All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 19-20 – Page 3
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UBM Plc, the big UK-based communications and events company that...
UBM Plc, the big UK-based communications and events company that is a partner of Sic Group in the APLF and All China Leather Exhibition, has acquired Avanstar Communications for $972 million. Avanstar operates 54 trade shows and some 100 conferences in the U.S. including Magic, the big sportswear in Las ...
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Italian shoes do better in Germany and China than in Russia
The 190 Italian companies that took part in the Obuv' Mir Kozi shoe show in Moscow have reported lower orders than a year ago, said the Italian shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, confirming the slowdown in this important market. The show hosted a total of 250 exhibitors and the number of ...
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Sport does better than luxury at Kering
Kering's luxury goods division improved its sales by 3.7 percent to €1,676.6 million in the third quarter, with growth of 3.5 percent on a comparable basis. The progress was driven by strong performances at directly operated stores, particularly in North America and Japan, where sales went up by 12 and ...
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Stella’s OEM business does better than retail
Stella International Holdings reported a 15.3 percent increase in total sales to US$545.7 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, attributing the progress mainly to restocking by some of its clients. Some orders for Stella's new fashion sneakers and handbags have come from long-standing customers, particularly in the U.S.The ...
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Carlo Beretta is the new brand manager of Bottega Veneta...
Carlo Beretta is the new brand manager of Bottega Veneta
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Bayer Consumer Care has become the new owner of Dr....
Bayer Consumer Care has become the new owner of Dr. Scholl and other brands after closing the acquisition of Merck Consumer Care for $14.2 billion. As previously reported, a German investment fund, Aurelius, earlier this year bought the licensed Scholl business for Europe and other parts of the world from ...
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Bally has opened a new store on New Bond Street...
Bally has opened a new store on New Bond Street in London, inspired by its typical Swiss stores from the ‘twenties
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The German shoe retail sector recorded an average sales decline...
The German shoe retail sector recorded an average sales decline of 9.7 percent in September, as compared to September last year, when it recorded an increase of 3.6 percent. The development was mostly due to unusually high temperatures around 20 degrees
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Assomac, the Italian industry association for footwear manufacturing machinery, welcomed...
Assomac, the Italian industry association for footwear manufacturing machinery, welcomed a delegation from Ethiopia at its head office in Vigevano and the local industrial cluster on Oct. 9 as part of a tour organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Unido). The delegation, which comprised 15 government officials, visited ...
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Who's Next and the other fashion fairs that gravitate around...
Who's Next and the other fashion fairs that gravitate around this Paris trade show, including Première Classe, are moving the dates of their summer show back to September, as requested by 60 percent of the exhibitors and 73 percent of the visitors questioned in a recent survey. The organizer, Wsn ...
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Crocs makes new appointments
Two of Crocs' new managers will be in charge of the Americas and the Greater China region. Two others have global responsibilities: Greg Sullivan as senior vice president of “global business transformation” and Michelle Poole as senior vice president of global product creation and merchandising.The new general manager of Crocs ...
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Ecco has appointed Helen Thomson to the position of regional...
Ecco has appointed Helen Thomson to the position of regional director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), based in Amsterdam. She previously worked for Mothercare in various roles, including franchise development manager, and then she spent 12 years at Clarks, most recently as manager of the Europe region. ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Melissa A. Howell to the position of senior vice president of global human resources. She will report directly to Blake Krueger, chairman, chief executive and president of the group. Howell had recently a similar position at General Motors Company, where she spent more than 24 years ...
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Pascal Brouard, who was appointed last year executive director...
Pascal Brouard, who was appointed last year executive director of the Royer group for its junior and fashion brands, has left the company
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U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed his intention to appoint...
U.S. President Barack Obama has expressed his intention to appoint Matthew Rubel to an additional term as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Rubel, president and chief executive of Collective Brands from 2005 to 2011, has served as chairman, president and chief executive for various ...
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Our annual Brown Shoe Charts, which give you the ranking...
Our annual Brown Shoe Charts, which give you the ranking of the top international footwear companies in the lifestyle casual and fashion casual segments, are almost finalized. We are now only expecting a couple of important figures and shall run these much expected charts in the next issue of Shoe ...
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Tata has announced plans to triple the size of its...
Tata has announced plans to triple the size of its footwear factory in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India. The facility is supposed to expand to produce 2.5 million pairs of shoes per year, as compared to the current 700,000 pairs. The Indian group also said that the expansion has the potential ...
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Wolverine announced the appointment of a new member of its...
Wolverine announced the appointment of a new member of its board of directors, Roxane Divol. The 42-year-old is senior vice president of Alliances for Symantec Corporation, one of the world's largest software companies that specializes in personal and organizational security, storage and availability solutions. She previously worked for McKinsey & ...
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Skechers has announced the preliminary approval of the court of...
Skechers has announced the preliminary approval of the court of its settlement of a lawsuit launched by some shareholders over the consequences of its allegedly false advertising of its Shape-Up range of toning shoes. The complaining parties have requested payment of up to $350,000 for attorneys' fees and other expenses. ...
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Faguo has announced a partnership with Klingande, the young French...
Faguo has announced a partnership with Klingande, the young French artist and producer of electronic music. The French shoe company has decided to create a capsule collection with him, which is debuting in autumn 2014 with two models of sneakers called Wattle Punga and Wattle Jubel. The shoes have been ...
