All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 1-2 – Page 5

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    Chinese shoemakers with annual revenues of 20 million yuan renmimbi...

    2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Chinese shoemakers with annual revenues of 20 million yuan renmimbi (€2.437m - $3.304m) or more saw their combined sales increase by 9.5 percent to RMB518.7 billion (€3.1bn - $2.3bn) in the first ten months of 2013, according to the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. However, their gross profits ...

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    The French shoe market fell by 2.4 percent during the...

    2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

    The French shoe market fell by 2.4 percent during the first 11 months of 2013, according to the French Fashion Institute, IFM. The biggest declines occurred in the shoe and apparel retail chains, including a drop of 5.5 percent for the latter. Independent shoe shops saw their sales fall by ...

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    Vietnam exported $8.3 billion worth of footwear in 2013, 15...

    2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Vietnam exported $8.3 billion worth of footwear in 2013, 15 percent more than in 2012, with a 19 percent increase year-on-year during the month of December. The U.S., the European Union, Japan and China were the biggest destinations. The EU is likely to import larger quantities of Vietnamese footwear due ...

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    CTC has announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the...

    2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

    CTC has announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the capital of STR France, of which it has been a shareholder alongside U.S.-based STR since 2001. CTC is a big French consultancy firm specializing in quality assurance, testing and training for the shoe and leathergoods businesses. STR France offers the ...

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    Attendance grows by 10% at Expo Riva Schuh

    2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the Expo Riva Schuh fair on Italy's Lake Garda report a 10 percent increase in the number of visitors to 13,213 for its latest edition earlier this month, as compared to January 2013. They came from 107 countries, establishing a new record. In particular, the figures show ...

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    The regional court of Düsseldorf obliged Esprit to pay €900,000...

    2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

    The regional court of Düsseldorf obliged Esprit to pay €900,000 per year until 2019 to continue to sponsor the Arena in Düsseldorf, which will thus continue to be called “Esprit Arena.” Located across from the Düsseldorf's fairgrounds, the Arena is used for concerts, football matches and other major events. This ...