All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 14-15 – Page 4
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A total of 880 brands of shoes and accessories are...
A total of 880 brands of shoes and accessories are presenting their collections at the GDS fair in Düsseldorf this week. Another 210 exhibitors will show at the simultaneous Tag it!, the private label fair, not including about 100 producers of fabrics and clothing presenting their products at a new ...
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Kresimir Novak, a 39-year-old manager who has been running domestic...
Kresimir Novak, a 39-year-old manager who has been running domestic sales for Salamander since 2011, is being promoted to the position of joint managing director in charge of sales and marketing, starting in August. He will take the place of Norbert Breuer, who is retiring at the end of this ...
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Rocky Brands saw its net earnings grow by 30 percent...
Rocky Brands saw its net earnings grow by 30 percent to $2.0 million in the second quarter ended June 30, although sales dropped slightly to $68.6 million from $68.8 million in the year-ago period, due to one-time events such as the non-repetition of a seeding event with a major retailer. ...
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A fire broke out on July 22 in the factory...
A fire broke out on July 22 in the factory of Erich Rohde in the German town of Schwalmstadt, which handles product development, but only the building was damaged. No one was injured. Estimating the damages at around €20,000, Harald Neisser, the recently appointed chief executive of Rohde, assured us ...
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Ducati is launching two footwear collaborations for autumn 2015. The...
Ducati is launching two footwear collaborations for autumn 2015. The legendary Italian motorcycle brand has partnered with Italy's Fiorentini+Baker and Australian-based Blundstone for two capsule collections inspired by its iconic bike designs. The Fiorentini+Baker line will include vintage winter boots and sneakers for men and women under the Fiorentini+Baker X ...
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Gabor Shoes reports a 2.4 percent increase to €210.5 million...
Gabor Shoes reports a 2.4 percent increase to €210.5 million for the first half of 2015, including the wholesale-equivalent sales of its licensees, but the company expects a more difficult second half of the year because of lower orders of long boots and a weak business in Russia. In the ...
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Keds has announced the launch of Ladies First Since 1916,...
Keds has announced the launch of Ladies First Since 1916, a global brand platform and ad campaign around female empowerment featuring American singer and actress Taylor Swift. The campaign, created in partnership with kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners (kbs+p), showcases the Keds footwear collection for autumn 2015, with messages that ...
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After 19 years of collaboration, Zeis Excelsa will stop distributing...
After 19 years of collaboration, Zeis Excelsa will stop distributing Merrell in Italy after the end of this year. By then, it will also have closed or converted its six Merrell stores in Italy. The new Italian distributor of the brand will be a company called Premiere Distribution.
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The German-based GMS buying group reports a 19 percent increase...
The German-based GMS buying group reports a 19 percent increase in turnover to €118 million for the first half of this year. The number of affiliated retail members grew from 1,445 to 1,615 during the period. Further growth is expected for the second half of this year, thanks especially to ...
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A court in Cologne ruled on July 17 in favor...
A court in Cologne ruled on July 17 in favor of Candice Cooper in its lawsuit against Paul Green, says Schuhkurier. At issue was the registration by Candice Cooper of a heart-inspired logo. Paul Green has not used its logo since March 2014.
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Havaianas has opened a new store of 120 square meters...
Havaianas has opened a new store of 120 square meters in the centrally located Triangle shopping center in Barcelona. Reportedly, the brand wants to have 180 stores in place in Europe, up from the current door count of 127 stores, 100 of which are seasonal. The parent company of the ...
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Timberland's sales grew by 10 percent in the second quarter...
Timberland's sales grew by 10 percent in the second quarter on a constant-currency basis, with increases of more than 15 percent in Europe and more than 5 percent in Asia-Pacific, but the strength of the dollar reduced the growth rate to two percent in reported terms. Vans, another brand that ...
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Counterfeits are worth nearly 10 percent of the shoes, clothes...
Counterfeits are worth nearly 10 percent of the shoes, clothes and accessories sold in the European Union (EU), according to a study by the EU's Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market which was released on July 21. Many of the world's top fashion houses are located in Europe and ...
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Geox turns around in H1
Continuing its progress, Geox reported yesterday a 6.7 percent increase in turnover to €426.9 million in the first half of this year, attributing it to the successful introduction of innovative products. Sales went up by 4.0 percent in local currencies. In terms of euros, footwear sales rose by 10.7 percent, ...
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Distributing 1.8 million pairs of shoes in Germany and more...
Distributing 1.8 million pairs of shoes in Germany and more than 60 other countries, Lloyd made a record consolidated turnover of €139 million in 2014, slightly more than €134 million in the previous year, with 71 percent of the production sold in its domestic market. Reportedly, reorders were particularly good. ...
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