All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 6-7 – Page 4
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Crocs announced it would test a new sales concept at...
Crocs announced it would test a new sales concept at the Tokyo Midtown mall in Akasaka, on March 5-8, with the opening of a temporary store using drones instead of salespeople. Customers at the “flying shoe shop” select a shoe model on an iPad and, according to Crocs, a drone ...
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Bread & Butter, which is still in bankruptcy protection proceedings,...
Bread & Butter, which is still in bankruptcy protection proceedings, has reportedly found an unnamed investor who should guarantee the implementation of a new edition of the show in Berlin on July 7-9
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FitFlop has appointed Doug Jakubowski as president of North America....
FitFlop has appointed Doug Jakubowski as president of North America. He served in the past four years as chief merchandising officer of Perry Ellis. He had already worked at that company from 1997 until 2005, when he moved to Kenneth Cole Productions. He became chief merchandising officer of Kenneth Cole ...
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Alpargatas reports mixed results
Increasingly known internationally for its Havaianas brand of rubber sandals, Alpargatas reported a rise of 8.3 percent in total revenues to 3.71 billion reais (€1,061m-$1,155m) for the past year, with growth of 13.7 percent in local currencies.The company booked net income of R$280.2 million (€80.2m-$87.2m) for the year, down 9.6 ...
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Alex Del Cielo, president and chief operating officer of the...
Alex Del Cielo, president and chief operating officer of the Camuto Group, has been promoted to the position of chief executive, following the death last January of Vince Camuto, founder, CEO and chief creative officer, at the age of 78. Ed Ferrell will take his place, in addition to his ...
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The French shoe industry federation (FFC) will go ahead with...
The French shoe industry federation (FFC) will go ahead with a series of initiatives in Shanghai and Hong Kong during the month of May to help develop the members' sales in Greater China. Joining forces with the association that represents French watchmakers, it will set up a permanent showroom in ...
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Dune, the increasingly international-oriented British shoe retailer, has agreed to...
Dune, the increasingly international-oriented British shoe retailer, has agreed to join the Borderfree e-commerce platform, which allows its users to sell products in 100 different countries and territories, trading in more than 60 currencies. Some 175 U.S. retailers including DKNY, J. Crew, Barney's, Bloomingdale's and most recently Bergdorf Goodman are ...
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Chinese workers go on strike again
New reports from China indicate a new turbulence at several shoe factories in Dongguan after the Chinese New Year. According to The Wall Street Journal, hundreds of workers went on strike on March 9 and 10 at a plant operated by Stella International in Dongguan, which employs some 10,000 people, ...
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Stonefly is again on a positive course, following a major...
Stonefly is again on a positive course, following a major clean-up of the distribution and the introduction of new products under the Blusoft and Second Skin names, especially in the women's segment. Sales increased by between 2 and 3 percent last year, with particularly strong growth in Italy and Spain. ...
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Named after a city in the Piedmont region of Italy,...
Named after a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, Alessandria has taken the place of Alexandria. Calzaturificio Torlasco, an Italian shoemaker in the region, has taken over selected assets of Alexandria Calzaturificio, which went into liquidation a few weeks ago after 70 years in business, reportedly because of ...
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After launching Shoes-Contacts, Mickey Plank, the founder of the Sports-Contacts...
After launching Shoes-Contacts, Mickey Plank, the founder of the Sports-Contacts recruitment agency, has launched a new international matchmaking platform for the fashion industry, called Textiles-Contacts
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After opening its first store outside its home country in...
After opening its first store outside its home country in Luxembourg in December, Eureka Shoe of Portugal will open one in Amsterdam during the second half of 2015. Owned by Alberto Sousa, one of the major shoe manufacturers in the country, with a daily production of 2,500 pairs, Eureka has ...
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Zalando is shifting to a softer marketing strategy after blasting...
Zalando is shifting to a softer marketing strategy after blasting the market with its previous commercial spots, where its customers were screaming for joy when they received their orders. Its new 27-second spot alerts customers to get ready for the season's trends, featuring fashion models wearing a variety of styles ...
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After rejecting a merger between the trade associations that managed...
After rejecting a merger between the trade associations that managed the Mipel, the Italian leathergoods fair in Milan, will get closer to theMicam next September. Consolidating the exhibition space into a single hall, Mipel will move from Halls 8 and 12 of the Rho fairgrounds to Hall 10. The space ...
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Aeffe, parent company of Pollini and other brands, has reported...
Aeffe, parent company of Pollini and other brands, has reported a financial turnaround. It made a net profit of €4 million in 2014 compared with a loss of €1.9 million in the previous year. While the total turnover remain relatively stable at €251.1 million, the group's operating earnings before alortization ...
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Co-Shoes & Accessories, the workshop organized by Spanish shoe manufacturers...
Co-Shoes & Accessories, the workshop organized by Spanish shoe manufacturers in Alicante for third-party contract work, has rented out most of the space allocated for its next session on Apr. 22-23. As of last week, 32 companies had signed up, and 30 percent were newcomers to the event. They are ...
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Neosens is collaborating with a Spanish fashion designer, Josep Abril,...
Neosens is collaborating with a Spanish fashion designer, Josep Abril, for three styles of shoes for the autumn/winter 2015/16 season
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Ecco aims to sell 50% directly to the consumer
After three years of controlled growth and investments in its production facilities, Ecco says it is changing to a “more expansive” strategy. It wants to do so notably by strengthening its women's collections and by investing heavily in direct-to-consumer distribution, which is set to represent 50 percent of sales by ...
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CCC to grow by 40%
CCC, the big Polish-based shoe retailer, reported a jump in net profits to 422.7 million zlotys (€103.2m-$113.4m) in 2014 from PLN 125.2 million in the previous year. Operating results (Ebit) grew by 47.6 percent to PLN 247.3 million (€60.4m-$66.0m) as revenues increased by 22.4 percent to PLN 2.01 billion (€480m.$530m).Dariusz ...
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Instead of renovating it, Humanic will close on July 31...
Instead of renovating it, Humanic will close on July 31 its expensive, 3,000-m store on Cologne's central Schildergasse, after ten years in operation
