All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 2-3 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    Sycamore Partners, which acquired The Jones Group in April 2014...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Sycamore Partners, which acquired The Jones Group in April 2014 for $2.2 billion, appears to be interested in keeping only Nine West, Easy Spirit, Anne Klein and a few other operations. It announced that is studying strategic alternatives for the divestiture of the fashion brands Jones New York, Jones New ...

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    Tod’s’ sales recover in Q4, full year in line with 2012, 2013

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Tod's enjoyed a rebound in its sales during the fourth quarter, rising by 4.5 percent to about €225 million and enabling the Italian group to finish the 2014 financial year with a turnover of €965.6 million, roughly in line with 2013 and 2012. Compared with 2013, full-year sales fell by ...

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    Jimmy Choo, which went public last year, reports a 6.2...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Jimmy Choo, which went public last year, reports a 6.2 percent sales increase for the last year to £299.1 million (€498.3m-$447.7m), with growth of 12 percent in local currencies. The highest increase was scored in Asia. Total retail revenues went up by 8.7 percent to £193 million, rising by 15.4 ...

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    The Ara Group raised its total sales slightly by 1.4...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The Ara Group raised its total sales slightly by 1.4 percent to €590.3 million in 2014, compared with €581.9 million in the previous year, according to preliminary figures. Ara Shoes recorded a plus of 1.4 percent in total sales last year, with an expected sales value of €209.8 million, up ...

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    Vietnam's shoe exports rose by 23.1 percent to $10.34 billion...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Vietnam's shoe exports rose by 23.1 percent to $10.34 billion in 2014, and the country's General Statistics Office has forecast a 23.2 percent increase for January 2015. The expansion of the footwear, apparel and wood manufacturing sectors led the Bing Dong province in southern Vietnam to stage a job fair ...

  • Short stops

    Ecco is dismissing about 260 of its 1,000-plus employees at...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Ecco is dismissing about 260 of its 1,000-plus employees at its manufacturing facilities in Slovakia because of the tough conditions it is encountering in the Russian market