All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 8-9 – Page 4
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Ferragamo announces the new exhibition “The Amazing Shoemaker - Fairy...
Ferragamo announces the new exhibition “The Amazing Shoemaker - Fairy tales and legends about shoes and shoemakers,” an exploration of the role of shoes in collective imagination. Curated by Stefania Ricci, Sergio Risaliti and Luca Scarlini, the event will be hosted at the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence, from Apr. ...
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Alpargatas pursues ambitious goals
Alpargatas consolidated its position as Brazil's largest footwear company in terms of value in 2012. In discussing the company's results, the management indicated a wish to become the leading factor also in the fashion and luxury goods sector, with a global footprint, pointing out that its investment in Osklen will ...
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Bugatti Shoes aims to attract younger customers with its new...
Bugatti Shoes aims to attract younger customers with its new Dynamic line, which was presented at this month's GDS trade show in Düsseldorf. The Astor Mueller Group, headquartered in Switzerland, is the footwear licensee of the Bugatti brand. The German subsidiary, MST Shoe Trade & Service, takes care of the ...
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After several management changes, it's now the turn of Martin...
After several management changes, it's now the turn of Martin Burkhard to leave Peter Kaiser, with immediate effect. He was a member of the executive board in charge of production, collections and purchasing. The reason for the split is said to be a difference of views about the production structure, ...
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After the inauguration of stores in London and Amsterdam, Palladium...
After the inauguration of stores in London and Amsterdam, Palladium has opened one in Paris. It is located on Faubourg Saint-Antoine near the Bastille and operated by the same company that owns the neighboring Clarks and Kickers stores.
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New management for Aerosoles in Europe
Fernando Brogueira assumed the position of head of the brand division at Aerosoles in Portugal at the beginning of February. He had previously worked until 2006 as commercial director for the brand, before its European licensee changed its name to Move On, setting up a new company under that name. He then ...
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Aeffe records higher sales and lower net loss
Aeffe, the Italian fashion house that owns Pollini and other brands, posted consolidated revenues of €254 million for the full year 2012, up by 3.3 percent at current exchange rates or by 1.8 percent at constant exchange rates. The Ebitda margin improved to 9 percent from 7.5 percent, and the Ebit ...
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Sioux has strengthened its management and distribution. Adnan Bilgi assumed...
Sioux has strengthened its management and distribution. Adnan Bilgi assumed the post of head of operations last Jan. 15. As a member of the executive board in the field of production and sourcing, he is responsible for quality control of Sioux products. Berthold Niehörster assumed the post of key account ...
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More action around MBT
MBT, which is being relaunched under the management of Bob Dyer (see the previous issue of Shoe Intelligence), did not participate in the Micam show in Milan, but presented its collections at the GDS through Berkemann, the German brand specialized in comfort shoes, which has agreed to take care of ...
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Zalando has launched a new label for clothing and accessories....
Zalando has launched a new label for clothing and accessories. The collection of Kiomi, currently encompassing 1,000 pieces, is priced in line with those of H&M and Zara. In addition to shoes and other accessories, Kiomi's collection features apparel targeted at men and women aged 25 to 35 years, with ...
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Thailand has started talks about a bilateral trade agreement with...
Thailand has started talks about a bilateral trade agreement with the European Union, similar to the one recently signed by the EU with South Korea and Singapore. Meanwhile, mirroring developments in China, some 10,000 migrant workers in Thailand have not returned to their jobs at the country's shoe factories and ...
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Geox’ sales drop by 9%
Geox booked a 9.0 percent decrease in sales to €807.6 million in 2012. On a currency-neutral basis, sales fell by 9.9 percent. Footwear revenues were down by 8.7 percent to €689.0 million while apparel sales decreased by 10.5 percent to €118.6 million. At constant foreign exchange rates, revenues fell by ...
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Geox’ new Serbian factory is 80% subsidized
Geox said that the factory that is it is building in Serbia will cost €15 million but will not impact its cash flow because about 80 percent of the cost will be footed by the local government. The size of the subsidy is even higher than the figures that circulated ...
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UBM Asia has acquired a controlling stake of 60 percent...
UBM Asia has acquired a controlling stake of 60 percent in Novomania, a Chinese young fashion show that resembles in many ways Bread & Butter in Berlin. Based in Hong Kong, UBM Asia is the Asian subsidiary of United Business Media (UBM) of the U.K. and has 12 agencies in ...
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The German shoe retail chain Aktiv-Schuh is opening its 52nd...
The German shoe retail chain Aktiv-Schuh is opening its 52nd store in Berlin under a new store concept, called Tivola, which combines urban architecture and art. The traditional Activ-Schuh product range ? with brands such as Gabor, Tamaris, Ecco, Clarks, Paul Green, Camper, Think, Lloyd, Camel Active, Rieker and Birkenstock ? is ...
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An Italian bankruptcy court rejected last Feb. 28 the proposal...
An Italian bankruptcy court rejected last Feb. 28 the proposal made last October by Lones, the parent company of Fly Flot, for a settlement with its creditors, but officials of the company said the rejection was due to an inappropriate presentation of the preliminary proposal, which called for the reimbursement ...
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Berkemann achieved total sales of €65 million in 2012, with...
Berkemann achieved total sales of €65 million in 2012, with an increased of 11.5 percent as compared to 2011. In Germany, sales were up by 5 percent as compared to the previous year. Export sales increased by more than 10 percent. A good development was recorded in Russia, where Berkemann ...
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Despite a drop in sales, Shoe-D-Vision ended 2012 with a...
Despite a drop in sales, Shoe-D-Vision ended 2012 with a positive result. The total turnover of the Danish-Norwegian cooperative declined by about 9 percent to 715.9 million Danish kroner (€96.05m – $124.23m). However, thanks to a reduction in operating costs, Shoe-D-Vision was able to report a net profit of DKK ...
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Dr. Martens increased its sales in 2012 by about 20...
Dr. Martens increased its sales in 2012 by about 20 percent in Germany and by 40 percent on a global level, according to company officials. Sales in the U.S. grew by 40 percent. Last year, Dr. Martens entered the markets of South America, which are managed by a special sales team directly ...
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Hermès reached a 32.1% operating margin
With an operating profit of €1.12 billion, up by 26.4 percent as compared to the previous year, Hermès International attained an operating margin of 32.1 percent in 2012. It was the highest level since the company went public in 1993 with a margin of only 14 percent, and it was ...
