All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 10-11 – Page 3
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Berkshire Partners, an investment firm based in Boston, has teamed...
Berkshire Partners, an investment firm based in Boston, has teamed up with the management at Implus Corporation to acquire a majority stake in the U.S. company, which owns a gaggle of accessory brands in the footwear and fitness markets. The stake was bought from Trilantic North America at an undisclosed ...
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A young ballet star, Maddie Ziegler, as signed up as...
A young ballet star, Maddie Ziegler, as signed up as brand ambassador for Capezio +++ Vibram will use a mobile van during the World Fair starting in Milan in September to allow visitors to choose the preferred sole for their shoes, personalizing them or improving their performance
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Baldinini is launching a new e-commerce platform, created in collaboration...
Baldinini is launching a new e-commerce platform, created in collaboration with Triboo Digitale. The upgraded e-shop website, which has been optimized for smartphone and tablet, will enable the Italian luxury shoe brand to sell its products in 38 countries. Baldinini's collections of women's and men's shoes as well as accessories, ...
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Skechers moved into the second position in the U.S. athletic...
Skechers moved into the second position in the U.S. athletic shoe market during the first quarter, according to The Wall Street Journal and Money magazine
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The Italian shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, has signed an exclusive...
The Italian shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, has signed an exclusive agreement with the Munich Order Center (MOC) for the next five editions of Moda Made in Italy. Complementing the earlier international fairs in Milan and Düsseldorf, the Munich event will take place on Sept. 13-15, 2015; March 13-15, 2016; Sept. ...
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We should have published this article earlier in Shoe Intelligence,...
We should have published this article earlier in Shoe Intelligence, as we already did in SGI Europe, and we apologize: Harrison Greenberg, 19-year-old son of Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers USA, died unexpectedly on April 6 while on a vacation in Thailand. His death was attributed by the company to ...
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Viking Footwear has appointed a new country manager for Denmark,...
Viking Footwear has appointed a new country manager for Denmark, Tom Tinning, who takes the place of Thomas Vangsaard, now in charge of Denmark for Ecco. Tinning, 45, started off as a sales rep for Nike and later became Danish sales manager for the big athletic brand. He worked for ...
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Tencel presented the first application of its ecological, wood-based Lyocell...
Tencel presented the first application of its ecological, wood-based Lyocell fiber in shoes at the Techtextil fair in Frankfurt, indicating that it can be used in the sole or the upper to absorb moisture and ensure tenacity. The Austrian company said that several brands have already produced prototypes, but did ...
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APLF reports a “standing room only” situation as its first...
APLF reports a “standing room only” situation as its first Global Foot Retail Conference (GFRC) started on March 31. More than 100 people had registered for the new event. The conference and the break-out sessions dealt with the shoe retail market in the U.S., in China and on the internet.
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Franco Leone and Huntsman Polyurethanes have announced an innovation project...
Franco Leone and Huntsman Polyurethanes have announced an innovation project around the development of a special soling solution. Using polyether-based polyurethane from Huntsman's Daltoped range, the two companies have developed a system that delivers a hardwearing outsole with a low-density cushioning mid-sole. Franco Leone, an Indian shoe manufacturer based in ...
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Titan Industries has appointed a new chief executive, Andrea Bernholtz,...
Titan Industries has appointed a new chief executive, Andrea Bernholtz, with effect from June 1. She was the president and co-founder of Rock & Republic, where she developed the brand's footwear line. Joe Ouaknine, formerly chairman and CEO of Titan, will remain in the chairman's position. Titan owns or licenses ...
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Leder & Schuh will focus on Humanic
After downsizing its operations in Eastern Europe, where the national economies have failed to grow as much as it has initially expected, the big shoe retailing group has decided to get out of the lower end of the market in Austria and to concentrate investments on Humanic, which remains its ...
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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has appointed...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has appointed Rick Muskat, principal of Deer Stags Concepts, as its new chairman, effective June 1. He takes over from Greg Tunney, president and chief executive of RG Barry, who will serve as an ex-officio member of the association's executive committee. Prior ...
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Yoox performs well in all its key markets
Yoox, which is about to merge with Net-a-Porter, posted consolidated revenues, net of returns and customer discounts, of €147.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, up 16.4 percent, or 13.6 percent at constant exchange rates, compared with the first quarter of the prior year. Consolidated net income amounted to ...
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Kering sues Alibaba over fakes
Tired of seeing copies of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta handbags and watches offered through its websites, Kering had already filed a trademark infringement suit against Alibaba last summer, but then retracted it in July, hoping to be able to cooperate with the giant Chinese internet platform. As these ...
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Alf Natek is now the only general manager at Richter....
Alf Netek is now the only general manager at Richter. He previously shared responsibilities with Gerhard Aigner, who is leaving the Austrian children's shoe company. Thomas Miedler, a long-standing Austrian sales representative, is taking over sales, focusing on Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He will be supported by Hans-Reiner Köhler for ...
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Prada has extended its eyewear licensing agreement with Luxottica for...
Prada has extended its eyewear licensing agreement with Luxottica for the Prada and Miu Miu brands until the end of 2025
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After opening its own Italian subsidiary, with a showroom in...
After opening its own Italian subsidiary, with a showroom in Milan, Grendene has chosen two new locations for Melissa stores in the county, joining 59 other mono-brand stores around the world. One will be operating in Bologna's via Farini. The other will be located in the sea resort of Forte ...
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The shoe and leathergoods segment of Aeffe, which includes Pollini,...
The shoe and leathergoods segment of Aeffe, which includes Pollini, boosted its sales by 23.7 percent to €24.5 million in the first quarter of this year, generating an operating margin before amortization (Ebitda) of 16.7 percent, up sharply from 5.7 percent in the year-ago period. This helped the Italian fashion ...
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Messe Düsseldorf will make a few adjustments to the GDS...
Messe Düsseldorf will make a few adjustments to the GDS and Tagit! shows scheduled for July 29-31. The Pop-up area, the catwalk and the Richtig Wichtig (=Really Important) area will all move to Hall 10, closer to the action of the fair. London will replace Paris as the inspiration for ...
