All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 15-16 – Page 4
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Louis Vuitton will open its first European airport store in...
Louis Vuitton will open its first European airport store in December. The 200-square-meter store will be located in Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London.
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The Wenzhou Shoes Industry Association signed a collaboration agreement with...
The Wenzhou Shoes Industry Association signed a collaboration agreement with Messe Düsseldorf during the recent edition of Tagit!, the new sourcing fair organized at the same time as the GDS. The association brought a delegation of 80 firms to the show, representing the second-largest group from China after that of ...
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WGSN, the international fashion trend forecasting agency, will make a...
WGSN, the international fashion trend forecasting agency, will make a presentation on future design lifestyles at theMicam Square, in Hall 10 of the Milan show running from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3
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After opening a store in Zurich in May, MBT has...
After opening a store in Zurich in May, MBT has opened one in Venice and will soon follow up with units in Barcelona and Florence
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Aerosoles expands in Europe and India
Aerosoles is making a fresh start in several European countries. The European licensee of the U.S. brand, Move On, has decided to cover directly Spain and Portugal, where it was previously working through distributors, starting with the spring/summer 2015 season. It has also set up a showroom in the Bella ...
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Aeffe is recovering its profitability. The parent company of Pollini,...
Aeffe is recovering its profitability. The parent company of Pollini, Alberta Ferretti, Moschino and Philosophy has reported a net profit of €150,000 for the first half of this year against a loss of €3.7 million in the year-ago period. Operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) are up by 71 percent to ...
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Together, the Nike group and the Adidas Group made up...
Together, the Nike group and the Adidas Group made up 57.9 percent of the global athletic footwear market in 2013, according to an annual study by one of our sister publications, Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe. While the Adidas Group remained slightly ahead of Nike Inc. in the sports apparel sector, ...
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Kelly Brook, the English model, actress and TV presenter, will...
Kelly Brook, the English model, actress and TV presenter, will act as a new testimonial for Skechers in 2015. Featured in Skechers' global marketing campaigns and on social media, she will be the first celebrity endorsing the brand who came to fame outside the U.S. Skechers has also signed up ...
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Rolf Konrad, the multi-lingual manager who has been acting as...
Rolf Konrad, the multi-lingual manager who has been acting as general secretary of Mephisto for 21 years, is leaving the company at the end of this year to go into full or semi-retirement at the age of 66. He plans to be still involved in teaching the psychology of management ...
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Acting through its foundation, Pikolinos has agreed to participate in...
Acting through its foundation, Pikolinos has agreed to participate in the funding of a new school in the area of Kalipi in India. The foundation has already helped to establish three other schools in India over the past five years. It has also supplied bicycles for 111 students to ride ...
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U.S. distributor acquires Naot, streamlines in Europe
Steve Lax and his wife Susan, who have been distributing Naot's comfort sandals successfully in the U.S. for 25 years, have agreed to acquire the company, which is the largest manufacturer of shoes in Israel.Naot's previous owners had been in disagreement over several issues. One was the acquisition of a ...
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German firms sell more at home, less abroad
The statistics presented at the GDS fair by HDS/L, the federation of the German footwear and leathergoods industry, show that the German footwear industry's total revenues increased by 5.7 percent to €1,240 million in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2013. While domestic sales rose ...
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Rockport's sales declined by 6 percent to €65 million in...
Rockport's sales declined by 6 percent to €65 million in the second quarter ended June 30, but were off by only one percent in local currencies. The brand, which belongs to the Adidas Group and is up for sale, saw its sales decline by 9 percent in euros and by ...
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Bagatt has opened a new store at Corso Venezia 5...
Bagatt has opened a new store at Corso Venezia 5 in Milan, taking the place of the one it had on Piazza San Babila. Meanwhile, the Italian shoe brand is opening its second store in Berlin. It also plans to open a shop in Dusseldorf within a year. The brand ...
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Fitflop expects to sell a total of 5 million pairs...
Fitflop expects to sell a total of 5 million pairs of shoes by the end of this year, and its sales Germany doubled between spring/summer 2013 to spring/summer 2014
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BolognaFiere, which has a 47% stake in Lineapelle, is complaining...
BolognaFiere, which has a 47% stake in Lineapelle, is complaining about the process that led the management of the fair to decide to move it to Milan, holding it from Sept. 10 to 12. The organizers claim that they had to change the dates because of competition from Le Cuir ...
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Stephan Tendam, 45, will act as the new chief financial...
Stephan Tendam, 45, will act as the new chief financial officer of Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that is changing ownership, starting next Jan. 1. He will succeed Jörn Peters, who left the company in May, and will also be responsible for improving the supply chain and the introduction ...
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Vicini, the holding company of Giuseppe Zanotti, experienced a 43...
Vicini, the holding company of Giuseppe Zanotti, experienced a 43 percent sales increase to €115.3 million in 2013. Earnings before amortization (Ebitda) jumped by 135 percent to €21.9 million, and net earnings soared by 126 percent to almost €12 million. The main growth factors were the introduction of a men's ...
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Samsung allows 33 Joints to take on new brands
33 Joints, the eight-year-old British footwear company run by Malcolm Nathan and his son Anthony, is taking on new licenses and new distribution contracts for the U.K. and for the whole European market thanks to the financial backing of Samsung. Acting through a U.K.-based subsidiary, Samsung C&T UK, the big ...
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RG Barry's shareholders are set to vote on Sept. 3...
RG Barry's shareholders are set to vote on Sept. 3 on the proposal made by Mill Road Capital to take over the company, known for its Dearfoams slippers and other products. Mill Road has proposed to pay $19 a share for RGB, or a total of about $212 million. Mill ...
