All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 12-13 – Page 3
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Dune is confirmed as the best shoe retail chain in the U.K.
For the second year in a row, Dune was awarded as Multiple of the Year at the Drapers Footwear Awards 2015, while Ted Baker Footwear won two awards for Men's Fashion Brand and International Business of the Year. The annual Drapers Footwear Awards, which covered this time 16 categories, were ...
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Belle’s sports stores prosper in cleaner market
Belle International is reaping benefits from the clean-up in the Chinese sports apparel and footwear market in recent years, with a comparable sales increase of 12.4 percent for its sportswear and apparel stores for the three months until the end of May – against a comparable sales decline of 7.8 ...
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Zalando's listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has been upgraded...
Zalando's listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has been upgraded from the SDAX to the MDAX index of the 50 major German mid-cap companies. The market capitalization of the company has risen by 40 percent since it went public last October on the strength of its improved financial results.
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Michael Dörner, who has been most recently in charge of...
Michael Dörner, who has been most recently in charge of retail development in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Birkenstock, has been hired by Crocs to act as director of wholesale for the German market. Dörner previously worked for Adidas, Reebok and Merrell. At Crocs, he takes the place ...
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Steve Rendle has been promoted president and chief operating officer...
Steve Rendle has been promoted president and chief operating officer of VF Corporation. He has been running VF's Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition for many years, overseeing Timberland, Vans and many other important brands. He had been in charge of all the brands of the group for the Americas since ...
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Big increases in traffic and sales have been reported at...
Big increases in traffic and sales have been reported at Schuh's store in the Bluewater shopping center after its refurbishment, which was completed last March
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Hudson’s Bay buys Kaufhof
One more big change is taking place in the beleaguered department store landscape in Germany. A Canadian-based group, Hudson's Bay Co., (HBC) has agreed to acquire Galeria Kaufhof from the Metro AG group for €2.82 billion including debt, outbidding the Austrian-based Signa Retail group, which previously bought most of the ...
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A young Norwegian fashion blogger based in New York, Hanneli...
A young Norwegian fashion blogger based in New York, Hanneli Mustaparta, is putting her name on a limited edition of shoes for Deichmann that will be offered on its website and at selected Deichmann stores in various European countries
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Birkenstock is taking over the distribution in Austria from its...
Birkenstock is taking over the distribution in Austria from its local partner, Fuschlberger, starting on July 1. The company has appointed a regional manager for Austria, Michael Bachmayer, who has been working as a sales rep for Rohde since the beginning of 2013. He previously worked for a shoe importer, ...
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Prada's first store in Saudi Arabia has opened in the...
Prada's first store in Saudi Arabia has opened in the Boulevard shopping mall of Jeddah
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Two new project managers have been appointed for Brazilian Footwear,...
Two new project managers have been appointed for Brazilian Footwear, the export promotion program conducted by the Brazilian shoe industry association, Abicalçados, in partnership with the Apex-Brasil state agency. Cristian Schlindwein, will coordinate the Development Unit, while Roberta Ramos will steer the Image Promotion Unit. Cristiano Korbes will continue to ...
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ANWR proposes to set up a new firm for Mücke
After discussions with more than 500 shoe retail members, the ANWR Group is proposing the establishment of a new company that will take over its Mücke retail chain as well as a logistic platform, Retail Logistics, that will provide a variety of services to the participating retailers. The services would ...
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Schuhe.de, the website of the ANWR Group, has received a...
Schuhe.de, the website of the ANWR Group, has received a special prize for its creative team
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Anton Magnani, a former top manager of Manas, Bata, Clarks...
Anton Magnani, a former top manager of Manas, Bata, Clarks Originals and Hugo Boss, has been appointed chief executive of Sutor Mantellassi, the Italian brand of high-end men's shoes owned by the Korean E-Land group since 2010 through Lario 1898. He has reorganized the design department and the network of ...
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Caleres, formerly Brown Shoe Company, has announced it will make...
Caleres, formerly Brown Shoe Company, has announced it will make a substantial investment to expand its distribution facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. The expansion is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2016 and to create more than 40 new jobs. The Lebanon facility currently employs around 240 people. ...
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Argentina's Minister of Industry, Débora Giorgi, has announced that the...
Argentina's Minister of Industry, Débora Giorgi, has announced that the government will soon launch a price observatory for leather, footwear and fine leather products. During a recent meeting with entrepreneurs and actors of the sector, Ms Giorgi explained that the performance of the industry will be observed and analysed, while ...
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Stride Rite has announced a new partnership with Rosie Pope,...
Stride Rite has announced a new partnership with Rosie Pope, the British-American designer, parenting guru and TV personality. Pope, a mother of four children, will provide engaging content to help Stride Rite connect with today's families. StrideRite.com will feature a dedicated lead capture page for the exclusive Rosie Pope content, ...
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The organizers of the GDS is Düsseldorf have announced that...
The organizers of the GDS is Düsseldorf have announced that Nina Schwichtenberg, the reputed German fashion blogger behind Fashiioncarpet (sic), will provide testimonials for the show
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Zalando takes over Bread & Butter
The giant e-tailer based in Berlin has signed a letter of intent to buy the insolvent company that manages the Bread & Butter fashion show in the German capital. The fair is working on a new concept that should involve consumers, which are Zalando's primary target, but it's not sure ...
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The Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has...
The Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has established a Basic CAD-CAM Training on Shoe Masters facility, with the help of Torielli, at the COEL Centre in Gazipur. The 7-day program is part of the association's Bangladesh Inspired Lot 2 Project. The association estimates that the country's exports ...
