All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 20-21 – Page 3
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Shoe Carnival, which wants to more than double the number...
Shoe Carnival, which wants to more than double the number of its stores in the U.S., has appointed Jeff Fink as senior vice president for real estate
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The French Leather Council, or CTC, has decided to cancel...
The French Leather Council, or CTC, has decided to cancel the inauguration of its new offices in Lyon, which was due to take place on Nov. 20, because of the terrorist attacks that ravaged Paris on Nov. 13
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Carlo Calenda, Italian vice minister of economic development, said he...
Carlo Calenda, Italian vice minister of economic development, said he would like to see the whole fashion sector holding a big fair in Milan from next year, noting that the government has been discussing the project with all the related associations. He said that the project may be presented next ...
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Kering and BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), a global non-profit...
Kering and BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), a global non-profit business network, have released a new report on the risks and opportunities posed by climate change for the luxury fashion industry. The report, entitled “Climate change: implications and strategies for the luxury fashion sector,” looks at carbon emissions from the ...
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John Lewis, a major British chain of department stores that...
John Lewis, a major British chain of department stores that has also an interesting e-commerce operation, has decided to open seven shop-in-shops in the Dutch department stores of de Bijenkorf in the next two years, starting with concessions in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague next April. It's John Lewis' first ...
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Office, the British shoe retail chain that is in line...
Office, the British shoe retail chain that is in line for a possible sale to Truworths of South Africa, has reported a net profit of £46.6 million (€66.1m-$71.0m) for the financial year ended last Jan. 25, more than double the profit of the previous financial year. Operating earnings before amortization ...
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Good growth for some of VF’s brands
Double-digit sales expansion for the outdoor and action sports brands owned by VF Corporation supported the company's 8 percent sales rise for the third quarter in constant currencies. They contributed sales of $2,296.5 million, which was an increase of 5 percent in dollars and 13 percent in constant currencies. Their ...
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Rocky Brands posts lower sales and profits
Rocky Brands announced third-quarter sales of $70.0 million, down by 3.7 percent from the third quarter of 2014. While wholesale revenues decreased by 12.0 percent to $54.7 million, retail sales rose by 8.4 percent to $10.3 million. The net income fell by 42 percent to $1,803,667, due to the lower ...
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Global Brands Group has hired Edmundo Castillo as executive vice...
Global Brands Group has hired Edmundo Castillo as executive vice president and creative director of Aquatalia, a brand men's and women's shoes founded and led by Marvin Krasnow. Castillo has worked for major brands such as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and Sergio Rossi. He most recently developed his eponymous brand ...
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Lowe, the Spanish luxury goods brand, will come out in...
Lowe, the Spanish luxury goods brand, will come out in January with a bigger line of men's sneakers, after a soft launch this autumn
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Ipanema, the brand of rubber sandals marketed by Grendene, has...
Ipanema, the brand of rubber sandals marketed by Grendene, has entered a collaboration with Philippe Starck, the well-known French designer and architect, for its next spring-summer collection
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Heroes, a new brand of luxury men's footwear launched by...
Heroes, a new brand of luxury men's footwear launched by the German Da Vinci group in 2014, will be the official shoe of the Manchester United football team in the U.K. In this role, it is launching a collection of lifestyle shoes that fans have been able to be pre-order ...
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Booming Zalando reports lower margins
Booking sales of €713.1 million in the third quarter, Zalando's sales growth accelerated to a 42.2 percent clip during the period, pushing up the revenues for the first nine months of the year to almost the same level as in all of 2014. The management attributed the performance to the ...
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Bondholders of Sympatex Holding have rejected a proposal to get...
Bondholders of Sympatex Holding have rejected a proposal to get their bonds redeemed ahead of their maturity for 101 percent of their value, and this should make it more difficult for shareholders to sell parts of the group to interested parties. Only creditors representing 21.6 percent of the €13 million ...
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Bogs continues to drive Weyco Group
Weyco Group posted 4 percent higher sales of $87.4 million in the third quarter, with diverse trends among its various brands and banners. Operating earnings rose by one percent to $9.0 million and net income was flat at $5,526,000 for the period.The company's retail sales in North America fell by ...
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Manolo Blahnik has launched his book “Fleeting Gestures and Obsessions,”...
Manolo Blahnik has launched his book “Fleeting Gestures and Obsessions,” which documents his career since he was discovered by Diana Vreeland back in 1971. The Spanish shoe designer presented the book at the Rizzoli bookstore in Milan, in the high-end shopping arcade of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, on Oct. 27. ...
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Birkenstock stops taking orders
Birkenstock has become a victim of its own success. After growing by about 60 percent in the last 18 months, the German company sent out a message to all its retail customers and distributors on Oct. 30, informing them that it was forced to stop taking orders for any of ...
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The Berlin Fashion Week will start a week earlier than...
The Berlin Fashion Week will start a week earlier than usual next summer, running from June 28 to July 1. The two leading fashion fairs, Panorama and Premium, will both take place on June 28-30.
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Bench, which is now run by Bruno Salzer out of...
Bench, which is now run by Bruno Salzer out of its Munich office, has cut by half the team at its head office in Manchester, previously made up of 120 people, and expanded operations in Germany. Roles across various areas, among which are “design and communication” and other important functions, ...
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Bench has signed a footwear license with Deichmann for Germany,...
Bench has signed a footwear license with Deichmann for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With effect from the autumn/winter 2016/17 season, shoes will be sold under the Bench brand name in the upmarket Roland chain of the group in Germany and Austria and in its Ochsner Shoes chain in Switzerland. They ...
