All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 12-13 – Page 2
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Gabor has decided to terminate its line of children's shoes...
Gabor has decided to terminate its line of children's shoes after delivery of the autumn/winter 2015/16 collection, stating that its German licensee, WKL, can no longer produce the required quantities
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Steven Newey is the new chief executive of Harrys of...
Steven Newey is the new chief executive of Harrys of London, the iconic British brand of luxury shoes and accessories that came under the control of Palladin Partners last October. He takes the place of Marty Wolstrom, who remains a board member, partner and significant shareholder of the company. Newey ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D....
Wolverine Worldwide has a new chief financial officer. Michael D. Stornant, a 49-year-old executive who has been with the group for 19 years, assumes the role of senior vice president, CFO and treasurer, with effect from June 12. He served most recently as vice president of corporate finance, after handling ...
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Minelli, one of the shoe retail chains of the French...
Minelli, one of the shoe retail chains of the French Vivarte group, has opened stores in Chengdu and Makau. Other should follow in Taiwan and South Korea. Minelli, which is performing relatively well, has also renovated its flagship store on avenue Victor Hugo in Paris. The concept will be rolled ...
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Sport Nordic, the Danish company that owns the Sportmaster chain...
Sport Nordic, the Danish company that owns the Sportmaster chain of sporting goods stores, has taken over Rezet Sneaker, a n iconic store in Copenhagen that sells the sneakers of major sports brands. Rezet was originally founded in Ibiza by the founder of Unisport, Henrik Bousager Larsen, and it opened ...
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My Slippers will cease trading from the end of June,...
My Slippers will cease trading from the end of June, as its founder Fiona Dreesmann retires. Dreesmann created the etailer of bespoke slippers in 2010. The site will redirect to Broadland Slippers, the Norwich-based manufacturer that made My Slippers' products.
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Carrie Teffner is taking the place of Peter Jacobi on...
Carrie Teffner is taking the place of Peter Jacobi on Crocs' board of directors. A former manager of Timberland and Sara Lee Corporation, she has spent more than 27 years in the consumer goods and retail sectors. Since 2013, she has been executive vice president and chief financial officer of ...
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Guangzhou Canudilo, a Chinese company that is distributing the Dirk...
Guangzhou Canudilo, a Chinese company that is distributing the Dirk Bikkembergs brand through about 20 mono-brand stores in its home market, has acquired a 51 percent stake in Levitas, the company that owns the rights to the Belgian designer's brand, for about €4 million. The seller is Zeis Excelsa, the ...
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Camper has opened a futuristic pop-up store in the Vitra...
Camper has opened a futuristic pop-up store in the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein, in Germany, which will remain open for three months. It has a digital foot scanner for the customization of individual shoe models.
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Deckers buys Koolaburra
The parent company of Ugg, Teva, Sanuk and Hoka One One is still looking for a buyer or other strategic alternatives for Tsubo. Meanwhile, it has added a new women's footwear brand to its portfolio, Koolaburra. Its sheepskin shoes are similar to those of Ugg, but are slightly cheaper. The ...
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The Brooklyn Museum in New York City will honor sneakers...
The Brooklyn Museum in New York City will honor sneakers at a new exhibition about “The Rise of Sneaker Culture,” which will run from July 10 until Oct. 4. It will explore the social history and the cultural significance of the sneaker culture. The 150 different pairs on display will ...
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Soletrader, the British shoe retail chain, has relaunched its three...
Soletrader, the British shoe retail chain, has relaunched its three websites after an investment of £500,000 (€0.71m-$0.78m). The project was carried out by an American web designer, Americaneagle.com, and reportedly might lead to the launch of web stores in other countries.
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Grupo Couromoda of Brazil will concentrate on the organization of...
Grupo Couromoda of Brazil will concentrate on the organization of the its footwear, apparel and hair styling shows - Couromoda, São Paulo Prêt-à-Porter and Hair Brasil - following an agreement for the sale of its Hospitalar trade show for hospital equipment to UBM, the large British group that organizes fairs ...
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Iconix Brand Group, the owner of Candies and many other...
Iconix Brand Group, the owner of Candies and many other brands, has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer, David K. Jones, who has worked for 12 years with the Penske Automotive Group in various roles, including that of CFO for its European operations. He takes the place ...
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Melissa, the upscale brand of Grendene, is opening its first...
Melissa, the upscale brand of Grendene, is opening its first Italian mono-brand store in Bologna, to be followed by one in the sea resort of Forte dei Marmi. The brand will thus have a total of more than 60 stores around the world. Melissa has also opened a pop-up store ...
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Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, plans to open seven...
Munich, the Spanish brand of sneakers, plans to open seven stores in China this year
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Laverda, the historic Italian brand of high performance motorcycles, is...
Laverda, the historic Italian brand of high performance motorcycles, is entering the fashion world, and Alberto Del Biondi has been charged with the creative management of the new lifestyle collections. Del Biondi, based in Padua, will develop Laverda lines of clothing, footwear, handbags and accessories. The new product lines will ...
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Patrick Cox is making a comeback with a new brand...
Patrick Cox is making a comeback with a new brand called Lathbridge by Patrick Cox. It has just presented its spring/summer 2016 line in London, but the first collection for autumn/winter 2015/16 will be sold in Kurt Geiger stores in the U.K. and on a web store due to start ...
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Big growth in Spanish exports
The Spanish shoe industry's export momentum, which began around 2008, continued in the first quarter of 2015. Exports increased by 10.2 percent in volume to 46.6 million pairs and at an even faster rate of 18.4 percent in value, reaching €869 million. Sales of leather shoes increased by 5.5 percent ...
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Only, one of the fashion brands of the Danish Bestseller...
Only, one of the fashion brands of the Danish Bestseller group, has developed a line of 20 styles of shoes with Zalando. Starting in August, will be offered initially on Zalando's German website, on Only's web shop and the 30 Only store in Germany. There are more than 300 Only ...
