All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 22-23 – Page 3
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Sperry will be the official footwear partner of the America's...
Sperry will be the official footwear partner of the America's Cup and the official shoe supplier of the Oracle Team USA participating in the sailing race
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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 ...
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The European Union has finalized its free trade agreement with...
The European Union has finalized its free trade agreement with Vietnam. Starting in 2018, 99 percent of all import duties and export duties affecting bilateral trade are going to be phased out over a seven-year period. The FTA will make it easier and cheaper to import shoes from Vietnam into ...
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The retail members of the ANWR Group have agreed to...
The retail members of the ANWR Group have agreed to start the process for the establishment of a new company that will own and operate the Mücke chain of 13 shoe and sporting goods stores by next summer. ANWR's members will be able to acquire shares in the German retail ...
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Lime Green Agencies, which has been representing Gola Sport in...
Lime Green Agencies, which has been representing Gola Sport in Ireland, will also be the agent for Gola Classics in the country
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Working together with customs authorities and law enforcement agencies all...
Working together with customs authorities and law enforcement agencies all over the world to crack down on counterfeiters, Deckers Brands, the parent company of Ugg, has taken legal action against 60,000 websites that are allegedly selling copies of its Ugg shoes. RCK Footwear, Shoe Dynasty, Boston International and Andrew Lu ...
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After parting ways with Aokang, Belle International and other local...
After parting ways with Aokang, Belle International and other local distributors, Geox has signed a deal with Pou Sheng International, the retail arm of Pou Chen and its subsidiary Yue Yuen, for the exclusive distribution of its adult collections in China. The contract calls for the opening of 350 mono-brand ...
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South African group buys Office
It's now official. Silverfleet Capital, the private equity company that bought the Office London chain in December 2010 from Sir Tom Hunter, has announced an agreement to sell its 88.9 percent stake in the British shoe retail chain to Truworths International.The purchase price of £256 million (€354.6m-$388.2m) is four million ...
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Chanel has reportedly acquired a majority stake in Calzaturificio Gensi,...
Chanel has reportedly acquired a majority stake in Calzaturificio Gensi, a shoemaker in the Abruzzi region of Italy that has been manufacturing its sneakers. The company employs 160 people and makes 1,500 shoes per day for men, women and children. According to the reports, it will continue to work for ...
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Cinven is said to be in pole position to acquire...
Cinven is said to be in pole position to acquire Kurt Geiger
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Footwear News has given this year's Lifestyle Achievement Award to...
Footwear News has given this year's Lifestyle Achievement Award to Robert Greenberg, founder of LA Gear and Skechers USA. He invested initially in hair salons, denim and roller skates. He then moved into the footwear sector after relocating from Boston to Los Angeles in 1978. Founded in 1979, LA Gear ...
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Tamara Mellon has reportedly become insolvent. According to the U.S....
Tamara Mellon has reportedly become insolvent. According to the U.S. media, the British shoe designer has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in a U.S. court for her eponymous brand, which she had launched in November 2013, two year after leaving Jimmy Choo. She had co-founded the brand and ...
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Alpargatas’ new major shareholder looks abroad
The Batista family, whose numerous assets include JBS, the world's largest tanner and meat processing company, has become the largest shareholder of Alpargatas, the parent company of Havaianas and Dupé. The Batista family, whose holdings have an estimated net worth of $5 billion, has agreed to acquire the 44.1 percent ...
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A court in Aachen has opened a legal suit by...
A court in Aachen has opened a legal suit by Zalando against a group of alleged cheaters who ordered merchandise worth about €75,000 and never paid for it
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