All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 11-12 – Page 2
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Ecco's chief executive, Dieter Kasprzak, may consider setting up a...
Ecco's chief executive, Dieter Kasprzak, may consider setting up a factory in Turkey in the future, according to local reports. The executive was recently on a visit to the country to talk about the Danish company's expansion at the retail level in Turkey, a market that has a potential for ...
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Max Oriental is looking for a new president and chief...
Max Oriental is looking for a new president and chief executive for Highline United, the company that owns or licenses the Ash, French Connection, Luxury Rebel and Elie Tahari brands, following the resignation of Rick Paterno. Based in New York, Paterno has effectively reorganized Highline United's American and international business ...
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Shoe Carnival goeson TV
The management of the American shoe retail chain, which had 382 stores at the end of its first quarter, told investors about “immediate results” from its first national advertising campaign on cable television, which began during the first week of April. It led to higher traffic and sales at its ...
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France buys and produces more
The French spent 6.3 percent more on footwear in the first quarter of 2014 as compared to the same period a year ago, according to figures released a few days ago by the Institut Français de la Mode, the French fashion institute. However, independent shoe retailers and specialty shoe retail ...
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Pentland has won for Top European Family Business of the...
Pentland has won for Top European Family Business of the Year and Top 25 European Best Workplaces 2014. Top European Family Business of the Year was awarded to Pentland at the European Families in Business Awards 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, on June 3-4. Other family businesses shortlisted included Mango, Villeroy ...
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Wortmann is setting up a new building close to its...
Wortmann is setting up a new building close to its head office in Detmold, Germany that will serve as a factory outlet for the general public with a net sales surface of nearly 800 square meters, opening around the end of this year. It will also have a storage space ...
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Brown Shoe’s results exceed expectations
Brown Shoe Company reported net sales of $591.2 million for the first quarter ended May 3, up by 0.4 percent from the first quarter of 2013.They generated a net profit of $15.4 million against a net loss of $10.8 million in the year-ago period as the gross margin improved by ...
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The Brooklyn Museum of New York will feature an exhibition...
The Brooklyn Museum of New York will feature an exhibition of high-heeled shoes, presenting more than 160 styles borrowed from designers, fashion houses and other museums including the Bata Shoe Museum. It will run from Sept. 10, 2014 to Feb. 15, 2015.
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Gerli, which holds the rights to the Dockers brand for...
Gerli, which holds the rights to the Dockers brand for footwear in Europe, opened its first office in Dongguan in China this month. The office will be used for the development of new collections, sourcing of material and processing of orders. Clients will be able to visit a showroom of ...
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Naturalizer, the casual footwear brand of Brown Shoe Company, has...
Naturalizer, the casual footwear brand of Brown Shoe Company, has a new exclusive distributor for Germany, Austria and Switerland, the importer, Freemark Enterprises, which presents its collection for the first time at the Expo Riva Schuh show. The show opens in Riva del Garda this weekend.
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Titanito, the Spanish brand of children's shoes, is opening a...
Titanito, the Spanish brand of children's shoes, is opening a store in the Hungarian town of Nagykanizsa
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Vivarte, the big French retail group involved in shoes and...
Vivarte, the big French retail group involved in shoes and apparel, has persuaded 12 of its creditors to turn their debts into shares. The group hopes to extend the agreement to all its creditors before the end of this month. The program proposed by the management would reduce Vivarte's long-term ...
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Görtz, the big German family-controlled shoe retail chain that sold...
Görtz, the big German family-controlled shoe retail chain that sold a 40 percent share to a Munich-based equity fund in April, is stopping the sale of two private shoe brands, Görtz 17 and Görtz Shoes. The objective is to rely more than in the past on private labels that are ...
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Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's...
Kering has been recognized as one of the “greenest” company's worldwide by Newsweek Magazine's Green Rankings, coming in fourth position in the overall Global 500 in Newsweek Green Rankings list and as top-ranked in consumer discretionary companies within the Global 500. Kering's inclusion in the 2014 Newsweek Green Rankings is ...
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Juanita D. Duggan will become the new president and chief...
Juanita D. Duggan will become the new president and chief executive of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) on July 1, taking the place of Kevin Burke, who left at the end of January after nearly 13 years at its helm. Duggan acted as special assistant to President Ronald ...
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BBC International has taken on a license for Teva children's...
BBC International has taken on a license for Teva children's shoes in the U.S., starting with a collection due to be released in the spring of 2015. Teva is the brand of sports sandals owned by Deckers Outdoor Corp., which also owns Ugg and other shoe brands. BBC licenses children's ...
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Bata India is going into smaller cities
Bata India plans to open almost 100 rural stores in tier 3 and 4 cities on a franchised basis in the next 12 to 18 months, in addition to further expansion in urban areas with establishment of 120 to 130 regular stores. About 20 rural stores have already been opened ...
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The international CTC Group, which is based in France, has...
The international CTC Group, which is based in France, has appointed a director of marketing and communication, Olivia Seward. A former consultant with Groupe Zebra, a company based in Lyon that advises companies on design and communication to boost their growth, she will directly report to Yves Morin, general manager ...
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The British Footwear Association (BFA) said that funding to help...
The British Footwear Association (BFA) said that funding to help companies increase exports and visit trade shows has been reduced by up to 30 percent for the coming year. While the footwear sector saw a considerable increase in the amount of money available to companies using the Tradeshow Access Programme ...
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Assocalzaturifici loses its MD, wins over components
The Italian shoe industry association, which recently changed its name from Anci to Assocalzaturifici, has widened the scope of its activities by welcoming for the first time a group of 140 manufacturers of components and accessories for shoes and leathergoods that were previously working together with Unic, the Italian tanners' ...
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