All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 11-12 – Page 3
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Prada declines in Asia
The Prada Group reported lower-than-expected results for the first quarter ended April 30. Among the elements than shocked the markets, and sent the share price reeling by nearly 6 percent after the announcement of the results, was a decline in sales in Asia, excluding Japan. Asia has been the group's ...
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Hermès International has appointed Paula Gerbase to the new position...
Hermès International has appointed Paula Gerbase to the new position of artistic director for John Lobb. Andrés Hernandes remains artistic director of the brand. Their first joint line of shoes will shown at the London Collections next January. While working for John Lobb, Gerbase will continue to take care of ...
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Richard Moore has been appointed head of e-commerce at Cloggs,...
Richard Moore has been appointed head of e-commerce at Cloggs, the British online shoe retailer recently acquired by JD Sports Fashion, a diversified retail conglomerate controlled by Pentland Group. Moore takes the place of Jason Watkins and reports to Chris Thomas, managing director of Cloggs. He was previously head of ...
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Camper has appointed a Frenchman, Romain Kremer, to the new...
Camper has appointed a Frenchman, Romain Kremer, to the new position of creative director. He has already worked for the Spanish brand since 2009, creating special capsule collections in the framework of the Camper Together program. Born in 1982, he launched his own menswear collection at the beginning of 2006. ...
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Pentland Brands has appointed Richard Newcombe brand president for Lacoste...
Pentland Brands has appointed Richard Newcombe brand president for Lacoste Footwear. He takes the place of Andy Simister, who left the company last October. Newcombe has been in the footwear industry for 27 years. He joined Pentland in 2004, managing its private label business. He went on to act as ...
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ANWR Group, the biggest German and European cooperative of independent...
ANWR Group, the biggest German and European cooperative of independent shoe retailers, has taken over Tom Holding, the holding company of Schuh and Sport Mücke Group, a Bavarian discount shoe and sporting goods retail chain, and its eleven stores in Bavaria. Schuh and Sport Mücke recorded sales of about €100 ...
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Icebug, the Swedish brand of anti-slipping shoes, has appointed a...
Icebug, the Swedish brand of anti-slipping shoes, has appointed a new Canadian distributor, Rock Gear Distribution (RGD), to sell its products to key footwear, running and outdoor retailers in the country. Icebug's shoes use a proprietary rubber compound and patented carbide studs to improve traction in wet conditions. They have ...
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R.G. Barry, the company behind Dearfoams slippers, has announced that...
R.G. Barry, the company behind Dearfoams slippers, has announced that it is evaluating an alternative to its planned merger with affiliates of Mill Road Capital, a private equity firm. The Ohio-based footwear and accessories company said a party it did not identify has made an offer to acquire all of ...
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Toms has opened its first European flagship store in Amsterdam....
Toms has opened its first European flagship store in Amsterdam. Measuring 95 square meters and located at 13 Runstraat, the boutique also offers its own sunglasses and Havaianas sandals as well as coffee. For each cup of coffee, it will donate one day of drinking water, in line with its ...
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New Balance, the American athletic footwear company based in Boston,...
New Balance, the American athletic footwear company based in Boston, filed a suit in a New York court on June 3 against Karl Lagerfeld, charging that the sneakers introduced by the German designer on the market in April can create confusion among customers. The reason for the mix-up is the ...
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Skechers' Performance Division continues to sign up well-know American sportsmen....
Skechers' Performance Division continues to sign up well-know American sportsmen. Matt Kuchar, who has won the PGA Golf Tour seven times, is the newest ambassador for the brand, endorsing its GOgolf line of golf shoes. He will collaborate with the company in the development of a signature line of regular ...
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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) gave a...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) gave a series of Annual Achievement Awards at a party to mark its 70th anniversary in New York, on June 2. The event was attended by 150 executives from leading footwear companies. Wolverine Worldwide received recognition as Advocate of the Year, an ...
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We have already reported that Zalando may go public on...
We have already reported that Zalando may go public on the stock exchange. Rocket Internet, one of the major shareholders of Zalando and other fashion websites around the world, has now mandated three investment consultants - Berenberg, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley - to study the possibility of launching ...
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Confirming the expansion plans already mentioned by the management of...
Confirming the expansion plans already mentioned by the management of its parent company, Prada, Church & Co. has bought two pieces of land near its factory in Northampton to raise its manufacturing capacity from 250,000 to 300,000 pairs this year, creating 150 new jobs. The construction work is set to ...
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Huntsman Polyurethanes is involved in Ara's already reported establishment of...
Huntsman Polyurethanes is involved in Ara's already reported establishment of a production line of directly injected polyurethane shoes at its Portuguese factory
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Europa Investimenti buys stake in Alberto del Biondi
Gruppo Europa Investimenti, a Milan-based investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in Alberto del Biondi Industria del Design, the consulting firm formed by the Italian shoe designer by the same name and based in Padua. Through this transaction, Alberto del Biondi becomes part of Cose Belle d'Italia, the fashion ...
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Fros International is the Dutch agent for Havaianas sandals, starting...
Fros International is the Dutch agent for Havaianas sandals, starting with the spring/summer 2015 collection. The company represents also other sports and sports fashion brands including Dickies, Geox, Kappa, BK, LA Gear, Munich and other brands. The Dutch market has been operated until now by another distributor, Lesmar.
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After moving into the Belgian market with a bilingual website...
After moving into the Belgian market with a bilingual website last year, Sarenza is entering the Croatian market through its European internet platform, sarenza.eu. With sales in 26 countries, the French-based online shoe retailer reached sales of €150 million in 2013, 15 percent above the level of the previous year. ...
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After recent openings in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, a new...
After recent openings in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, a new Church's store has opened on the Seitzergasse of Vienna, across from a new Brioni menswear store
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U.S. fund acquires Aerosoles
We have previously reported about the possible sale of Aerosoles, the American supplier of comfort shoes. Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, an American investment fund previously called Palladin Capital Group, has taken over control of the company. The takeover includes the company's four brands: Aerosoles, A2, Aerology and What's What.Jules Schneider, ...
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