All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 23-24 – Page 2

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    In a significant change from previous practice, Kurt Geiger has...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    In a significant change from previous practice, Kurt Geiger has decided to donate money to a charity that would normally be spent on window displays for the holiday season. The British shoe retailer will give the money to Hope and Homes for Children, which works to end the institutional care ...

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    Shoe Carnival’s sales and earnings exceed expectations

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Shoe Carnival reported net sales of $254.7 million for the third quarter ended Nov. 1, which represented an 8.0 percent increase as compared to the third quarter of the previous year. On a comparable store basis, they increased by 2.3 percent, exceeding the company's guidance, in spite of lower store ...

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    The figures given for Camper in the International Fashion Casual...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The figures given for Camper in the International Fashion Casual Footwear Market of Shoe Intelligence for 2012 and 2013 were partly inaccurate. The global figures are right, but the split between the U.S. and the rest of the world was incorrect. In terms of dollars, Camper's sales in the U.S. ...

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    Brown Shoe posts double-digit profit growth

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Like other major publicly listed American shoe retailers, Brown Shoe Co. beat financial analysts' expectations with its results for the third quarter ended Nov. 1. It posted net earnings of $33.1 million for the quarter, up 21.2 percent as compared to the third quarter of 2013, on 3.8 percent higher ...

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    Kering reacts to Gucci's “brand fatigue”

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    In reaction to the poor results of Gucci, its parent company, Kering, has dismissed its chief executive, Patrizio di Marco, and its creative director, Frida Giannini. They live together. Di Marco will leave the company as of Jan. 1, and his position will be taken over by Marco Bizzarri, head ...

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    Ecco has opened its biggest store to date in its...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Ecco has opened its biggest store to date in its hometown of Bradebro, in Denmark. It measures 266 square meters and includes separate areas for golf and outdoor shoes. It features a shop-in-shop for a variety of accessories. The store should serve as a pilot for future retail concepts. The ...

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    Sioux has a new sales director, Berthold Niehöster, who has...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Sioux has a new sales director, Berthold Niehöster, who has been with the German company for four years, most recently in charge of German key accounts. He was previously with Clarks and Ecco. Niehöster is succeeding Holger Lang, who is leaving the company.

  • Short stops

    BASF Poliuretani Italia is merging into BASF Italia

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    BASF Poliuretani Italia is merging into BASF Italia

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    Baldinini has successfully entered the Chinese market, diversifying its business...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Baldinini has successfully entered the Chinese market, diversifying its business from its strong exposure to the Russian market. Last month, the Italian brand opened its first store on Mainland China through a local partner who has three other Baldinini stores in the pipeline. The new store is located in the ...

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    Ugg Australia has created a special “Ensure Authencity” link at...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Ugg Australia has created a special “Ensure Authencity” link at counterfeit.uggaustralia.com to help consumers avoid fake products, especially in preparation for the holiday season. Thousands of counterfeit websites advertise fake Ugg products using ambiguous wording such as “cheap uggs,” “discount uggs,” or “uggs on sale.” The company has taken legal ...

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    HDS/L, the German shoe and leathergoods industry association, will be...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    HDS/L, the German shoe and leathergoods industry association, will be integrated from next year into the T+M, the German textile and fashion industry federation. The idea is to defend the joint interests of the shoe and apparel sector at the political level in Berlin as well as in Brussels. As ...

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    Tommaso Cancellara has been selected to run Assocalzaturifici, the Italian...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Tommaso Cancellara has been selected to run Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, starting next month. He takes the place of Eugenia Girotti, who acted as general manager on an interim basis after the departure last summer of Fabio Aromatici, who is now supervising the international development of Fiera Milano. ...

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    The Aston Mueller Group has assigned the position of head...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    The Aston Mueller Group has assigned the position of head of sales for the Daniel Hechter Shoes line to Frank Schmitz, who remains responsible for its Bugatti collection as well. Schmitz replaces Ralf Stegemann, who is moving into a new created position at Ecco as regional sales manager for Northern ...

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    A court in Macerata is expected to approve shortly the...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    A court in Macerata is expected to approve shortly the insolvency of another Italian medium-sized shoe company, Cesare Paciotti, says the financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore. According to the newspaper, the company is proposing to pay back 35 percent of its debts of €20 million and to close down ...

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    VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    VF Corp. has appointed Neil Schambra Stevens to the position of vice president of marketing at Vans for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He will replace Jeremy De Maillard, who has taken up a similar position at The North Face, as previously reported. Schambra Stevens comes from Lenovo, ...

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    Tiggers Shoes and its four trading companies applied for insolvency...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Tiggers Shoes and its four trading companies applied for insolvency proceedings at the local court of Pirmasens in November. The company markets the Eject and Tiggers brands in Germany and abroad. Three employees are affected by the insolvency proceedings, among them Gerhard Mayer, the chief executive officer. The shoes are ...

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    Genesco announced that Mimi E. Vaughn, senior vice president for...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Genesco announced that Mimi E. Vaughn, senior vice president for strategy and shared services of the American group, will succeed the retiring James S. Gulmi as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Gulmi, who has been with the company since 1971, becoming CFO in 1986, will serve as senior ...

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    Clarks has announced the appointment of a new chief commercial...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Clarks has announced the appointment of a new chief commercial officer, Steve Finlan, to take the place of Ken Dobinson, who has decided to step down to spend more time with his family in Scotland. Finland comes from Marks & Spencer, where he has been acting as director of international ...

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    Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next...

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Two Andys are going to run Pentland Brands from next Jan. 1. After 16 years as chief executive of the company, Andy Rubin, 49, is stepping up to the new position of chairman at the subsidiary of Pentland Group. The new CEO is going to be 43-year-old Andy Long, who ...

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    Bread & Butter is cancelled

    2014-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Karl-Heinz Müller announced on Dec. 9 the cancellation of the Jan. 19-21, 2015 edition of Bread & Butter, the alternative show for trendy brands that he had founded 14 years ago. “I am convinced of the fact that our success cannot be continued by repeating the past. Maybe something great ...