All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 5-6 – Page 4
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Martin Becker, former retail manager at Peter Kaiser, was appointed...
Martin Becker, former retail manager at Peter Kaiser, was appointed product development manager in March. He succeeds Silvia Klemens, who left the company at the beginning of the year. Peter Bangelmeier, sales director at Peter Kaiser, takes over Martin Becker's responsibilities as head of retail. Peter Kaiser has its own ...
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Floris van Bommel appointed Simone van der Koelen to the...
Floris van Bommel appointed Simone van der Koelen to the newly created position of design coordinator two months ago. Previously, all designers reported independently to Floris van Bommel, one of the three brothers managing the Dutch company that owns the brand, who becomes head of design. Van der Koelen worked ...
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John McMahon, formerly with Reebok, has been appointed marketing manager...
John McMahon, formerly with Reebok, has been appointed marketing manager for Vibram in the U.S.
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ANWR Schuh upgrades its e-commerce facility
ANWR Schuh, the biggest German cooperative of independent shoe retailers, launched one year ago its new online platform, schuhe.de, to connect consumers with the e-commerce sites of affiliated retailers. While consumers were until now able to check the availability of a certain products at the online stores of affiliated retailers, ...
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ANWR celebrated the retirement of Robert Natter, chief executive of...
ANWR celebrated the retirement of Robert Natter, chief executive of ANWR Garant International, with a special ceremony during the GDS fair in Düsseldorf. He spent ten years at Garant, overseeing its insolvency and its subsequent acquisition by ANWR. Matthias Grevener is taking over his responsibilities for international development. Natter's ...
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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, will select for the first time innovative and creative shoe retailers for the August-Planke award during its next convention, held on June 22-23 in Mainhausen near Frankfurt. August Blanke was one of the founders of the Nord-West buying ...
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Toms has announced it is expanding into coffee with Toms...
Toms has announced it is expanding into coffee with Toms Roasting Co. For every bag of coffee purchased, the shoe company will provide one week of water to a person in need. Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms, built his company selling one pair of inexpensive shoes and giving another pair ...
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Sioux has appointed Andreas Schneider to the new position of...
Sioux has appointed Andreas Schneider to the new position of product development manager, taking on a responsibility similar to that of Paul Janssen, who resigned from the executive board last June. Schneider, who worked as manager for the technical development of shoe models at the Högl Group and in the ...
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Andreas Wagner, a former area manager of VF Corporation, has...
Andreas Wagner, a former area manager of VF Corporation, has been made country manager of Sperry Top-Sider in Germany
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Ethan Anderson, formerly with Volcom, has become global vice president...
Ethan Anderson, formerly with Volcom, has become global vice president of marketing for Sanuk
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Toms sets up a European office in Amsterdam
The American company, famous for its “One for One” program, has set up a new subsidiary in Amsterdam, Toms EMEA, to coordinate its business operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, which were previously handled by a small team in London. Amsterdam will also be the site for Toms' ...
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Executives of Leder & Schuh have indicated to the Austrian...
Executives of Leder & Schuh have indicated to the Austrian press that the group made another loss in 2013, although it was much lower than the negative results generated in the previous two years. The main reasons were the reorganization of Stiefelkönig and the closing of stores in some East ...
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The organizers of Bread & Butter have decided to cancel...
The organizers of Bread & Butter have decided to cancel a proposal to add a day for the general public because of opposition by the majority of its exhibitors. Separately, B&B reports that Joey Elgersma has left the company and that his duties will be taken over by its board ...
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New president for Clarks in the Americas
Geralyn R. Breig has been appointed president of the Americas region for Clarks, reporting to Ken Dobinson, the chief commercial officer of the group based in the U.K., who had been supervising the region since the departure of Jim Salzano last August. She had acted most recently as senior vice ...
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The American Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a small...
The American Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a small net income of $70,000 in 2013 from the loss of $484,000 suffered in the previous financial year. For its continuing operations, consolidated earnings of $143,000 compared with a net loss of $437,000. Operating profit before amortization (Ebitda) rose by 49.3 ...
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A Japanese manufacturer of shoes and leathergoods, Hiroki, is also...
A Japanese manufacturer of shoes and leathergoods, Hiroki, is also starting up a factory in Ethiopia this month. Called Hiroki Addis, it will make leather shoes, garments and handbags with local leathers that will be exported to Japan.
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Better results for Alpargatas
Sales increased by 13.9 percent in 2013 at Alpargatas to a new record of 3,426 million Brazilian reais (€1,056.1m-$1,460.1m), thanks in part to higher average selling prices, and the company's net profit went up by 10.7 percent to R$310.0 million (€95.6m-$132.1m). The gross margin fell slightly to 41.5 percent but ...
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A former director of the Shoe and Allied Trade Research...
A former director of the Shoe and Allied Trade Research Association, also known as Satra, Graham Butlin, has died at the age of 84. He was with the U.K.-based institute for 32 years and was director for 14, retiring in 1991. In the 1960s, he led the team responsible for ...
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Bally has appointed a new creative director for all its...
Bally has appointed a new creative director for all its product lines, Pablo Coppola. Born in Buenos Aires and educated in Paris, he acted most recently as head of accessories for Tom Ford. He previously worked for major fashion houses such as those of Christian Dior, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, ...
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Alibaba, the biggest Chinese e-commerce operator, is seeking to go...
Alibaba, the biggest Chinese e-commerce operator, is seeking to go public on the New York Stock Exchange or on Nasdaq with an offer intended to raise upto $15 billion for its further development. The group last reported a 51 percent increase in its revenues to $1.8 billion for the quarter ...
