All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 20-21 – Page 4
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Bench is licensing out the Deichmann group for its footwear....
Bench is licensing out the Deichmann group for its footwear. Deichmann will sell the brand in its own Deichmann, Roland, MyShoes and Ochsner Shoes stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, starting with the autumn/winter 2016/17 season.
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Belle performs better with sport than casual
While noting a significant improvement in the overall sporting goods market in China since the beginning of 2014, thanks especially to higher levels of sports participation, Belle International has reported increases of nearly 4 percent in sales as well as operating and net earnings for the first half of this ...
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Reno, the second-largest German shoe retailer, has been named by...
Reno, the second-largest German shoe retailer, has been named by German consumers as the one charging the fairest prices
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Jim Harris, chief executive of Olukai, has been recognized by...
Jim Harris, chief executive of Olukai, has been recognized by Goldman Sachs as one the of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs
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Overland Shoes, which holds the European license for G.H. Bass...
Overland Shoes, which holds the European license for G.H. Bass footwear, has opened its first store in the region. It's a pop-up store located in the Old Truman Brewery on Dray Walk in East London. It will remain open until the beginning of January. Permanent stores should follow at various ...
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Franco Spalla, chief executive of Basicnet, is now expected to...
Franco Spalla, chief executive of Basicnet, is now expected to continue his collaboration with the group after passing the helm to Gianni Crespi at the shareholders' meeting next April. Marco Boglione, chairman of the board and major shareholder of the Italian-based group, plans to propose the appointment of Spalla to ...
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Cherokee Global Brands, a marketer of lifestyle brands based in...
Cherokee Global Brands, a marketer of lifestyle brands based in California, has acquired Flip Flop Shops, a chain of more than 90 franchised stores in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean, Middle East and South Africa that sell hot brands of thongs, casual shoes and accessories like Havaianas, Olukai, Quiksilver and Reef. ...
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An Austrian chain of six shoe shops, Mannequin Shoes, is...
An Austrian chain of six shoe shops, Mannequin Shoes, is reported to have filed for insolvency. The creditors have been asked to file their claims by Dec. 30. They will be examined on Jan. 13 by a receiver in Vienna, Günther Hödl. The two owners of the chain, Zhishi Chen ...
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Rautureau Apples Shoes (RAS), the parent company of Free Lance...
Rautureau Apples Shoes (RAS), the parent company of Free Lance and other footwear brands, has created a new company, RAS Kids, for its fast-growing brand of children's shoes, Pom d'Api. The new company, which is still controlled by RAS, has been placed under the management of Alexandra Bois-Auboin, a former ...
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ANWR said its first edition of the ANWR now! show...
ANWR said its first edition of the ANWR now! show was a success, with more than 100 exhibitors and more than 150 professional visitors
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Yoox Net-a-Porter announces it will close Shoescribe while earnings surge
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group has announced it is planning to close its multi-brand websites, Shoescribe.com and Thecorner.com, as it discovered an overlap of customers and brands between these two sites and its other multi-brand online stores, including Yoox, Net-a-Porter and The Outnet. By the end of the spring/summer 2016 season the ...
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Zalando has announced plans to build a new “campus” for...
Zalando has announced plans to build a new “campus” for its headquarters in Berlin that should go into operation in 2018. With 42,000 square meters of office space in two buildings and a total of nearly 100,000 m² at its disposal in the immediate neighborhood, the move would give Zalando ...
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Genesco has announced that its Canadian subsidiary has entered into...
Genesco has announced that its Canadian subsidiary has entered into an agreement with the Aldo Group to acquire Little Burgundy, a retail footwear chain in Canada that is similar to its own Journeys chain of 800-plus stores in the U.S. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed and are ...
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Hunter Boots has announced that its chief executive, James Seuss,...
Hunter Boots has announced that its chief executive, James Seuss, will resign at the end of this month to pursue a new, unspecified opportunity. The fast-growing British company has formed an interim leadership committee to manage the business. Seuss worked for Cole Haan, Stella McCartney, Tiffany and Tourneau before taking ...
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Bobs from Skechers, a division of Skechers USA, has announced...
Bobs from Skechers, a division of Skechers USA, has announced a multi-year partnership with Best Friends Animal Society, the national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters by increasing the number of those who get placed into loving homes. For each pair ...
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For the first time in its history LVMH has announced...
For the first time in its history LVMH has announced the creation of a group-wide carbon fund, which is already estimated at more than €5 million. The fund will be financed by contributions from each store operated by the group based on the greenhouse gas emissions they generate, with specific ...
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The new president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, has drawn attention...
The new president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, has drawn attention to the potential consequences for Italian and European manufacturers in case the EU grants Market Economy Status to China. The footwear and textile sectors might be especially vulnerable as these sectors would no longer be able to obtain relief from ...
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Ka & Ka, the parent company of The Flexx, has...
Ka & Ka, the parent company of The Flexx, has changed its name to The Flexx. Axel Kaiser, who remains as the chief executive of the Italian supplier of fashionable comfort shoes, has raised his stake in the company from 20 to 30 percent.
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Kennel & Schmenger has opened a store in Paris its...
Kennel & Schmenger has opened a store in Paris its first outside Germany. It is located on rue de Charonne, near Repetto and other stores in the Bastille area. After the drama that happened last week-end in Paris, K&S indicated that it still wanted to set up more stores in ...
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Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American...
Richard (Rick) Mina has become president of WSS, an American shoe retailer with 68 stores, catering to Latin American and other urban communities, which has started to expand from its base in Southern California. Mina, who replaces Mark Archer, has a long history in the specialty retail sector. Among other ...
