All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 18-19 – Page 2
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Skechers' Performance division has a new testimonial for the U.K....
Skechers' Performance division has a new testimonial for the U.K. and Ireland, Charlie Webster, who is well known as a presenter for a variety of sports competitions
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Dr. Martens has opened its first directly operated store in...
Dr. Martens has opened its first directly operated store in Argentina in Buenos Aires
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Wortmann has opened a special new head office in Detmold,...
Wortmann has opened a special new head office in Detmold, called “The Loft,” created out of an old warehouse with an investment of more than €5 million. It has a total area of 2,800 square meters, divided into three sections and including a 600-square-meter showroom. The space and the interior ...
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Mountain Hardwear has designed and launched a fashion and lifestyle-oriented...
Mountain Hardwear has designed and launched a fashion and lifestyle-oriented range of six styles of outerwear for men and women for the present autumn/winter season in collaboration with Cole Haan, the street footwear brand sold by Nike to Apax Partners at the beginning of 2013. Called ZeroGravity like Cole Haan's ...
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Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports...
Ochsner Sport, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Deichmann specializing in sports retailing, will take over Sport Sperk, a German chain of 13 sporting goods stores (more in SGI Europe)
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Deichmann is offering a new “Ship to Home” service for...
Deichmann is offering a new “Ship to Home” service for items that are not available for immediate purchase by customers at its 1,200 stores in Germany. They will be sent to customers within two working days, with the possibility to return them.
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Deichmann has launched a product recall on its website for...
Deichmann has launched a product recall on its website for the Tanja model of felt clogs, in a specific size, after discovering the presence of traces of Chromium VI
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Crocs forecasts lower sales
In a presentation to financial analysts, Crocs predicted that its sales will fall about $10 million below its previous forecasted range of $280 to $290 million during the third quarter of this year. The revised guidance, which sent the company's stock market value down by 9 percent, stems from the ...
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Crocs has promoted Terence Reilly from vice president of global...
Crocs has promoted Terence Reilly from vice president of global marketing to senior vice president and chief marketing officer
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Diesel has created a new regional Diesel Europe unit, run...
Diesel has created a new regional Diesel Europe unit, run by Joanna Onland, for a more direct and consistent management of its key accounts. Onland has been with Diesel for five years, first as general manager for the Benelux countries and then as regional director for Southern Europe. Thorsten Link, ...
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Vulcabras continues its recovery
We should have run the quarterly results of this Brazilian company earlier, but here they are: Vulcabras Azaleia reported a big jump of 279.2 percent in its operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) to 40.2 million reais (€9.3m-$10.4m) for the second quarter ended on June 30. In spite of a challenging ...
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Replay has launched a shoe design contest on social networks...
Replay has launched a shoe design contest on social networks – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – in partnership with the digital platform Desall. Participants are invited to design a new 24-hours shoe model for men and women for a non-stop, night-and-day Replay experience. The contest has been on line since ...
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Yoox and Net-a-Porter have completed their merger into the Yoox...
Yoox and Net-a-Porter have completed their merger into the Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, creating a new online luxury fashion group with an annual turnover of €1.3 billion. Synergies will be obtained in logistics and other operations, but the two sites will continue to be managed independently. Alison Loehnis, former president of ...
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Two top managers of Deichmann are leaving the company. Karsten...
Two top managers of Deichmann are leaving the company. Karsten Schütt, managing director in charge of information technology and logistics, has decided to quit after 17 years with the group. Another managing director in charge of purchasing, Wolfram Hall, will leave the company by mutual consent after four years in ...
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Kering, the parent company of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Puma and...
Kering, the parent company of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Puma and other brands, has announced the departure of Louise Beveridge, communication director, after five years in the post. The 53-year-old French-Irish manager, who was responsible for the change in the company's name from PPR, was also a member of the group's ...
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Rohde, the German shoe company that recently went under new...
Rohde, the German shoe company that recently went under new management, has decided to donate 1,000 pairs of children's shoes and 500 pairs of men's and women's shoes to the growing number of refugees being welcomed in Germany. Rohde says it would like to see other companies making similar gestures ...
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Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, which share some common ownership,...
Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, which share some common ownership, have been studying a possible integration of some of their operations, ranging from the supply chain to the retail network. It seems that the plan could come to fruition in terms of back-office operations during the first half of 2016. ...
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Helsar has created a new collection of high-heeled shoes for...
Helsar has created a new collection of high-heeled shoes for cycling. The Portugal-based footwear firm, specialized in women's shoes, has tried to reconcile fashion and biking, considering the increasing number of women using a bike to go to work. The innovative shoe features a protective heel coated in rubber which ...
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Global Fashion Group, the extra-European clone of Zalando controlled by...
Global Fashion Group, the extra-European clone of Zalando controlled by some of the same shareholders, is reportedly negotiating the sale of its Indian e-commerce website, Jabong
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Clarks’ profits sink
C&J Clark (Clarks) reported a 4.5 percent increase in total revenues to £709.8 million (€957.6m-$1,091.1m) for the first half of its current financial year, ended July 31, but its net profit fell to £16.3 million (€22.0m-$25.0m) from £33.5 million in the corresponding period of 2014. “Generally, in terms of profitability, ...
