All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 6-7 – Page 3
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W.L. Gore & Associates and Geox, the Italian footwear brand,...
W.L. Gore & Associates and Geox, the Italian footwear brand, have put an end to their disputes regarding Gore's Surround technology and have agreed on a settlement in the case. After Gore's introduction of Surround to the market in 2009, there have been legal quarrels between the two companies in ...
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Amazonas Sandals makes waves with its eco-friendly thongs
Launched in 2011 by the biggest producer of shoe components in Brazil, the Amazonas Sandals brand of eco-friendly thongs is creating a big buzz in its domestic market and in the rest of the world. More than 2 million pairs were sold to retailers in Brazil alone in 2012, the ...
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Tod's has hired Alessandra Facchinetti as the new creative director...
Tod's has hired Alessandra Facchinetti as the new creative director of its women's collections. The Italian designer, aged 40, graduated from Istituto Marangoni di Milano and then worked for some of the most prestigious fashion houses in the world. She started with Prada in 1994 as designer and coordinator of ...
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Gerhard Aigner will be the new chief executive of Ferdinand...
Gerhard Aigner will be the new chief executive of Ferdinand Richter, the Austrian specialist for children's shoes. He replaces Alf Netek, who will concentrate on his responsibilities as CEO of the parent company, Shoe & Shirt Group. Aigner previously was the CEO of Think Shoe, the Austrian producer for women's ...
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Adnan Bilgi is returning to Sioux as head of operations,...
Adnan Bilgi is returning to Sioux as head of operations, handling production, procurement and quality control. He had already worked for the German company from 1997 to 2010, before stints at Mephisto and Lorenz Shoe Group. Also at Sioux, Berthold Niehörster is appointed as key account manager for the German ...
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Prada is close to finalizing negotiations for the acquisition of...
Prada is close to finalizing negotiations for the acquisition of an 80 percent interest in Pasticceria Confetteria Cova, the historic Milanese coffee and pastry shop located in via Montenapoleone, on the corner of via Sant'Andrea and next to the women's boutique of the Italian brand. Inaugurated in 1817 by Antonio Cova, a soldier ...
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Ivan Dompé, 40, former corporate communications director of Luxottica, he...
Ivan Dompé, 40, former corporate communications director of Luxottica, he became director of financial and corporate communications of Yoox, the global online retailing platform for branded apparel, shoes and other accessories. Before Luxottica, he worked in Edison and Pirelli.
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Prada outpaces other luxury brands but slows down in Q4
Prada ended up being the fastest-growing major fashion house last year, but suffered a slowdown in the fourth quarter. In the financial year that finished Jan. 31, the company's sales were up by 29.0 percent to €3.297 billion, according to preliminary results. At constant currency rates, sales were up by ...
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Weyco Group posted a 38.7 percent increase in net income...
Weyco Group posted a 38.7 percent increase in net income to $7.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 on 5 percent higher sales of $78.4 million. Wholesale revenues went up by 2.9 percent to $56.6 million in North America, with Stacy Adams and Florsheim rising by 9 percent, Bogs ...
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Longchamp is focusing on footwear. For spring 2013, the French...
Longchamp is focusing on footwear. For spring 2013, the French leather and luxury goods brand has introduced its most extensive range of shoes to date, with a focus on wedge and flat sandal styles. The collection will be further expanded for autumn 2013 to about 100 SKUs, up from 50 ...
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Ricosta has launched a new B2B online platform to facilitate...
Ricosta has launched a new B2B online platform to facilitate consultation, orders and payments and other transactions with its clients
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The Wolverine 1883 shoe collection is the first collection of...
The Wolverine 1883 shoe collection is the first collection of Wolverine Worldwide to be produced in Portugal. Last autumn, the company added Portugal as new sourcing country. The 1883 collection will be available from autumn this year. The company aims to expand the production in Portugal if it proves to ...
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Ecco posts 13.7% revenue growth
Ecco recorded net revenues of 8,061 million Danish kroner (€1,081.1m-$1,403.0m) for 2012, equal to a growth of 13.7 percent. Profit before tax was DKK 1,140 million (€152.9m-$198.4m), the highest ever, representing a growth of 26 percent over 2011. ...
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Starting on Feb. 1, HG Diffusion is responsible for the...
Starting on Feb. 1, HG Diffusion is responsible for the distribution of Gabor shoes in France
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Hosting 1,538 exhibitors, including 577 from abroad, the Micam fair...
Hosting 1,538 exhibitors, including 577 from abroad, the Micam fair opening in Milan on Sunday will have for the first time a full-fledged “lounge,” similar to those set up at the Linate and Malpensa airports, to welcome visitors and exhibitors, providing assistance on lodging and eating in Milan, leisure activities ...
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Cambodian trade unions representing over 335,000 workers have rejected an...
Cambodian trade unions representing over 335,000 workers have rejected an 18 percent wage increase, equivalent to US$11 monthly, offered by apparel and footwear factories. Union groups reportedly called the offer too law to accept due to the rising cost of living in the country. The proposed raise would have brought ...
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