beyond the classic format of removing tariffs and opening markets. A high-level working group is being set ...
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Anci is supporting “Napoli Shoes,” a project in which footwear...
Anci is supporting “Napoli Shoes,” a project in which footwear companies in the area of Naples, in the south of Italy, are joining forces in a network to reinforce competitiveness. The project, which is also backed by local authorities, currently involves 15 companies, combining total revenues of €150 million and ...
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Anci, the Italian shoe industry association, feels that it has...
Anci, the Italian shoe industry association, feels that it has reached its objectives with regard to the organization of the first Chinese edition of its Micam show. The new Micam Shanghai will make its debut on Apr. 9-11 with 236 companies from 12 different countries. They will occupy 4,700 square ...
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Genesco told financial analysts last month that Schuh Group is...
Genesco told financial analysts last month that Schuh Group is in line to open 16 new stores this year, which is more than originally planned because of the availability of excellent street locations in theU.S.The U.K.-based retail subsidiary of Genesco booked a nice 8 percent sales increase on a comparable ...
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+++ Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is putting out a line...
+++ Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is putting out a line of four signature golf shoes and related products named after Jack Nicklaus, the famous golfer +++ H.H. Brown is adding a line of women's shoes, made in Italy, for Carmon Marc Valvo, a couture and read-to-wear fashion label based in ...
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Bebe Stores has signed a licensing deal with Aldo Product...
Bebe Stores has signed a licensing deal with Aldo Product Services, a division of the Aldo Group, to design, manufacture and distribute the retailer's footwear. Under the global licensing agreement, the Brisbane-based high fashion retailer will collaborate with Aldo's design team to create a full line of shoes, including boots, ...
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Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter,...
Alasdhair Willis has become the new creative director of Hunter, the British brand of Wellington boots. Willis is the husband of Stella McCartney. He will work together with the newly appointed chief executive of the brand, James Seuss, and with a new design director who will be announced soon.
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