All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 8-9 – Page 3
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Church's has started to sell its first sneakers
Church's has started to sell its first sneakers
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Christian Louboutin has developed a small collection of men's shoes...
Christian Louboutin has developed a small collection of men's shoes for Barneys New York
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Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product,...
Keen has hired Nikolai Christensen as vice president of product, Cesar Geronimo as development director, and Manon Belley as design director. Christensen was most recently at Ecco, where he also worked on product management. Geronimo is an industrial engineer and has worked for more than 16 years at Wolverine Worldwide. ...
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The growth in Chinese footwear consumption slowed down last year...
The growth in Chinese footwear consumption slowed down last year to 10.9 percent from 11.6 percent in 2013, according to the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA). It grew from 3.7 to more than 4 billion pairs, or nearly three pairs per capita and per year, with the strongest growth taking ...
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Michele Scannavini, former chief executive of Coty, is joining the...
Michele Scannavini, former chief executive of Coty, is joining the board of directors of Tod's along with three women: Cinzia Oglio, Romina Guglielmetti and Sveva Dal Masso
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Seth Horowitz has resigned as chief operating officer of Iconix...
Seth Horowitz has resigned as chief operating officer of Iconix Brand Group, owner of Candies and many other brands
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Clarks meets challenges in trading up
The financial year ended on Jan. 31 was marked by contradictory trends at C&J Clark. A good first half of the year contrasted with a poor second half. Relatively challenging results in the U.K. and Ireland as well as in the Americas were offset by good progress in the rest ...
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The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is going...
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is going to hold its first International Footwear Forum in Milan on Sept. 4, coinciding with the last day of theMicam trade show. Unlike the World Footwear Congress, which is open to any companies in the industry, the Forum is meant to ...
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GMS, the young German buying group, says its revenues grew...
GMS, the young German buying group, says its revenues grew by more than 25 percent in the first quarter to €77.7 million. About half of the growth was due to an increase in the number of retailers serviced by the company to a total of around 1,400.
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A fire spread through the building hosting the European head...
A fire spread through the building hosting the European head office of Crocs in the Dutch town of Hoofddorp on April 9, but nobody was reported hurt
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Giuseppe Pirola is no longer chief executive of Bruno Magli....
Giuseppe Pirola is no longer chief executive of Bruno Magli. His functions have been taken over on an interim basis by the Italian company's president, Michael De Virgilio, and by the chief operating officer, Cory M. Baker. They were appointed at the beginning of this year after the takeover of ...
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Brown Shoe Company is going to change its name to...
Brown Shoe Company is going to change its name to Caleres, a Latin word that means “to glow,” after its May 28 annual meeting of shareholders. The American company says it is rebranding to position itself for “accelerated growth and global expansion.” It is also adjusting its “Star-Five-Star” logo, which ...
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Brown Shoe Co. will produce and distribute a collection of...
Brown Shoe Co. will produce and distribute a collection of women's shoes under the name of Diane von Furstenberg based on a new licensing agreement with the New York designer's company, DVS Studio. It will target key wholesale partners in the U.S. and abroad and will become available to customers ...
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Schuh, the British retailer owned by Genesco, has launched a...
Schuh, the British retailer owned by Genesco, has launched a new store concept in the Bluewater shopping center in Kent, featuring new mid-floor display units and digital kiosks
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Brinkmann has promoted Nicolas Zülka as export manager of Bugatti,...
Brinkmann has promoted Nicolas Zülka as export manager of Bugatti, taking the place of the retiring Manfred Gürck
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More brands are using Schuhe.de for promotions
ANWR Schuh is replicating its successful partnership with Skechers on its Schuhe.de online portal with other international footwear brands, starting with Geox. The Italian brand began last month an exclusive, highly advertised four-week promotion of 12 styles that customers can buy at special prices at selected stores affiliated with the ...
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Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has...
Kering, parent company of Puma, Gucci and other brands, has appointed a new director of mergers and acquisitions to replace Charles de Fleurieu, who is going to serve as head of Kering Eyewear Japan. The new M&A director is Yves Egeileh, 35. He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Paris. ...
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Sperry Top-Sider has changed its brand name to Sperry and...
Sperry Top-Sider has changed its brand name to Sperry and launched a new logo
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Nobrand, the unconventional Portuguese brand of shoes, is set to...
Nobrand, the unconventional Portuguese brand of shoes, is set to open its first store in Medellin, Colombia, toward the middle of 2015. It will act a pilot for other stores in other countries. A possible location is Germany, a country where no other Portuguese brand is selling so many shoes, ...
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Keds, a brand of Worlverine Worldwide, has unveiled a new...
Keds, a brand of Worlverine Worldwide, has unveiled a new limited-edition collection of sneakers in honor of Taylor Swift's “The 1989 World Tour,” which kicks off on May 5. The Tour Shoe is being released in three different styles - to celebrate the tour stops in Japan, North America and ...
